Geophysicist

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

• Our friendly teams look after each other because your safety and wellbeing are always our priority

• We’re committed to Finding Better Ways™ and that starts with creating a safe, inclusive, and empowering environment for everyone.

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 Geophysicist to join our team in Perth. This technical role is responsible for ensuring downhole geophysical logging, geophysical surveys and associated activities are planned and executed safely, with high-quality results delivered in a timely manner.

This is a great opportunity for a values-driven Geophysicist to actively engage with department-wide stakeholders to deliver Orebody and Water Knowledge to the division. This role is a Perth based role with ad-hoc travel to site.

Reporting to the Superintendent Geophysicist and working in a diverse team, within our Geoscience team, you will be:

• Delivering high quality and fit for purpose petrophysical data for integration into the geological estimation process

• Ensuring robust planning and the safe execution of high quality and fit for purpose geophysical programs to enhance Geoscientific, Environmental, Hydrogeological and Geotechnical decision making.

• Reviewing and validating geophysical and petrophysical deliverables to ensure data quality, completeness and interpretability

• Working closely with operational and Geoscience teams to identify and mitigate data quality risks related to hole condition and survey execution.

• Delivering high quality interpretation and insights from geophysical programs to Geoscientific, Environmental and Hydrogeological teams

• Supporting and pursuing innovative process improvements for data collection and processing to ensure optimum delivery of geophysical data and insights

About you

Ideally, you will have:

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

• Tertiary qualifications in Geophysics, Geoscience or Geo-data Science – a practical Honours or above in a relevant project is advantageous, but not a requirement.

• Excellent engagement skills and ability to build relationships in a collaborative inclusive environment with numerous diverse stakeholders.

• Demonstrated knowledge of geoscientific software (preferably ArcGIS, Oasis Montaj, Leapfrog, and acQuire).

• An understanding of the fundamentals of petrophysical (i.e. density and magnetic susceptibility) and geophysical (i.e. magnetics, gravity, and electromagnetics) data collection, processing, and interpretation practices.

• Programming and data science skills with an ability to read/write Python are highly regarded.

• A ‘C’ class manual driver’s licence is essential.

In addition, the successful candidate will have a passion for continuous improvement, innovation, and technical excellence.

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’ll be working

Our modern office located in Central Park tower in Perth provide an inspiring environment for collaboration and professional growth. You'll be able to enjoy a range of benefits, including access to a modern gym, wellness programs, and convenient amenities that support a healthy work-life balance. Situated in the heart of Perth, we are close to public transport and several parking options.

Applications close on Monday 30th March 2026 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).

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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

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.

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