Senior Metallurgical Engineer – Projects

Senior Metallurgical Engineer Projects

• Be a key leader in one of the worlds leading mining organizations
• Drive innovation and excellence in metallurgical engineering
• Permanent role based in- Salt Lake City Utah

About the role

We are looking for aSenior Metallurgical Engineer Projectsis a key technical leader responsible for developing executing and supporting metallurgical and process improvement projects at the Kennecott Concentrator. Reporting to the Technical Manager this role ensures safe efficient and reliable operation of crushing grinding flotation dewatering circuits through disciplined project engineering metallurgical expertise and cross-functional collaboration.

You will lead the scoping design and implementation of projects aimed at improving throughput recovery concentrate quality and operational stability while supporting longterm concentrator metallurgical strategy and lifeofasset planning.

Key Responsibilities will include:

Project Development & Execution

• Lead metallurgical project scoping business case development and costbenefit analysis.
• Develop process design criteria mass balances and performance models for new installations or upgrades.
• Serve as the technical owner/support through FEL stages detailed engineering construction commissioning and ramp-up.
• Collaborate with Engineering Operations Maintenance and OEMs to ensure designs meet operability and maintainability requirements.

Metallurgical & Process Expertise

• Provide expert support in grinding flotation reagent chemistry and dewatering processes.
• Identify bottlenecks and improvement opportunities using data analytics plant trials and metallurgical test work.
• Lead metallurgical investigations and root cause analyses for process upsets or underperforming circuits.
• Review and optimize process control strategies instrumentation and process automation.

Technical Leadership

• Mentor junior metallurgists and engineers guiding them in project management test work and plant troubleshooting.
• Develop and maintain standards procedures and best practices for process design and testing.
• Represent the Concentrator Technical team in crosssite projects and technology evaluations.

Safety Compliance & Risk Management

• Ensure all project work complies with site safety systems MSHA regulations and Rio Tinto standards.
• Conduct and review Practical Problem Solving (PPS) risk assessments and management of change (MOC) documentation.
• Embed a culture of safety and responsible project execution.

Stakeholder & Vendor Management

• Work directly with equipment and reagent vendors engineering firms and labs to define scopes and evaluate technical solutions.
• Provide technical input for procurement contracting and vendor performance evaluation.

About you

To be successfully considered for this role you will have:

• Bachelors degree in Metallurgical Engineering Chemical Engineering Mineral Processing or related discipline.
• 8 years of metallurgical or process engineering experience in concentrators or mineral processing plants.
• Demonstrated experience leading projects.
• Strong understanding of comminution flotation mineralogy and metallurgical balancing.
• Proven ability to interpret plant data execute test work and model process performance.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage operators leaders and technical experts.
• Strong analytical mindset and problemsolving capability.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fastpaced operating environment.
• Influencing and stakeholder engagement across departments.
• Commitment to safe work practices and continuous improvement.
• Technical curiosity and willingness to challenge the status quo.

Preferred

• Experience in copper sulfide concentrators or similar base-metal operations.
• Familiarity with tools such as PI Vision/PI Datalink JKSimMet MetSim or flotation modeling software.
• Prior exposure to advanced control systems or digital optimization tools (e.g. APC machine vision).

What we offer

• We are committed to providing our employees with a generous benefits package. Be recognized for your contribution your thinking your hard work and go home knowing youve helped the world progress we provide:
• A safety-focused and inclusive working environment
• Advantageous salary package with annual cash incentive awards (STIP) for eligible employees
• Access to top-tier family-friendly health programs including medical prescription drug dental vision life insurance coverage and various voluntary benefits.
• Excellent retirement plan including up to 6% defined company contribution; Generous 401k matching program
• Generous Rio Tinto employee share program which allows you to purchase Rio Tinto Company shares.
• Comprehensive leave policies which cover all moments that matter in life: PTO (paid time off) paid holidays and paid bereavement leave.
• A favorable child-caregiver leave program (Up to 100% salary top-up)
• Discount programs for leisure purposes and access to Virgin Pulse with incentives supporting your wellbeing
• Ongoing Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family; to help in addressing educational opportunities addiction treatment depression stress domestic issues financial management and legal concerns.
• Our team and industry experts are here to support and work with you to explore your learning potential and career goals

Where you will be working

Rio Tinto Kennecott is a fully integrated mining operation located just outside Salt Lake City Utah US. Kennecott is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rio Tinto. For more than 110 years Kennecott has been mining and processing minerals from the rich orebody of the Bingham Canyon Mine. Kennecott is a strong economic driver and strives to be a valuable community partner through strategic partnerships charitable giving and sustainable development practices.

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

Rio Tinto is committed to equal employment opportunity. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race color sex age religion national origin disability or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel safe respected and valued. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome but are essential to our success. We treat all our people fairly and with dignity.

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