Project Advisor - Surface Mine

Rio Tinto; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary with annual/in

Comprehensive health programs

Job summary

Rio Tinto is seeking a Project Advisor to support capital projects at the Kennecott operation near Salt Lake City, Utah. You will help deliver complex projects, coordinate contractors and work with operations, assets, and governance teams to ensure safe, well-governed execution.

Your role focuses on planning through implementation with emphasis on safety, quality, cost and schedule, while maintaining comprehensive reporting and plan reviews with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Commitment to safety for self and team.
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical, structural and civil plans.
• Experience coordinating with contractors and stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication across cross-functional teams.
• Broad understanding of project controls, risk and change management.
• Experience in heavy industry or mining projects.

Responsibilities

• Support project managers on capital projects across civil works, mine waste, pumping and equipment.
• Coordinate project stages, supervising on-site contractors.
• Assist surface mine consumables, fuels, tools and shuttle services oversight.
• Support safe, quality, cost and schedule delivery of projects.
• Manage daily project reports, docs and as-builts.
• Embed safety requirements based on hazards and controls.
• Support governance, funding needs and stage-gate approvals.
• Review plans and completed work for QA and corrective actions.
• Coordinate day-to-day with contractor teams and mining operations.
• Support pre-commissioning and commissioning activities.

Skills

Safety mindset

Strong communication

Contract management

Risk management

Project coordination

Reading engineering plans

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

MS Project

Job description

• Build your project management experience through exposure to capital projects, with potential career pathways into project management or future consumables leadership roles.
• Enjoy a residential opportunity near Salt Lake City, with a strong connection to the integrated Kennecott operation and primarily local, business-needs-based travel between Kennecott assets.
• Contribute to meaningful, safety-led work across a complex mining operation while collaborating with Operations, Asset Management, Technical Teams, Finance, governance teams and external contractors.

• Build your project management experience through exposure to capital projects, with potential career pathways into project management or future consumables leadership roles.
• Enjoy a residential opportunity near Salt Lake City, with a strong connection to the integrated Kennecott operation and primarily local, business-needs-based travel between Kennecott assets.
• Contribute to meaningful, safety-led work across a complex mining operation while collaborating with Operations, Asset Management, Technical Teams, Finance, governance teams and external contractors.

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.

About The Role

We are looking for a Project Advisor to support capital projects and surface mine consumables across our Kennecott operation. This is an opportunity to contribute practical project and construction experience in a complex operational environment, helping deliver safe, well-governed work while coordinating contractors and collaborating with project, operational and functional teams.

Your contribution will support project delivery from planning through implementation, with a strong focus on safety, quality, cost, schedule and operational requirements.

Reporting to the Superintendent of Projects and working collaboratively with operational and functional teams, you will be responsible for

• Supporting project managers with capital projects involving civil works, mine waste dump reclamation, pumping, pipework, electrical substations and Heavy Mining Equipment.
• Coordinating the implementation stages of projects, including supervising and managing contractors working on site.
• Supporting surface mine consumables, including fuel deliveries, ground engaging tools, tyres, contractor management and supervision of shuttle services.
• Supporting the safe and successful delivery of projects against technical, quality, cost and schedule requirements.
• Managing daily project reports, documentation, construction as-builts and work-progress information.
• Incorporating safety requirements into activities, tasks and projects based on assessed hazards, critical risks and identified controls.
• Supporting project governance, funding requirements and stage-gate approvals.
• Reviewing plans and completed work to support quality assurance and corrective actions.
• Coordinating day-to-day work between contractor teams, consumables activities and active mining operations.
• Supporting pre-commissioning and commissioning activities.

About You

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
• A high school diploma or equivalent.
• Five or more years of experience in projects or operations within heavy industry, mining, project management or a related field.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to work with cross-functional teams and resolve conflicts.
• Experience coordinating operational personnel and working with contractors and stakeholders.
• The ability to read and understand complex mechanical, structural and civil engineering plans and specifications.
• Experience using Word, Excel, PowerPoint and MS Project.
• A broad understanding of project management, project controls, business improvement, contract management, risk management and change management.
• An understanding of critical risk management and safety requirements associated with field and construction work.
• Knowledge of surface mining operations, including roads, haulage, operational teams and how key functions interact.

What We Offer

• 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, 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

Rio Tinto is committed to equal employment opportunity. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel safe, respected and valued. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome but are essential to our success. We treat all our people fairly and with dignity.

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