Principal Advisor Tactical Control

Oyu Tolgoi’s workforce today is more than 97 per cent Mongolian, and a major strategic focus for the company is to develop a skilled workforce that is continuously learning. We aim to attract the best talent, so that we can together deliver a safe and globally competitive copper business that contributes to the prosperity of Mongolia. 

Oyu Tolgoi LLC is operating a copper-gold mine in southern territory of Mongolia. The company aspires a vision ‘Natural wealth to enduring value, knowledge, and skill’, and pursues a mission, 'Together deliver a safe and globally competitive copper business that contributes to the prosperity of Mongolia' to build one of the largest copper-gold mines worldwide.
 

Principal Advisor Tactical Control

• Excellent opportunity to be part of a world-class underground mining project
• Great exposure and development opportunities within the Owner’s team
• Collaborative and high performing environment at an exciting location

About the role

We are looking for a Principal Advisor Tactical Control  (Manager level role) to join our diverse team. This is a key role within the Owner’s team with the responsibility for growing a diverse and capable team to continue the lateral and mass excavation development ramp up activities. 

The Opportunity

A great opportunity to use your skills and experience in UG Mine development activities to deliver the systems of work and resources required to meet the required mine development outputs. The role is responsible for maintaining a high level of operational safety, schedule compliance and tactical efficiency applied to development & ground support plans.

What the role entails

This role is a great opportunity to take the next step in your career whilst working on a truly global project. Working 4 weeks on, 2 weeks off, International FIFO roster or Working 5 days on/ 2 days off based in Ulaanbaatar to site roster and reporting to Manager Mine Development, you will:

• Work with multiple stakeholders to grow a competent gender diverse national workforce capable of safely executing mining related activities to the required standard and schedule, focused on robust training programs and development pathways to prepare for expansion in mine development activities.
• Providing coaching and mentoring to direct reports with a focus on the capability development and succession planning of the national workforce, inclusive of talent assessment and performance appraisals.
• Duty of Alternate manager for Mine Development.
• Advising the work of the development contractors and work together in achieving safety objectives, quality, compliance and performance measures.
• Demonstrate rigor in incident investigation and action management to ensure essential factors are identified and robust controls are implemented to mitigate risk and prevent re-occurrence.
• Work collaboratively with the Business Improvement team to identify, evaluate and implement opportunities and initiatives related to productivity, schedule acceleration, cost reduction and safety improvements.

What you will need for this role

• 15+ years’ experience in underground mines managing development, production and rehabilitation activities
• Experience in management of contractor workforce
• High speed Lateral and Mass excavation development experience highly regarded
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of an integrated delivery team
• Quality assurance and continuous improvement skills
• An ability to work autonomously within a highly complex project delivery environment.
• Engineering qualification and or formal Mine management qualifications highly regarded

What we offer

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• International relocation and visa assistance if required
• Competitive package
• Career development to further your ambitions
• Access top tier family-friendly health and medical programs
• Employee Assistance Program
• Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matter
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/ annual, paid parental, sick leave)

About us

Joining the Rio Tinto Oyu Tolgoi Underground Operations team is a great opportunity to be part of one of the most exciting developments in copper and gold mining for several decades. The mine contains reserves and resources that make it one of the world’s largest copper-gold deposits. 

This mega mining operation is expected to be a major contributor to Mongolia’s development. As part of the Rio Tinto Oyu Tolgoi Underground Operations team, you have the ability to contribute to something significant and learn and develop both personally and professionally. We offer a collaborative, high performing environment where success is achieved by working together.

Discover more about Mongolia and Oyu Tolgoi

Mongolia is increasingly becoming a destination for tourism and expatriate residents. As a rapidly developing city, Mongolia's capital Ulaanbaatar is seen as a comfortable, yet exciting place to live. With an array of cultural and social activities available and a growing network of international schools, housing options, and leisure facilities, its home to a growing community of international expatriates.

Located in the South Gobi Desert, just 80 kilometres from the Chinese border, the Oyu Tolgoi open pit mine and camp is a large, well-run and comfortable site with multiple amenities including recreational and sports facilities, a cinema, shops, restaurants and bars catered to a growing community. For more information about OT site, please check out this video.

Where you’ll be working

Oyu Tolgoi is an operating Copper / Gold open pit mine with a brownfields underground mining project. The site is located in the Gobi Desert region of Mongolia. The reserves case for the underground project is in the order of 0.5 billion tonnes of ore to be mined from the 95,000 tonnes per day Hugo North Lift 1 (HNL1) panel cave mine with a 20-year operations life. There is also the potential for 3 further block cave districts to increase mine life beyond 100 years.

Job application closes on Oct 7, 2025

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