Project Operations Officer – Earthworks
- Specialise in the Supervision of earthworks in remote environments for the purpose of track access, drill sites and rehabilitation
- Plan and coordinate Earthworks / logistics work in an exploration field environment
- Frequent and irregular travel to remote exploration locations, from your base of Perth
About The Role
We seek a Project Operations Officer – Earthworks to oversee and coordinate operations in remote locations. This role is essential for ensuring safe and efficient track access, drill site preparation, and rehabilitation efforts as part of our exploration projects.
This opportunity is ideal for someone with a strong background in field operations, remote earthworks, logistics, and contractor supervision. You will be key in planning, executing, and supporting operations while working closely with diverse teams to deliver project outcomes.
The Project Operations Officer – Earthworks role is a great stepping stone to start your supervisory career.
This Perth-based role involves frequent and irregular travel to remote exploration sites, with flexible roster options available.
Reporting to the Project Operations Supervisor and working in a challenging and exciting environment within the Earthworks team you will be
- Supervise earthworks operations, including track access, drill pad construction, and rehabilitation in remote field environments.
- Coordinate logistics and operational support for exploration projects, ensuring seamless execution of tasks.
- Collaborate with project teams, including Project Managers and the Ground Disturbance Approval team, to plan and implement earthworks activities.
- Support and coach less experienced team members, promoting a culture of everyday respect, psychological safety, learning, coaching and operational excellence.
- Ensure compliance with Health, Safety, Environment, and Community (HSEC) standards, leading by example and fostering a strong safety culture.
- Provide hands-on leadership in the field, assisting with camp setup, contractor management, and environmental processes.
What You’ll Bring
- A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
- A strong commitment to safety and environmental responsibility, fostering a positive workplace culture.
- Leadership qualities aligned with our core values Care, Courage, and Curiosity.
- Experience working in both field and office environments, with the flexibility to undertake extended or irregular travel.
- Practical problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess operational needs, prioritize tasks, and drive successful outcomes.
- Experience in logistics coordination and contractor supervision, ensuring smooth project delivery.
- Ability to assess risks and implement safety measures, contributing to a safe and efficient work environment.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, building positive relationships with diverse teams and stakeholders.
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 program
- 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 to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support
- Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
- Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
- Possible domestic relocation assistance
Where you will be working
Rio Tinto's Exploration group seeks to create value for the business by discovering or acquiring new mineral resources. Organized into four regional teams (Americas, Australasia, Africa-Europe and Eurasia), the Exploration group provides both a global reach and a local presence across a range of commodities including bauxite, copper, iron ore, nickel and uranium.
Applications close on Tuesday 4th March 2025 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).
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.
Every Voice Matters
At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ 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.
