Senior Life-of-Mine Planning Engineer

Rio Tinto; California; On-site; USD 125,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Safety-focused environment

Competitive salary with STIP

Career development & education support

Health and medical programs

Retirement plan

Generous leave policy and wellbeing

RSU/employee share program

Job summary

Rio Tinto Borates, located in Boron, CA, seeks a Senior Strategic Planning Engineer to lead long-range mine plans and business strategies. You will collaborate with geology, operations, finance, and environmental teams to maximize asset value while ensuring safe, sustainable operations.

The role emphasizes life-of-mine planning, capital planning, and strategic project evaluation, with a focus on robust economic analyses and executive-level recommendations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mining engineering or related engineering discipline.
• 8–10 years of progressive mining engineering experience.
• Experience in open-pit mining operations is preferred.
• Proven expertise in mine optimization and economic evaluation.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical studies and cross-functional projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Life-of-Mine (LOM) plans aligned with business strategy and objectives.
• Optimize pit designs, production schedules, haulage requirements, and mining sequences to maximize asset value.
• Evaluate and recommend opportunities to improve resource recovery, operational efficiency, and project economics.
• Support development of mine expansions, pushbacks, and capital investment strategies.
• Conduct scenario analysis, trade-off studies, and sensitivity evaluations for strategic decisions.
• Develop and maintain strategic planning models using industry-standard software.
• Evaluate mining alternatives considering constraints.
• Identify opportunities to enhance productivity and reduce costs.

Skills

Resource estimation

Mine design & scheduling

Economic evaluation

Risk analysis

Production planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mining engineering or related engineering discipline

Tools

Deswik

Vulcan

Whittle

RPM Mine Planner

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Rio Tinto Borates, located in Boron, CA, seeks a Senior Strategic Planning Engineer to lead long-range mine plans and business strategies. You will collaborate with geology, operations, finance, and environmental teams to maximize asset value while ensuring safe, sustainable operations.

The role emphasizes life-of-mine planning, capital planning, and strategic project evaluation, with a focus on robust economic analyses and executive-level recommendations.