Underground Geotechnical Engineer
- Employer
- Rio Tinto
- Location
- Salt Lake City, UT, US
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- May 14, 2021
- Closes
- Jun 11, 2021
- Ref
- 601306287
- Category
- Geology & GeoSciences
- Work Term
- Permanent
- Work Load
- Full Time
- Language
- English
Underground Geotechnical Engineer
About the role
All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.
We are looking for an Underground Geotechnical Engineer for the upcoming Integrated Skarns Project who will be responsible for providing expertise and knowledge, in the following areas: Underground (UG) rock mechanics; design and installation of ground support, rock mass monitoring; and instrumentation.
This is a great opportunity for a dedicated technical professional to work collaboratively with all operational and functional departments
Reporting to the Principal Advisor, Technical Services and working for the Integrated Skarns project, you will be:
What you'll bring
What we offer
Be recognized for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you've helped the world progress.
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
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.
The Underground Characterization (UGC) project at Rio Tinto Kennecott is a component of the larger Integrated Skarns Project (ISP) and is intended to collect geological, geotechnical and hydrogeological data from the North Rim Skarn (NRS) deposit beneath the Bingham Canyon open pit mine. The technical data will support the completion of a feasibility study, with the ultimate goal of moving ISP into full scale underground production. The UGC project includes lateral and vertical underground development as well as the construction of surface and underground infrastructure necessary to support the project.
Every Voice Matters
At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQ+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.
Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V
Rio Tinto participates in E-Verify to confirm work authorization. Please visit http://www.uscis.gov/ for more information.
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.
- Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
- Work with an exceptional team of operations and maintenance personnel across the mine site"¯"¯"¯"¯"¯"¯"¯"¯"¯"¯"¯"¯
- Access to industry-leading technical development programmes
- Role based at the Bingham Canyon mine in Salt Lake City, UT, on rotation 4 on - 3 off.
About the role
All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.
We are looking for an Underground Geotechnical Engineer for the upcoming Integrated Skarns Project who will be responsible for providing expertise and knowledge, in the following areas: Underground (UG) rock mechanics; design and installation of ground support, rock mass monitoring; and instrumentation.
This is a great opportunity for a dedicated technical professional to work collaboratively with all operational and functional departments
Reporting to the Principal Advisor, Technical Services and working for the Integrated Skarns project, you will be:
- Ensuring safe and stable underground excavations in rock through proper rock mechanics design, monitoring, including regular inspections
- Managing and maintaining quality control programs for: ground support (including shotcrete)
- Assisting in managing and maintaining relevant and up to date Ground Control Management Plan and Mine Design
- Managing and maintaining a geotechnical program to ensure instrumentation and systems are relevant, functional, and properly maintained
- Analyzing relevant data to ascertain proper performance of designs and take action as required
- Delivering internal and external status reports, summaries, analyses, warnings/bulletins, and directives as required by technical or regulatory demands
- Providing knowledge and service as required to resolve issues or address concerns related to geotechnical engineering
What you'll bring
- A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
- Bachelor's Degree in Geological Engineering, Mining Engineering or related field
- Minimum 2 years of relevant rock engineering experience
- Knowledge of rock mechanics principles, quality control, monitoring methods and practices, and related data analysis
- Knowledge of the design, support, geotechnical core logging and excavation methods of underground mine structures
- Knowledge of specialized basic geotechnical software applications (RocScience suite)
- Knowledge of underground mining methods and backfilling techniques
- Strong planning, organizational, management and communications skills
- Experience working with 3D mine planning software such as Vulcan (Maptek)
- Demonstrated ability to take initiative and work independently in a results-oriented environment
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
- A competitive salary package with annual cash incentive awards for eligible employees
- Career development & education assistance to further your ambitions
- Access top tier family-friendly health and medical programs and pension plan
- Wellbeing benefits
- Generous Rio Tinto employee share program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matter
- 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
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.
The Underground Characterization (UGC) project at Rio Tinto Kennecott is a component of the larger Integrated Skarns Project (ISP) and is intended to collect geological, geotechnical and hydrogeological data from the North Rim Skarn (NRS) deposit beneath the Bingham Canyon open pit mine. The technical data will support the completion of a feasibility study, with the ultimate goal of moving ISP into full scale underground production. The UGC project includes lateral and vertical underground development as well as the construction of surface and underground infrastructure necessary to support the project.
Every Voice Matters
At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQ+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.
Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V
Rio Tinto participates in E-Verify to confirm work authorization. Please visit http://www.uscis.gov/ for more information.
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.