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Internship - COOP Construction Field Technician

Employer
Rio Tinto
Location
Yellowknife, NT, CAN
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Jun 19, 2022

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Category
Construction, Technicians
Work Term
Permanent
Work Load
Full Time
Language
English

Job Details

Internship - COOP Construction Field Technician
  • Rio Tinto was named Canada's Top 100 Employer and one of Canada's Top Employers for Young People for 3 consecutive years
  • Get real work experience at one of the largest mining and metal companies in the world, focused on safety and inclusion
  • Work with the newest technology and innovation, in an environment where we challenge you to drive positive change

We are offering an 8-months internship opportunity (up to 12 months) open to Civil, Geotechnical or Mining Engineering students at our Diavik Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories. This opportunity is from September 2022 to May 2023 (with possibility of an extension until August 2023).

About the role

Reporting to the Project Engineer and Survey Supervisor, the Construction Field Technician student will be an integral part of the Diavik Project delivery team.

The Construction Field Tech COOP student will have an opportunity to provide both survey and quality control functions for the construction of the processed kimberlite containment facility dam raise and the progressive reclamation of the site's waste rock pile:
  • Survey responsibilities may include quantity surveys, layout, and field supervision of a large-scale earthworks project.
  • Quality control functions may include materials testing, crush production stockpiling QC, earthworks construction QC.
  • Interface and coordinate with Construction, Engineering, and Operations personnel to track and control daily activities in accordance with design details and specifications.
  • Actively participate in site safety and quality control/survey processes.

Your contribution

To be successfully considered for this role, you will be registered in an accredited engineering COOP program and must have the following qualities:
  • Highly self-motivated;
  • Outstanding organizational and participative skills;
  • Excellent communication skills are required to liaise with consulting engineers, contractors and management;
  • Have a valid driver's license;
  • Previous experience on a mine site is an asset but not necessary;
  • Previous experience with GPS survey and material testing is an asset
  • Experience with drafting software such as Civil 3D, AutoCAD or similar would be an asset

What we offer
  • A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
  • A competitive salary
  • An ambitious, exciting, and rewarding experience
  • Opportunity to build relationships with the Rio Tinto team and community
  • A great chance to prepare yourself to join our Graduate Development Program

Where you will be working

The Diavik Diamond Mine, in Canada's Northwest Territories, is located on a 20 square kilometer island, called East Island, in Lac de Gras, a lake located 300 kilometers northeast of Yellowknife. It is 100 kilometers north of the tree line and 210 km south of the Arctic Circle. Workers at the mine site commute to the island by plane.

Our diamonds from Diavik are stunning white gems, produced to the highest possible standards of safety and integrity. At Diavik, the safety of our people is our number one priority. We will never compromise this. Having all the people who come to our mine site return home to their families and loved ones at the end of every roster or visit is our number one goal.

The schedule is currently a 3 weeks on /3 weeks off rotation that includes working weekends and holidays. The rotations consist of 12-hour daily shifts. You are flown in/out of the Diavik site for your shifts and all accommodation and meals are included in camp. Pick up location options currently are Halifax, Toronto, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Vancouver, and Yellowknife. There is potential that this changes to a 2 weeks on/ 2 weeks off rotation in the future with pick up points only in Yellowknife and Edmonton, once the Covid-19 pandemic normalizes.

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.

Please note, to be considered for this role you must finish the pre-screening questions.

*Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove job postings prior to the stated closing date, therefore, if you are interested in applying for this vacancy, please submit your application as soon as possible.

All progress begins with pioneers - at Rio Tinto, it begins with you.

Company

We are curious and creative, ingenious and hard-working. We are pioneers – exploring the boundaries of everything we do. The materials we produce are essential to human progress, and we see that progress driven by our people. Working at Rio Tinto means touching people’s lives: from exploring new materials to finding ways to tackle climate change. 

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. And 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. 

Our values – care, courage and curiosity – guide how we work and how we treat each other.

Company info
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Rio Tinto
Telephone
+44 20 7781 2000
Location
6 St James's Square
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SW1Y 4AD
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