Advisor – Environment
- Join a leader in mining & metals offering outstanding personal development & global career opportunities.
- Permanent employment offering competitive salary, annual bonuses and a huge range of additional benefits which are designed to make life better for you and your loved ones.
- Work in an underground project located near Superior, Arizona.
- Lead with purpose in a role that values care, courage and curiosity.
About the Role
At Resolution Copper, we’re committed to Finding Better Ways™ and that starts with creating a safe, inclusive, and empowering environment for everyone.
We are looking for an Advisor – Environment to join the Resolution Copper Environment Team. The Advisor – Environment will assist the team in providing a wide array of technical support related to day-to-day water quality and water permit management, and other regulatory matters for on-site operations, including support for air, waste and biodiversity. This role is a great opportunity to gain exposure to a large and complex mining operation and build professional skills set.
Working closely with environmental and operational leaders, as well as other internal and external stakeholders, you will be fostering a culture across the site with our values of Care, Courage, and Curiosity at the heart. This is a role focused on capability development, continuous improvement, and supporting Resolution’s goal to be Best Operator.
Reporting to the Principal Advisor – Environment, you will:
- Coordinate with projects in a heavily regulated and highly complex US regulatory setting.
- Work in coordination with the Principal Advisor to complete compliance activities in an industrial setting.
- Lead compliance activities to meet legal requirements primarily in water quality management while supporting air and waste management.
- Develop relationships with different teams to build understanding around regulatory requirements and compliance systems.
- Communicate with facility operational staff and other personnel to collect data to support the development of technical reports.
- Maintain schedules to meet requirements of various permits/regulations.
- Support the operation and functionality of the Environmental Management System (EMS).
- Analyze and trend environmental data.
- Generate reports for regulatory compliance.
- Regularly engage with regulatory agencies.
- Support the development of short-, medium- and long-term environmental strategies.
- Assess and support investigations of environmental incidents.
What you'll Bring (Qualifications)
- Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience, in environmental engineering, environmental science or related field.
- 5+ years’ experience in environmental compliance.
- Practical experience in surface and groundwater remediation and protection, air and land quality understanding and general environmental guidance.
- Demonstrated ability in task organization and time management.
- Strong demonstrated ability in effective communication (verbal and written) with various stakeholders at all levels of an organization.
If you are excited about the role and think you have what it takes but your experience doesn't align 100%, we still want to hear from you.
Preferred Qualifications
- CWA and Arizona water regulation experience
- Advanced user of Excel and proficient with large data sets
Where you will be working
Resolution Copper has the potential to supply nearly 25% of the US copper demand and create several thousand direct and indirect jobs in the Pioneer Mining District of Arizona, with an economic value of several billion dollars over the estimated mine life.
The project will rely on a technique called block caving to extract the deposit that lies more than 2,000 meters deep. This technique uses gravity to help remove the ore and is the most viable way to recover the resource.
In anticipation of the Final EIS in 2025, Resolution Copper will continue underground development, conduct extensive drilling and orebody testing, plus maintain the permitting and public engagement process.
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, 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
Rio Tinto is committed to equal employment opportunity. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel safe, respected and valued. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome but are essential to our success. We treat all our people fairly and with dignity.
Rio Tinto participates in E- Verify to confirm work authorization. Please visit http://www.ucis.gov/ for more information.
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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.
Rio Tinto is committed to equal employment opportunity. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel safe, respected and valued. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome but are essential to our success. We treat all our people fairly and with dignity.
Rio Tinto participates in E- Verify to confirm work authorization. Please visit http://www.ucis.gov/ for more information.
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Working at Rio Tinto
Help us deliver the materials that make human progress possible.
The plane you’re flying in just landed. You fire up your phone and get your laptop out of the overhead bin. Immediately, you’re in work mode – thousands of miles from your office. Do you ever stop to think about all the materials that make life in the 21st century possible? At Rio Tinto, we discover, develop and deliver the materials that drive human progress. When you work with us, you’ll experience advantages you won’t find anywhere else.
Working in one of our function’s teams
We supply the materials that drive human progress. You make it all possible.
With business operations that stretch from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Perth, Western Australia, we have exciting opportunities in virtually every discipline imaginable. From HR to marketing, finance to technology, infrastructure to supply chain, and much more, the opportunities are endless. Join us and enjoy:
Our application process
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Apply
The first thing you’ll need to do is apply to the role. You can do this with your LinkedIn profile or you can upload your resume. We’ll also ask you to complete a few questions before you submit your application.
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Undergo assessments
Our assessments are designed to help us work out whether you are suitable for the role. We will let you know which ones you’ll need to complete.
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Interview(s)
Our interviews could be in person or online. It’s a great opportunity for us to get to know you a bit better, answer any of your questions and talk about the exciting career opportunity you have applied for.
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Offers and checks
At this stage, we will let you know if you have been successful. If you have been, we’ll need to conduct a couple of checks, such as a background or security check. You may also need to do a medical assessment depending on the role you have applied for.
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Join the Rio Tinto team
Once the checks have been completed, we’ll be in touch to talk with you about your start date and answer any questions you may have before you start with us.