Resource Development Geologist
- Employer
- Rio Tinto
- Location
- Winu, WA, AU
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- Sep 29, 2021
- Closes
- Oct 26, 2021
- Ref
- 1127078750
- Category
- Geology & GeoSciences
- Work Term
- Permanent
- Work Load
- Full Time
- Language
- English
Resource Development Geologist Winu
About the role
All progress begins with pioneers at Rio Tinto it begins with you.
Rio Tinto Copper is looking for a committed and enthusiastic geologist wishing to become a valued member of our team.
Our team is tasked with the resource definition of our Winu project in the Great Sandy Desert of Western Australia. The program is well funded and multi-disciplinary, designed to increase knowledge of the Winu orebody as well as continue near mine exploration.
The role on offer is for a Resource Development Geologist and we welcome applications from all qualified geologists with relevant experience in the field. You need to be able to travel to the remote Winu project within Western Australia as this role will be based on site working a fly-in fly-out roster.
Rio Tinto Copper is committed to ensuring our staff are appropriately equipped to do the work we ask of them through comprehensive formal and on the job training.
What you'll bring
To secure this role you should:
Where you'll be working
Winu is a 100% Rio Tinto owned copper-gold mineralisation project in the Yeneena Basin of the Paterson Province in Western Australia. The project is located approximately 130 km north of the Telfer mine and 350 km southeast of Port Hedland. Teams at Winu are taking an agile approach to greenfield project development and being innovative in the way we bring a mine from exploration to production.
This role will be offered on a fixed term/Secondment basis and working on a fly-in, fly-out roster based on site, with some time in our office in Perth.
Every Voice Matters
At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.
- Unique opportunity to join a ground-breaking copper project for Rio Tinto in Western Australia
- Site based role - fly-in fly-out from Perth
- Fixed term until June 2022 with the potential to be extended
About the role
All progress begins with pioneers at Rio Tinto it begins with you.
Rio Tinto Copper is looking for a committed and enthusiastic geologist wishing to become a valued member of our team.
Our team is tasked with the resource definition of our Winu project in the Great Sandy Desert of Western Australia. The program is well funded and multi-disciplinary, designed to increase knowledge of the Winu orebody as well as continue near mine exploration.
The role on offer is for a Resource Development Geologist and we welcome applications from all qualified geologists with relevant experience in the field. You need to be able to travel to the remote Winu project within Western Australia as this role will be based on site working a fly-in fly-out roster.
Rio Tinto Copper is committed to ensuring our staff are appropriately equipped to do the work we ask of them through comprehensive formal and on the job training.
What you'll bring
To secure this role you should:
- Be a degree qualified geologist
- Be able to substantiate how you have developed your technical skills following university and are passionate about achieving technical excellence
- Have at least a few years relevant industry experience in the delineation of structural-controlled copper-gold orebodies, including significant field time
- Have strong teamwork skills and an ability to communicate clearly and respectfully with work groups
- Be able to demonstrate strong operational capabilities
- Have operational strengths (logistics, coordination, contractor management, supervision), and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced and agile environment
- Demonstrate a positive safety culture
Where you'll be working
Winu is a 100% Rio Tinto owned copper-gold mineralisation project in the Yeneena Basin of the Paterson Province in Western Australia. The project is located approximately 130 km north of the Telfer mine and 350 km southeast of Port Hedland. Teams at Winu are taking an agile approach to greenfield project development and being innovative in the way we bring a mine from exploration to production.
This role will be offered on a fixed term/Secondment basis and working on a fly-in, fly-out roster based on site, with some time in our office in Perth.
Every Voice Matters
At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.