Advisor, Land

Advisor Land

• Play a critical role in shaping Rio Tintos land access and mineral rights strategy across key U.S. programs.

• Join a highly collaborative environment working closely with operational commercial regulatory and government stakeholders.

• Permanent role based in Salt Lake City UT with domestic relocation support available within the United States.

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for an Advisor Land who will support land access land tenure and mineral rights management across RTX programs in the United States. This role ensures that existing land holdings remain compliant accessible and strategically managed while also supporting due diligence for new land opportunities.

Reporting to the Principal Advisor Land & Tenure you will:

• Support land access land tenure and mineral rights activities across RTX programs ensuring compliance and proper governance.

• Conduct land due diligence for new opportunities including assessing legal regulatory and contractual considerations.

• Assists in the development and implementation of strategies for land acquisition and access rights (including third parties).

• Coordinate contracts agreements and approvals related to land access and thirdparty obligations.

• Collaborate closely with operational commercial and regulatory teams while building strong relationships with external agencies.

• Develops and maintains schedules for required approvals and compliance obligations utilizing existing systems procedures and processes to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of managing mineral rights land tenure and land access compliance.

• Provide operational support within the US on land access and mineral rights obligations/compliance issues and ensuring awareness among other support areas (e.g. accounting legal and commercial) of mineral rights and land access issues as they relate to those roles.

What youll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

• Bachelors degree in relevant field e.g. Environmental Engineering Law Public Policy or related field (required).

• 35 years of relevant experience in land access land management mineral rights permitting or related miningindustry functions.

• A good understanding of land access mineral rights and the regulatory considerations that apply across different jurisdictions.

• Proficiency with tools such as Landfolio and GIS platforms or the ability to quickly learn them.

• Exceptional attention to detail organizational skills and strong documentation discipline.

• A collaborative openminded and relationshipdriven approach to working with internal teams and external regulatory/government bodies.

• Ability to navigate complex and evolving land governance issues with sound judgment adaptability and a proactive approach to problemsolving.

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.

• Competitive base salary is reflective of your skills and experience with an annual incentive bonus.

• 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.

• Attractive share ownership plan.

• Comprehensive leave policies which cover all the moments that matter in life: PTO (paid time off) paid holidays and paid bereavement leave.

• A generous parental leave policy which ensures youre able to spend quality time with your new family.

• Discount programs for leisure purposes and access to Virgin Pulse with incentives supporting your wellbeing.

• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) which provides confidential counselling or expert guidance for you and your family to help get through lifes challenges.

Where youll be working

Rio Tintos Exploration (RTX) group seeks to create value for the business by discovering or acquiring new mineral resources. Organized into three regional teams (Americas Australasia Africa-Europe) the Exploration group provides both a global reach and a local presence across a range of commodities including bauxite copper iron ore and lithium.

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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