Senior Project Geoscientist (12-month contract)

Senior Project Geoscientist (12-month Fixed Term Contract)

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion 

• Join an encouraging leadership group, committed to your growth and development 

• Fixed Term role based in Angola.

We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide 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 Project Geoscientist to join the current Angolan Greenfields exploration team and collaborate with the broader Rio Tinto Exploration (RTX) expertise to generate and progress high priority projects. 

The role provides an excellent opportunity to contribute to discovery and influence our exploration in Angola through the application of high-quality geoscience, innovative thinking and collaboration

Reporting to the Project Manager  and working in a collaborative community within Rio Tinto Exploration, you will:

• Provide technical support by utilising geoscientific knowledge and expertise to identify high quality exploration targets.

• Share and collaborate with other geoscientists to expand technical knowledge pool within the team. This will involve regular field activities including mapping, drilling, logging and sampling.

• Support Generative team on target generation through the analysis of regional datasets, data collection, data integration, field reconnaissance and undertake fieldwork as required to progress exploration targets toward discovery.

• Create & execute exploration work programmes to safely, efficiently and effectively test priority exploration targets.

• Engage with project resources, including service providers (e.g. geophysics, drilling) within the area of responsibility.

• Through a collaborative approach compile & analyse technical results with clear recommendations detailing next steps.

• Compile & Analyse third party reports summarising outcomes and recommendations of exploration activities, providing your own insights on possible implications for the company.

• Develop, drive and maintain value adding collaboration with internal and external multifunctional technical and operational support teams (incl. Ore Body Knowledge, Commodities, Data Science, Geo-metallurgy, Mineralogy etc) to achieve the programme’s technical milestones and ensure the project progresses timely.

About you

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

• A passionate desire to participate in discovery and spend time in the field.

• Bachelor’s, master’s degree in Geology, Geoscience, or related discipline.

• 5 – 9 years of field experience with proven track record working in development of targets in early-stage exploration projects and progressing through to drill testing and beyond.

• Experience in Angolan geology and Copper deposit styles would be beneficial.

• Proficiency in any of the following will be highly regarded: ArcGIS, acQuire, ioGas, Leapfrog.

• Good interpersonal skills or engagement with good written and verbal communication skills. Fluency in Portuguese is required with English desirable.

• The right to reside and work in Angola..

• Full driver’s licence.

What we offer

• Employee Assistance Program 

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority 

Where you’ll be working

Rio Tinto Exploration strives to be the world’s best explorer, building on a 70-year legacy of transformative discoveries. With explorers operating in more than a dozen countries across the globe, we’re actively pursuing opportunities in our core commodities whilst also being opportunistic in identifying other valuable minerals that underpin modern life and economic development. 

Our global exploration team plays a pivotal role in discovering and safely delivering high-quality growth options for Rio Tinto. With diverse expertise across geoscience, technology, land access, data and information management, logistics and operations, communities and social performance, commercial and more, we work collaboratively to unlock value responsibly and sustainably, wherever we operate. 

To apply for this role, please apply with a CV in English on our Rio Tinto Careers Page.

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

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 and/ or anything else that makes us different. 

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Women, the LGBTQIA+ communities, people with disabilities (PWD) and people from different cultural backgrounds.  

We acknowledge that all people are different and believe that our differences are our strength.  The diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our teams enhance our way of working and our ability to achieve success together

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