Environmental Advisor

• Lifestyle that works for you – a roster and team culture designed to support work‑life rhythm, wellbeing, and time for what matters outside of work.

• Benefits that back you (and your family) – industry‑leading health coverage and support, plus generous leave and wellbeing resources so you can thrive at work and at home.

• Join a world‑class organisation at a pivotal moment for copper – be part of a major new project supplying the materials the world needs, with the scale, stability, and long‑term career opportunities of a global leader.

At Rio Tinto, we are committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming workplace where everyone feels safe, respected, and able to succeed. We actively encourage applications from women and from people with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We know that great technical capability comes in many forms, and we’re focused on building teams that reflect the communities we operate in and support each other to do their best work.

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 an Environmental Advisor to join the Resolution Copper Environmental Team and provide technical support across day‑to‑day environmental compliance and regulatory activities.

Reporting to the Principal Advisor – Environment and working closely with environmental and operational leaders, you will be responsible for:
 

• Coordinating environmental compliance activities within a highly regulated and complex U.S. regulatory environment

• Supporting compliance requirements across air, waste, and water management activities

• Leading project‑level compliance activities including inspections, reporting, data collection, and documentation for SPCC, RCRA, TRI, CAA, site waste, and reclamation permitting

• Building strong working relationships across operational teams to support understanding of regulatory requirements and compliance systems

• Collecting and managing data to support technical and regulatory reporting

• Maintaining schedules to ensure permit and regulatory requirements are met

• Managing environmental projects and contractors

• Supporting the operation and continuous improvement of the Environmental Management System (EMS)

• Analysing, trending, and reporting environmental data

• Engaging with regulatory agencies as required

• Supporting short‑, medium‑, and long‑term environmental strategy development

• Assisting with investigations of environmental incidents

• Experience with GIS systems to support environmental data analysis and spatial reporting is advantageous

About you

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering, environmental science, or a related field, or equivalent work experience

• 5+ years’ experience in environmental compliance

• Practical experience with waste and air quality regulations

• Strong organisational and time‑management skills

• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with a range of internal and external stakeholders

What we offer

• 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; Generous 401k matching program

• Attractive share ownership plan

• Comprehensive leave policies which cover all the moments that matter in life: PTO (paid time off), paid holidays, and paid bereavement leave

• A generous parental leave policy, which ensures you’re able to spend quality time with your new family

• Discount programs for leisure purposes and access to Virgin Pulse with incentives supporting your wellbeing

• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), which provides confidential counselling or expert guidance for you and your family to help get through life’s challenges

Where you’ll be working

Once in operation, Resolution Copper has the potential to supply nearly 25% of U.S. copper demand and create several thousand direct and indirect jobs in the Pioneer Mining District of Arizona, with an economic value estimated at several billion dollars over the life of the mine.

The project will rely on a block caving technique to extract the deposit, which lies more than 2,000 metres below the surface. This method uses gravity to remove the ore and is the most viable way to recover the resource.

In 2019, the project achieved a significant milestone with the issuance of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) by the U.S. Forest Service. In anticipation of the Final Environmental Impact Statement, Resolution Copper continues permitting and community engagement activities, reclamation of the historic Magma Mine site, shaft and underground development studies, and advancing data collection to further orebody knowledge.