Specialist Botanist

**Specialist Botanist**
- Be a part of a technical team that is solutions driven and values inclusion
- Permanent Full Time | Perth based | Ad hoc site travel required

**About the role**

**Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.**

We are looking for a **Specialist Botanist** to join our Environment and Cultural Knowledge team in Perth. This role is a critical technical role that provides biological knowledge of the Pilbara region and information to support and underpin environmental approvals and guide future planning.

This role is a great opportunity to lead advancements in investigating and evaluating environmental values. Reporting to the Superintendent Environment and Cultural Knowledge, you will
- Prepare and review technical documents and biological datasets, with a focus on Pilbara flora and vegetation
- Collaborate and build relationships with the internal approvals team, project stakeholders and other SMEs
- Lead botanical surveys, participate in industry research and contribute toward innovation in the assessment of Pilbara biological values
- Lead a small team of Biological advisors
- Preparation and reviews of scopes of work, technical reports and associated datasets.
- Engaging with and providing advice to internal approvals specialists on biological values
- Contribute to the development and improvement of biological assessment methods, processes and technologies to ensure continuous improvement
- Build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders and technical specialists.
- Contribute toward an inclusive culture through collaboration with peers across the broader Environmental Approvals team

**What you’ll bring**

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

- A Degree in botany/ecology/environmental science or equivalent
- Demonstrated experience as a field botanist/biologist, ideally within the resources sector and/or the Pilbara region
- Strategic, forward thinking competencies and demonstrated ability to deliver technical inputs to environmental approvals
- Ability to work autonomously as well as together with a multi-disciplinary team
- Strong partnering skills and ability to influence
- Proficient time management skills and ability to prioritise complex and ambiguous tasks
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills coupled with an ability to think on your feet and make quick rational decisions.
- Excellent communication skills and an ability to quickly develop positive relationships with stakeholders.
- Experience with GIS software, preferably ArcGIS
- Demonstrated experience as a field botanist/biologist, ideally within the resources sector and/or the Pilbara region

**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
- Flexible working from home arrangements as per operational requirements
- 18 weeks of gender-neutral and equal paid parental leave, with continued superannuation contributions whilst employees are on unpaid or half paid parental leave
- 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 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); and
- Local relocation packages offered for Australian residents only

**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 standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win and meet opportunities.

**Where you’ll be working**

Perth based but with a working focus on supporting operations in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own an integrated portfolio of iron ore assets supported by functional teams in the Perth hub: a world-class, integrated network of 16 mines, four independent por