Infrastructure Demolition Specialist

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion

• Join a leading global company
• Permanent employment which includes a competitive range of additional benefits
• Based in Lac de Gras mine site, NT

About the role

All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.

We are looking for an Infrastructure Demolition Specialist to join the Diavik Closure Team and advance decommissioning and demolition aspects of the closure study.

This is a great opportunity for a motivated individual interested in Mine Closure capable of working independently with minimal guidance and integrating complex multi-stakeholder information into succinct and efficient execution plans.

In addition to paying competitively and providing great benefits packages, we want you to live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family. And because of our size and scale, there are many opportunities to learn, grow and do more than you ever thought possible. Every hour of every shift, your safety and wellbeing is our number one priority. We do the work only if it is safe, and we invest to make sure every member of the team has the quality tools they need to do their job.

Reporting to the Principal Advisor Closure Readiness and working in a diverse group within the Closure Department, you will be working 12 hours per day shift on a 3 weeks on / 3 weeks off rotational schedule in the interim with the potential that this changes to a 2 weeks on / 2 weeks off rotation in the future, once the COVID-19 pandemic normalizes. You will be responsible for:

• Managing specialized contractors and consultants to advance infrastructure demolition designs to FS level execution plans.
• Developing demolition procurement and tendering strategy and review of the RFP/RFQ applications.
• Leading the assessment and review of options for site decommissioning plan and scheduling (with inputs from area owner teams) including optimized sequencing/schedule that maintains required operational, projects, closure and post-closure infrastructure during each stage of mine life.
• Facilitating constructability reviews and HSEC InDesign workshops.
• Develop contingency rapid decommissioning and care and maintenance plans in the event of earlier than planned closure. Optimize plans to operate site through care and maintenance periods and during post-closure maintenance periods.
• Liaise between the Study team and site Departments to integrate closure execution plans (including progressive closure) within Operational Life of Mine planning and create mine area and building specific closure schedules.
• Develop and implement a balanced strategy for reducing site materials through annual winter road backhauls, salvage, sale or landfilling.
• Coordinate knowledge and information management planning from Operations into Legacy/Long-term retention.
• Critically review all information necessary to support FS level cost estimates direct and indirect.

What you'll bring

• At least 10 years of experience in the construction, operation and maintenance or demolition of infrastructure at industrial or mining operations.
• Demolition experience is an asset;
• Technical understanding of infrastructure function, optimization and maintenance and re-routing of utilities
• Remote mine site experience is an asset;
• Methodical and proficient at technical writing / documenting detailed and complex plans;
• Team player who can draw upon and distill the skills and knowledge of many individuals across site and external SMEs;
• Demonstrated excellent communications and inter-personal skills

Northern residency and experience working in a cross-cultural environment, coupled with knowledge of the unique challenges and opportunities presented to those living in the North, are assets. Hiring priority will be given to qualified applicants who are beneficiaries of the DDMI Participation Agreement Groups and to qualified applicants residing in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Members must clearly identify their status on the online job application and resume if they wish to receive priority consideration.

What we offer

Be recognized for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you've helped the world progress.

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• Career development to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• A competitive compensation
• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical programs, pension and savings plans
• Attractive share ownership plan
• Leave for all of life's reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)

About Rio Tinto

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls 'progress' begins with
a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers.

For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress.

Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium the world's first to be certified "responsible" helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world, and explore the universe.
Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life.

Where you'll be working

Located in the Northwest Territories of Canada, the Diavik Diamond Mine is a producer of gem-quality diamonds. At Diavik, a strong focus is placed on protecting the local environment, as well as supporting communities through employment and education.

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA2 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.

Applications close on June 25th, 2021 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)