Principal Adviser Resource Evaluation

1 week ago


Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Rio Tinto Full time

Principal Adviser Resource Evaluation

  • Join Rio Tinto Exploration and enjoy a broad project portfolio across various commodities, project lifecycle stages and stakeholder groups
  • Work with an encouraging leadership group, committed to your growth and development
  • Grow your career as part of a globally connected workforce

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.
Rio Tinto Exploration is seeking a
Principal Adviser Resource Evaluation to join our
Resource & Commodity Knowledge (RCK) group.

RCK provides technical evaluation across exploration projects from early stage to advanced projects with a focus on resource sensitivities, value, and risk identification.

Through orebody knowledge, RCK unlocks value and develops optionality. This role will see you lead the resource evaluation scope of work.


We are an open, connected international team of technical specialists using some of the most exciting data and tools on the planet.

Our values - care, courage and curiosity - guide how we work and how we treat each other.

We have technical development programmes that are industry-leading and recognise the unique nature of your role. These provide opportunities to grow your career through a dedicated technical path while being rewarded for your unique skills.


Reporting to the
Senior Manager Resource Evaluation & Development and working as part of a globally connected team, your main accountability is to develop a range of mining scenarios that identify risk and highlight opportunities to meet Rio Tinto Exploration's (RTX) business needs and generative programs.

Providing technical assurance and guidance to the business for informed decision making is a key task in this position.

You will:

  • Develop mine plans and schedules that optimize RTX project resources
  • Identify risks/opportunities relative to key value drivers (orebody knowledge, mine designs, CAPEX & OPEX, productivity and recovery assumptions)
  • Identify, analyse, and effectively communicate potential valueadding opportunities to various stakeholders (senior leaders, technical reviewers, managers, and peers)
  • Support the development of business cases for capital expenditure and project justifications, clearly communicating context and reasoning
  • Implement tools and standardized processes to accurately model and optimize the value stream for a variety of commodities
  • Participate in Merger and Acquisition (M&A) due diligence

What you'll bring
Your strong stakeholder management and engagement skills will see you excel in this position.

You will utilise your experience in mine planning to drive resource evaluation initiatives across a broad project portfolio, which includes various commodities, project lifecycle phases and stakeholder groups.


You will also bring:

  • A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
  • Tertiary qualifications in Engineering, GeoScience or equivalent
  • Proven experience in mine planning (short range, long range, and strategic planning)
  • Ability to develop realistic conceptual plans when orebody knowledge is limited
  • A strong understanding of production scheduling systems, business value drivers and financial analysis
  • Ability to breakdown and communicate complex conclusions to senior leadership
  • Previous mine planning experience across various commodities is advantageous, though not essential

What we offer


Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you've helped the world progress.


  • A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
  • A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
  • A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
  • Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family
  • Attractive share ownership plan
  • Company provided insurance cover
  • Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options
  • Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
  • Ongoing access to familyfriendly health and medical wellbeing support
  • Leave for all of life's reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
  • Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
  • Domestic relocation assistance

About Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company.

We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.

We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs - striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance st

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