Senior Advisor, Project Controls (Scheduling)
Rio Tinto Kennecott | Salt Lake City, Utah | On-site role
- Lead integrated planning and scheduling for complex capital projects
- Partner across project, contractor, mine planning, cost engineering and estimating teams to strengthen schedule performance
- Join an inclusive project controls team with opportunities to influence systems, processes and delivery outcomes
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 Senior Advisor, Project Controls (Scheduling) to develop, maintain and report integrated schedules for capital projects. With a strong focus on planning and scheduling, you will help project teams understand progress, risks, changes and forecast impacts so they can make informed delivery decisions.
This is a great opportunity for an experienced project controls professional who combines advanced scheduling capability with strong stakeholder partnership and practical problem-solving. You will work independently, recommend solutions to complex planning challenges, support process improvements and provide informal guidance to less experienced team members.
Reporting to the Manager, Project Controls and working as a key member of an integrated project controls team, you will be:
What you’ll be doing
- Develop, maintain and report integrated schedules for assigned capital projects using approved project controls processes and tools.
- Lead schedule development and monitoring for assigned areas, maintaining schedule integrity and supporting weekly and monthly performance reporting.
- Analyze plans and schedules for logic, constructability, sequencing, critical path, risk and change impacts, and recommend practical improvements.
- Integrate contractor, constructor and vendor schedules into the master schedule and work with key stakeholders to resolve gaps, interfaces and dependencies.
- Partner with mine planning, cost engineering and estimating teams to support cost and resource loading and effective integration between schedules and cost systems.
- Support change control within approved systems and processes, proactively assessing and communicating schedule implications and forecast impacts.
- Build effective relationships with project, contracting and planning stakeholders and provide technical scheduling support that strengthens project decision-making.
- Identify opportunities to streamline work processes, support compliance with standardized systems and tools, and share knowledge across the project controls team.
About you
To be successfully considered for this role, you will bring:
- A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
- A bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience. Education in business administration, project management, accounting or a related discipline is considered beneficial.
- Extensive experience in project planning and scheduling within an industrial, mining, construction or similarly complex capital-project environment.
- Demonstrated proficiency with Oracle Primavera P6 and experience developing, maintaining and analyzing integrated project schedules.
- Experience integrating contractor schedules into a master schedule and supporting cost and resource loading and schedule integration with cost systems.
- Strong knowledge of project controls practices, along with analytical, communication and stakeholder-management skills and the ability to work independently, solve complex problems and guide others.
Additional asset: Experience with Deswik planning software is considered an asset.
Work arrangement: This is an on-site role based in Salt Lake City. Alternative work arrangements may be considered in limited, case-by-case circumstances based on business needs and are not guaranteed.
Work authorization and relocation: Relocation assistance and visa sponsorship are not available for this position. Candidates must be able to meet the role’s work-location and work-authorization requirements without employer-sponsored relocation or visa support.
Even if your experience does not align with every preferred qualification, we encourage you to apply. Relevant transferable project controls experience and the ability to learn are valued.
What we offer
Be recognized for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you have helped the world progress.
- 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 and a generous 401(k) matching program
- Attractive share ownership plan
- Comprehensive leave policies covering the moments that matter, including paid time off, paid holidays and paid bereavement leave
- A generous parental leave policy to support quality time with your new family
- Discount programs for leisure purposes and access to Personify Health with incentives supporting your wellbeing
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program, providing confidential counseling or expert guidance for you and your family
- Support from team and industry experts to explore your learning potential and career goals
Where you’ll be working
Rio Tinto Kennecott is a fully integrated copper operation located just outside Salt Lake City, Utah. The operation includes a mine, concentrator, smelter and refinery and produces copper, precious metals including gold and silver, molybdenum, tellurium and sulfuric acid. Kennecott has mined and processed minerals from the Bingham Canyon ore body since 1903.
Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to the posting end 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.
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.
Rio Tinto participates in E- Verify to confirm work authorization. Please visit http://www.ucis.gov/ for more information.
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Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminum, 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 and meet opportunities.
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.
Rio Tinto participates in E- Verify to confirm work authorization. Please visit http://www.ucis.gov/ for more information.
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Where can Rio Tinto take you?
You’re passionate and ambitious with tremendous career aspirations. The breadth and growth of our organisation empowers you to define your ideal career path.
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Working at Rio Tinto
Help us deliver the materials that make human progress possible.
The plane you’re flying in just landed. You fire up your phone and get your laptop out of the overhead bin. Immediately, you’re in work mode – thousands of miles from your office. Do you ever stop to think about all the materials that make life in the 21st century possible? At Rio Tinto, we discover, develop and deliver the materials that drive human progress. When you work with us, you’ll experience advantages you won’t find anywhere else.
Our application process
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Apply
The first thing you’ll need to do is apply to the role. You can do this with your LinkedIn profile or you can upload your resume. We’ll also ask you to complete a few questions before you submit your application.
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Undergo assessments
Our assessments are designed to help us work out whether you are suitable for the role. We will let you know which ones you’ll need to complete.
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Interview(s)
Our interviews could be in person or online. It’s a great opportunity for us to get to know you a bit better, answer any of your questions and talk about the exciting career opportunity you have applied for.
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Offers and checks
At this stage, we will let you know if you have been successful. If you have been, we’ll need to conduct a couple of checks, such as a background or security check. You may also need to do a medical assessment depending on the role you have applied for.
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Join the Rio Tinto team
Once the checks have been completed, we’ll be in touch to talk with you about your start date and answer any questions you may have before you start with us.