Advisor Drilling

Advisor Drilling

• Global mining organisation with an exceptional safety culture

• Use your technical expertise and join an established team of professionals.

• Permanent FIFO role 8 days on 6 days off roster from Perth

About the role

The Advisor Drilling is responsible for supporting Resource Development Operations to achieve Safe Production.

Working with the operations teams and contract partner they will be responsible for identifying drilling performance issues and supporting the contract partner to resolve them.

They will also be responsible for identifying and setting actions to rectify non-conformances found during drill rig inspections.

The role will cover all RTIO Resource Development areas in the Pilbara.

Reporting to the Principal with no direct reports and working 8 days on; 6 days off roster (dayshift only) the ideal candidate will:

• Drive a strong safety culture with contract partners by ensuring compliance to safety standards and procedures.

• Lead the drive to eliminate live work in our operations.

• Champion leadership in the field (LIF) and Critical Risk Management (CRM)

• Uses their expertise to coach team members on drilling safety and method.

• Manage their own schedule and work autonomously.

• Analyse drilling performance issues through data analysis and provide solutions.

• Conduct drill rig and ancillary equipment audits ensures compliance and quality of drill operations.

• Have contractor management experience.

• Solid stakeholder engagement skills including the ability to effectively influence collaborate with and negotiate with contract partners technical and operational team leaders.

• Manual C Class drivers license

What youll bring

• A commitment to the health and safety of yourself your team and the environment

• 5- 10 RC/diamond and/or Waterwell drilling in the Pilbara

• The ability to engage effectively and collaboratively with a diverse range of internal and external partners.

• Good computer skills able to use Microsoft Teams and standard apps.

• A manual C class drivers licence.

If you are excited about the role and think you have what it takes but your experience doesnt align 100% we still want to hear from you.

What we offer

• Be recognised for your contribution your thinking and your hard work and go home knowing youve helped the world progress.

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority.

• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto

• Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia.

• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus

• 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 tofamily-friendly health and medical wellbeingsupport

• Leave for all of lifes reasons (vacation/annual paid parental personal leave cultural leave)

• To better suit different family needs our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives at a time that suits them.

• Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays banking accommodation cars retail and more.

Where you will be working

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia we own a world-class integrated network of 17 mines four independent port terminals a rail network spanning 2000 kilometres and related infrastructure all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand. We are one of the worlds leading producers and exporters ofiron ore.

Ready to experience something unique Come work with us.

Applications close on the 2ndDecember 2025(Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).

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 cant do it on our own so were focused on creating partnerships to solve problems create win-win situations and meet opportunities.

Respect and Inclusion

At Rio Tinto 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. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race gender nationality ethnic origin religion age sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.