Advisor – Biological Resources
- Exposure to a truly global company
- Opportunity to build/enhance your professional skill set
- Work with diverse and challenging systems in an industrial setting – Salt Lake City
About the role
Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.
We are looking for an Advisor – Biological Resources to join the Rio Tinto Kennecott (RTK) Environment Team. Reporting to the Principal Advisor – Land Management, the Advisor – Biological Resources will support the development and coordination of short-term and long-term biodiversity objectives across Kennecott properties.
The purpose of this role is to implement strategies to protect and enhance biological resources found across Kennecott’s landholdings. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Mitigate risks to the business and the community related to biodiversity and ecosystem services including but not limited to invasive species, critical habitat, and wildlife.
- Serve as the local subject matter expert for matters related to biological resources.
- Advise on revegetation efforts across mine rehabilitation.
- Oversee Kennecott’s avian protection program.
- Guide and support Kennecott’s weed management program.
- Engage with land use partners to drive range management best practices.
- Manage partnerships with universities, NGOs, and government agencies in the biodiversity space.
- Support biodiversity studies, monitoring, and action plans to ensure compliance with Rio Tinto’s biodiversity standards and government regulations.
- Support Clean Water Act Section 404 (wetland) permitting and compliance.
- Apply health, safety, environment, and community best practices to work activities.
What you’ll bring
To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:
- Bachelor’s degree in biology, ecology, environmental science, natural resources, or related field.
- At least 2 years of applied professional experience in a related field.
- Demonstrated ability to establish collaborative relationships to solicit, negotiate, and implement partnerships that minimize risk and create shared value.
- Demonstrated ability to solve complex challenges.
- Experience with environmental data, environmental regulations, range management, agriculture, and geographic information systems is preferred but not required.
- Require strong problem-solving skills to navigate complex challenges.
- Strong verbal and written communication, developing trusting relationships, organization, and adaptability.
- Ability to prioritize workload and balance the support of multiple matters with reduced resources is expected
What we offer
We are committed to providing our employees with a generous benefits package. Be recognized for your contribution, your thinking, your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress, we provide:
- A safety-focused and inclusive working environment
- Advantageous salary package with annual cash incentive awards (STIP) for eligible employees
- 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.
- Generous Rio Tinto employee share program, which allows you to purchase Rio Tinto Company shares.
- Comprehensive leave policies which cover all moments that matter in life: PTO (paid time off), paid holidays, and paid bereavement leave.
- A favorable child-caregiver leave program (Up to 100% salary top-up)
- Discount programs for leisure purposes and access to Virgin Pulse with incentives supporting your wellbeing.
- Ongoing Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family; to help in addressing educational opportunities, addiction treatment, depression, stress, domestic issues, financial management, and legal concerns.
- Our team and industry experts are here to support and work with you to explore your learning potential and career goals.
About Rio Tinto
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.
Where you will be working
Our Kennecott mine is a world-class is a fully integrated mining operation located just outside Salt Lake City, Utah, US. RTK is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rio Tinto. For more than 120 years, RTK has been mining and processing minerals from the rich orebody of the Bingham Canyon Mine. RTK is a strong economic driver and strives to be a valuable community partner through strategic partnerships, charitable giving and sustainable development practices.
Every Voice Matters
At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQ+ community, mature workers, Veterans and active-duty armed forces, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.
Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V
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We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable being 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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Postularse
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Pasar evaluaciones
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