Underground Mining Engineer - Short Term Planning

Underground Mining Engineer – Short Term Planning

Join a team that prioritizes safety, inclusion, collaboration, and respect in everything we do. Work on complex mining challenges at a world-class operation while learning from experienced technical specialists and industry leaders. Grow your career through structured development programs, access to leading technology, and a lifestyle that lets you be home every night.

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 we're focused on building teams that reflect the communities we operate in and support each other to do their best work.

We're 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.

We are looking for an Underground Mining Engineer – Short Term Planning to support underground mine design, scheduling, and production planning. Reporting to the Senior Mining Engineer, on a roster and working collaboratively with operational and functional teams, you will be responsible for:

• Preparing mine plans and schedules to support long-range planning horizons
• Developing life-of-mine designs and supporting underground development planning
• Assisting with IFC design generation as needed
• Supporting stope drilling and production planning activities
• Participating in ventilation surveys, modeling, and analysis
• Identifying improvement opportunities and supporting their implementation in partnership with the broader team

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Familiarity with safety systems and a proactive safety mindset
• An undergraduate degree, preferably in Mining Engineering
• Experience with 3D mine design and drafting software such as Deswik or Vulcan
• Experience in underground metal mining
• Well-developed analytical and technical skills, with the ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization
• Ability to work independently, contribute within a team, and build collaborative relationships
• Intermediate computer skills, including tools such as Excel, Word, and SAP

• 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 you're 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 life's challenges.

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.

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,…