Superintendent Geoscience

Superintendent Geoscience – Brockman

• Lead, mentor, coach and develop the Mine Technical Services Geoscience teams across the Pilbara

• An exciting opportunity to lead a team of engaged, technical geoscientists

• Join a supportive team with a focus on inclusion, safety and work life balance on a fly in; fly 5:2 / 4:3 off roster

• Drive change, innovation and communicate orebody value and risk as part of our work

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for an experienced Superintendent Geoscience to lead a team of Geology, Hydrogeology and Geotechnical technical experts, at Brockman 4 site level, while providing support to the Mine Operations teams to ensure performance is in line with short to medium term objectives.

This is an exciting role, responsible for the delivery of the Geology, Hydrogeology and Geotechnical Engineering functions from plan to day-to-day execution.

Based on site, the role is working 5 days on, 2 days off, 4 days on, 3 days off roster will provide you with the opportunity to:

• Lead a technical team to ensure a safe and respectful working culture

• Connect with and support other functions and stakeholders in the performance of duties, including being point of contact for the Mine Technical Services team and as required provide direction on execution of the mine plan

• Ensure a seamless alignment between alternate shift panels

• Lead and deliver Ore Body Knowledge and drilling programs for site

• Drive conformance to site water management plan including bore management, dewatering infrastructure and drill programs

• Reconciliation and performance of all geoscience models

• Lead D3 – Management of Slope Geotechnical Hazards and first line assurance for Geology, Hydrogeology and Geotechnical Engineering

• Monitor and escalate risks through various forums

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement by identifying, evaluating and implementing improvement opportunities utilising a range of Rio Tinto best practices

What you will bring

As a tertiary-qualified geoscience professional, you have experience in and are comfortable guiding and leading a technical team whilst working a complex setting.

Ideally, you will have:

• Degree in Geoscience (Geology, Hydrogeology and Geotechnical) or a related discipline (e.g. Mine Engineering), with a strong foundation in all aspects of geoscience , and good understanding of current geoscience best practices in data acquisition, interpretation and geological modelling

• A passion for developing capability and building an inclusive team which values diversity of thought and experience

• Iron Ore experience and a good knowledge of the geology of the Pilbara (preferred)

• Strong background in safety and people leadership roles

• Excellent engagement skills and able to build relationships and collaborative environments with multiple stakeholders across a variety of locations

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

What we offer 

• Be recognised for your contribution, you’re 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 

• Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia 

• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus 

• 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, cultural leave) 

• Work on Country with a residential role which offers company housing and financial support with living expenses including rent and utilities (power and water).

• To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives – at a time that suits them 

• Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more.

Where you will be working  

Located 60km north-west of Tom Price, Brockman is wholly owned and operated by Rio Tinto. Opened in 2010, this open pit operation offers a family friendly fly in fly out roster with state-of-the-art camp facilities.

Driving the latest technological advancements, the open-pit mines offer an avenue for opportunity and career progression. 

Applications close on 15 April 2025 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).

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.

Every Voice Matters

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.