Specialist Hydrogeologist

Rio Tinto; Newman; In loco; AUD 120.000 - 180.000; Tempo pieno

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Base salary

Annual bonus

Private health insurance

Share ownership plan

Insurance coverage

Salary packaging

Career development

Parental leave

Employee discounts

Descrizione del lavoro

Rio Tinto is seeking an experienced Specialist Hydrogeologist to join the Hope Downs 4 team. You will provide technical hydrogeology expertise, support and advice across activities while working within a collaborative team.

Reporting to the Superintendent Geoscience, you’ll contribute to water management, dewatering planning and model development. Based at Hope Downs 4, FIFO from Perth on a 5/2 roster with 4/3 blocks.

Competenze

• Safety mindset and adherence to Rio Tinto standards.
• Degree in Geoscience is required.
• 4–5 years of relevant hydrogeology experience.

Mansioni

• Provide hydrogeology inputs for groundwater constraints, dewatering strategies and modeling.
• Develop and review conceptual models and hydrogeological inputs.
• Identify groundwater and dewatering risks and define mitigation approaches.
• Scope drilling opportunities to improve water supply and dewatering efficiency.
• Prepare end-of-month hydrogeology reporting and model reconciliation.
• Offer coaching and guidance to operational hydrogeology peers.

Conoscenze

Analytical

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Formazione

Geoscience degree

Descrizione del lavoro

• **The perfect balance, our roster gives you more time for the things that are important in your life and to your family and community**
• Opportunities and support to learn and grow your career
• FIFO from Perth - 5 days on, 2 days off, 4 days on, 3 days off roster

We’re Finding Better Ways to provide 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.

About the role

An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced Specialist Hydrogeologist to join our team at Hope Downs 4. In this role, you’ll provide technical expertise, support and advice across a range of hydrogeology activities while working as part of a supportive and collaborative team. You’ll be encouraged to grow your capability, build your technical expertise and work towards your career goals while contributing to the team’s success.

Reporting to the Superintendent Geoscience, you will be responsible for:

• 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.

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• A current "C Class" WA Manual Driver's License
• Relevant Degree in Geoscience
• 4-5 years relevant experience in hydrogeology
• Analytical & problem-solving skills
• Stakeholder engagement
• Ability to succinctly communicate complex, technical information

What we offer

• Be recognised 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 permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus
• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family
• Attractive share ownership plan
• Company provided insurance cover
• Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• Ongoing access tofamily-friendly health and medical wellbeingsupport
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave, cultural leave)
• To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives - at a time that suits them
• Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more

Where you'll be working

Located 50km north-west of Newman, Hope Downs 4 is a joint venture managed and operated by Rio Tinto, working in conjunction with nearby site Hope Downs 1. Hope Downs 4 provides excellent career growth and opportunities and the village provides excellent facilities for itsfly-in fly-outworkers.

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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, communities, and nations to thrive.

We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win situations and meet opportunities.

Respect and Inclusion

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTQ+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

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.