Environmental Advisor

• A role where your environmental expertise makes a visible impact on safe and responsible mining
• Strong work life rhythm, benefits, and well-being support that allow you to thrive professionally and personally
• The opportunity to contribute to a major new copper project with long‑term stability and global backing

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 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

This role is for an environmental professional who values both technical rigor and practical application. As an Environmental Advisor at Resolution Copper, you will support day-to-day environmental compliance across a complex and highly regulated mining operation. Working closely with operational leaders and environmental specialists, you will help ensure regulatory obligations are met while building strong, respectful relationships across site.

In this role, you will be guided and supported by the Principal Advisor Environment and work closely with environmental specialists, operational leaders, and site teams. You will be part of a collaborative environmental function where standards are clear, expertise is shared, and support is available as you carry out the responsibilities below.

• Put the safety of yourself, your colleagues, and the environment first in all activities and decisions
• Coordinate environmental compliance across air, water, and waste programs within a complex U.S. regulatory framework
• Lead compliance activities including inspections, data collection, reporting, and documentation for key permits and programs (e.g., SPCC, RCRA, TRI, CAA, reclamation)
• Build strong partnerships with operational teams to support understanding and consistent application of environmental requirements
• Manage environmental data, reporting, and compliance schedules to ensure permit conditions and regulatory deadlines are met
• Support environmental projects, contractor activities, incident investigations, and continuous improvement of the Environmental Management System

About You

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering, environmental science, or related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Experience supporting environmental compliance, ideally within mining, industrial, or regulated environments
• Practical experience with waste management, air quality and supporting audits, inspections, and regulatory engagement
• Ability to analyze environmental data, manage multiple priorities, and maintain organized, accurate records
• Clear and professional communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams and work both in field and office environments

Asset

• Experience with GIS systems to support environmental data analysis and spatial reporting is considered an asset

Even if your profile does not fully meet all qualifications, we encourage you to apply, transferable skills and the right attitude are highly valued. 

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

 Where you will be working

You will be joining Resolution Copper at a pivotal moment in the project’s history. With the Resolution Copper Land Exchange now complete, the project is advancing its next phase of technical work, community engagement, and state permitting activities.

Resolution Copper has the potential to supply nearly 25% of total U.S. copper demand and generate several thousand direct and indirect jobs in the Pioneer Mining District of Arizona, delivering an economic value of several billion dollars over the life of the mine. The project will rely on block caving, a proven underground mining method that uses gravity to extract ore from a deposit located more than 2,000 meters below the surface. This technique is the most viable way to safely and efficiently recover the resource.

As development continues, Resolution Copper will expand its underground operations, conduct extensive drilling and orebody characterization, and maintain both the permitting process and ongoing public engagement with Native American tribes, local communities, and stakeholders.

The Resolution Copper project is vital to securing America’s energy future, infrastructure needs, and national defense by providing a domestic supply of copper and other critical minerals. Once operational, it has the potential to become one of the largest copper mines in the United States, contribute approximately $1 billion annually to Arizona’s economy, and create thousands of local jobs in a region with more than a century‑long mining heritage.