Specialist Engineer Mining

Specialist Engineer Mining role at Rio Tinto.

As a Specialist Engineer Mining, you will lead and coordinate the Integrated Planning process across the Bauxite mining value chain, ensuring alignment between operational planning horizons and enabling functions.

• Governing Integrated Mine Planning processes, ensuring consistency, integration, and quality across planning inputs and outputs.
• Facilitating cross-functional planning integration, engaging with stakeholders such as Sustaining Capital, Closure, Refineries, Land & Rehabilitation, and Finance to reflect business priorities and constraints.
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives that enhance planning efficiency, data quality, and stakeholder collaboration.
• Supporting scenario development and reconciliation, enabling informed decision-making across strategic and operational horizons.
• Championing integrated planning governance, ensuring processes are well-documented, repeatable, and aligned with Rio Tinto standards.
• Providing insights and recommendations based on planning performance trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Undertaking projects that support the integrated planning process across sites, including business case analysis, productivity initiatives, and other improvement opportunities.

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Tertiary Qualifications in Mining Engineering or similar from an accredited institution
• Australasian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy CP and / or Board of Professional Engineers RPEQ status
• Ideally a minimum of four (5) years mining experience, with at least three (3) years in open cut mining
• Experience in other facets within the mining industry will be highly regarded
• Excellent numerical analysis and data validation skills
• Knowledge of relevant mining legislation and industry practices
• Detailed understanding of Truck & Loaders design, scheduling and operation
• Practical understanding of all other open pit mining design, scheduling and operation
• High level proficiency in basic business software (Excel, Word and PowerPoint or similar)
• Advanced proficiency in Deswik & Power BI
• Ability to be self-driven and work autonomously

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
• A competitive base salary 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 family-friendly 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)
• Possible domestic relocation assistance if required

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. 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 standards.

We particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds. We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves and where all voices are heard.