Senior Mine Rehabilitation Advisor

Shape Your World

At Alcoa, you will become an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress. The way we see it, every Alcoan is a work-shaper, team-shaper, idea-shaper, world-shaper.

This is your opportunity to help share the future of sustainability with world-changing innovations and low-carbon technologies. Become a valued part of the team that's shaping the future of aluminium, revolutionising the way the world lives, builds, moves and flies. Be part of it and shape your world.

About the Role:

Are you passionate about making a positive impact on the environment? Alcoa's Huntly Bauxite Mine offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the restoration of our natural landscapes. As a Senior Mine Rehabilitation Advisor, you'll play a vital role in implementing and monitoring rehabilitation projects, ensuring the long-term sustainability of the mine site.

We're offering this opportunity as two part-time positions, with each person working three days a week. The roles are designed to work back-to-back, with a one-day crossover each week for collaboration. You'll be based onsite at our Myara Mine, located in the beautiful Darling Scarp.

This is a key role where you'll use your influence and extensive experience to guide our Operations Team. While you won't have any direct reports, you'll be a critical resource, providing high-level advice and guidance.

We'll depend on your expertise to make business-critical decisions that support our operational superintendents. To be successful, you'll need substantial prior experience in mine planning and/or environmental roles within the mining industry.  Experience in mine site rehabilitation will be considered favourably.

This is a fantastic opportunity to combine your technical expertise with a passion for environmental stewardship. You will join a dedicated team of professionals to ensure the long-term sustainability of the mine site by:

• Leading field inspections and audits of rehabilitation works to drive continuous improvement.

• Providing training and environmental advice to rehabilitation operational teams, and the wider business.

• Contributing to the development of rehabilitation policies, procedures, and guidelines.

• Collecting and collating data for GIS, reports, and KPI dashboards.

• Assisting the research team to coordinate rehabilitation trials and monitoring.

• Serving as a site liaison for government representatives, including the Department of Parks and Wildlife and the Water Corporation.

What's on offer:

• Attractive remuneration and variable bonus plan.

• Employee growth and development opportunities.

• Parental leave support for all caregivers.

• Employee assistance program for personal support services.

• Alcoa Live Well program offering travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing discounts.

What you can bring to the role:

• Degree in a relevant earth science, environmental science, or engineering field is highly desirable.

• Extensive experience in mine planning or environmental roles within the mining industry.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to work effectively within a team environment.

• Prior experience in bauxite mining is a significant advantage.

Additional information

• Interviews may progress prior to the closing date, although all applications will be considered.

• You will only be contacted if you are shortlisted for an interview, this process can take up to four weeks from the closing date.

About the Location

Huntly is one of our two bauxite mines in Western Australia. Established in 1976 and located east of North Dandalup in WA, it is the world's second largest bauxite mine, supplying ore to Alcoa's Pinjarra alumina refinery. Bauxite ore from Alcoa's Huntly and Willowdale mines helps to produce almost half of Australia's alumina and approximately 19 per cent of Australia's aluminium. Our workplace is an inclusive and respectful environment, where we embrace change, new ideas and equal opportunity to succeed. 

We are values led, vision driven and united by our purpose of transforming raw potential into real progress.  Our commitments to Inclusion, Diversity & Equity include providing trusting workplaces that are safe, respectful and inclusive of all individuals, free from discrimination, bullying and harassment and that our workplaces reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate.    

This is a place where you are empowered to do your best work, be your authentic self, and feel a true sense of belonging. Come join us and shape your career  

Your work. Your world. Shape them for the better.