Senior Engineer Water

Senior Engineer Water – Weipa Operations (Tailings & Water Department)

• Global mining company with a world-class reputation for safety and performance
• Advance your career in a dynamic, supportive team environment
• Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits including medical benefits, healthy lifestyle package and share ownership plan
   

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.
 

About the Role

Reporting to the Utilities Superintendent, the Senior Engineer Water is a Technical support role that provides strategy and support to the Weipa Utilities team who oversee management of a complex portfolio of water, waste water, tailings and fuel infrastructure. These facilities include a large number of Tailings and Water Storage dams, 5 Water Supply Schemes, multiple Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants, Fuel infrastructure and other ancillary operations associated with the Town of Weipa and the Andoom and Amrun Mining Operations.

The role will be accountable for providing technical input, oversite and advice on the operational management of the potable water, process water and wastewater treatment systems across site, including:

• Performance and KPI monitoring of each facility
• Coordination between the operations and the Capital Project activities on the water and wastewater assets
• Input into the 5-year capital forecast  
• Regulatory correspondence and compliance
• Development and upkeep of the Goldsim water balance model
• Annual water license reporting
• Maintain technical documentation (Operational Manuals, Water Management Plans, Emergency Response Plans).
• Support site to maintain regulatory compliance and Rio Tinto standards.
• Improve data management by improving existing tools and participating in the implementation of the data management system.
• Manage specialized external consultants.

The role requires strong technical capability with regards to wastewater and water treatment plants and water management.

About you

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

• A bachelor’s Degree in Environmental, Civil or Chemical Engineering.
• Experience in water and wastewater treatment.
• Exposure to regulatory reporting and relevant standards surrounding potable and wastewater.
• Exposure and previous experience with SCADA systems, Factory talk and Citect (desired but not essential).

What we offer 

• Domestic relocation if required
• Weipa accommodation benefit 
• Remote area allowance 
• Remote area holiday travel assistance 
• Be recognized for your contribution, your 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 
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program 
• 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)
• 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
   

About our Weipa Operations
 

Our Weipa Operations includes three bauxite mines, processing facilities, ship loaders, an export wharf, two ports, power stations, a rail network and ferry terminals. Located on the Western Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, each year the operation produces more than 35 million tons of bauxite. 
 

Our operations are supported by a 1,900-strong workforce—including 26 per cent who are women and 25 per cent Indigenous employees. Activities include mine operations, maintenance, asset management, ports, cultural heritage management, and processing facility management. 
 

The development of our new mine, Amrun, which was completed in 2018, will extend the life of our Weipa bauxite operations by decades to come and significantly build on our 55-year history on the Western Cape

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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

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.

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