Underground Technical Lead – Mining Operations

Rio Tinto; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 160,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Health insurance

401k retirement plan

Share ownership plan

Parental leave

PTO and holidays

EAP

Job summary

Rio Tinto in Salt Lake City is seeking a Manager Underground Technical to lead a team of professionals delivering mine designs, production schedules and technical planning for safe, productive underground operations. You will collaborate across mining engineering, geoscience and surveying with operations leadership to execute plans, manage technical risk and drive continuous improvement.

This senior role reports to the GM Underground and emphasizes governance, stakeholder engagement and delivery

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering or a related field.
• 10+ years of underground mining experience.
• 5+ years of direct mining or maintenance operational leadership experience.
• Demonstrated ability to implement and manage continuous improvement initiatives.
• Strong commercial acumen aligned to operational and business priorities.
• Effective communication, coaching, and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee a team of technical professionals.
• Oversee technical teams responsible for mining engineering, geoscience, and surveying activities.
• Collaborate with technical functions and suppliers to support best-practice mining operations and capability development.
• Review mine designs and short- and long-term forecasts to ensure key deliverables are achieved.
• Ensure compliance with technical standards, site requirements, and management of change processes.
• Participate in technical risk assessments and support the development of processes to manage technical risks.
• Monitor technical capability within the team to support safe and productive delivery of mine plans and schedules.
• Report mine plans and technical outcomes to stakeholders.
• Deliver mine production reporting against budgets.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering

Job description

Rio Tinto in Salt Lake City is seeking a Manager Underground Technical to lead a team of professionals delivering mine designs, production schedules and technical planning for safe, productive underground operations. You will collaborate across mining engineering, geoscience and surveying with operations leadership to execute plans, manage technical risk and drive continuous improvement.

This senior role reports to the GM Underground and emphasizes governance, stakeholder engagement and delivery