Project Manager Surface Mine

• Lead capital projects that directly support one of the worlds largest copper mining operations.

• Work a Monday to Friday nine-day fortnight schedule that supports work-life balance.

• Join a collaborative team delivering meaningful projects across mining closure environmental geotechnical and infrastructure programs.

At Rio Tinto we are committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming workplace where everyone feels safe respected and able to succeed. We actively encourage applications from women and from people with diverse backgrounds experiences and perspectives. We know that great technical capability comes in many forms and were focused on building teams that reflect the communities we operate in and support each other to do their best work.

Were Finding Better Ways to provide the materials the world needs now and in the future. Our values care courage and curiosity guide how we work and how we treat each other.

About the role

• Managing moderate to major capital projects from initiation through to completion ensuring objectives are achieved through effective management of resources budgets schedules risks and change.

• Planning and coordinating project studies and execution activities including analysis technical evaluations and engagement of third-party contractors and consultants.

• Ensuring appropriate project governance and stage-gate approvals including technical writing business case development and presentations to investment and governance committees.

• Delivering projects safely and successfully while meeting technical quality cost and schedule requirements.

• Embedding safety requirements into all project activities through hazard identification critical risk management and mitigation planning.

• Leading collaboration across operational technical and support teams to achieve project objectives and business outcomes.

• Managing relationships with project sponsors senior leaders and stakeholders across multiple functions.

• Supervising contractors to ensure compliance with Rio Tinto standards and project requirements.

About you

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.

• Bachelors degree in engineering Project Management Regulatory Earth Sciences or another relevant technical discipline.

• Demonstrated project management experience within mining heavy industry construction or a related industrial environment.

• Experience managing project scope cost schedule quality and risk.

• Strong technical writing communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Ability to read and interpret complex engineering plans drawings specifications and technical documentation.

• Project management certification (PMP or CAPM) or advanced project management training is highly regarded.

• Experience in contract management project controls business improvement risk management or change management is beneficial.

• Electrical project experience quality assurance commissioning or schedule development experience is advantageous.

What we offer

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

• Competitive base salary 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

Our Kennecott mine is a world-class fully integrated copper mining operation including a concentrator smelter and refinery located just outside Salt Lake City Utah in the United States. We produce copper precious metals including gold and silver molybdenum and sulfuric acid. Kennecott has been mining and processing minerals from the rich ore body of the Bingham Canyon Mine since 1903 and is one of the top producing mines in the world comprising approximately 11 percent of U.S. annual copper production.

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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