Senior Groundwater Hydrogeologist - FIFO Specialist

Riotinto; Newman; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Annual incentive bonus

Comprehensive medical benefits

Private health insurance for employees

Share ownership plan

Insurance coverage provided

Salary packaging options

Career development & education support

Paid parental leave and family support

Job summary

Rio Tinto’s Hope Downs 4 site in Western Australia seeks a Specialist Hydrogeologist to provide technical hydrogeology support across projects, ensuring safety and alignment with company standards. The role reports to the Superintendent Geoscience and supports dewatering, groundwater modelling, and concept development.

You will mentor peers, contribute to planning, and drive improvements while operating within a FIFO roster from Perth.

Qualifications

• Relevant Degree in Geoscience.
• 4-5 years relevant hydrogeology experience.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrating a strong commitment to safety and ensuring all activities align with Rio Tinto standards, policies and procedures.
• Providing 2WS and QF hydrogeological inputs, including groundwater constraints, drilling schedules and recommendations to support dewatering performance and conformance to plan.
• Monitoring operational water balance health and contributing to site water usage modelling and groundwater management infrastructure planning.
• Providing hydrogeological inputs into conceptual models, including reviewing, accepting and supporting the implementation of new hydrogeological models.
• Identifying emerging groundwater and dewatering risks through the 2YP and defining appropriate mitigation and dewatering strategies.
• Identifying and scoping hydrogeological drilling opportunities to improve short-term to 2YP water supply and dewatering effectiveness.
• Completing end-of-month hydrogeology reporting, model reconciliation, FLA (D3), and delivering ad hoc technical projects and improvement initiatives.
• Providing technical coaching, guidance and training to operational hydrogeology peers to build capability and support effective water management.

Skills

Hydrogeology

Groundwater modelling

Safety leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Technical communication

Education

Geoscience degree

Job description

Rio Tinto’s Hope Downs 4 site in Western Australia seeks a Specialist Hydrogeologist to provide technical hydrogeology support across projects, ensuring safety and alignment with company standards. The role reports to the Superintendent Geoscience and supports dewatering, groundwater modelling, and concept development.

You will mentor peers, contribute to planning, and drive improvements while operating within a FIFO roster from Perth.