Senior Electrical Engineer (Underground)

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Work with an exceptional team of operations and maintenance personnel across the mine site
• Access to industry-leading technical development programmes
• You will work at the Bingham Canyon mine in Salt Lake City, UT

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

We are looking for a Senior Electrical Engineer (Underground) for the Underground Operations who will be responsible for supporting the underground operations, Drainage Gallery beneath the Bingham Canyon surface mine, surface electrical and underground technology and communications. The Senior Electrical Engineer (underground) provides safe, “Best for Project” solutions for underground operations, while ensuring safety and operational compliance for all electrical engineering deliverables.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced and engaged professional to work collaboratively with all operational and functional departments.

Reporting to the Underground AM Manager and working with the Underground Operations, you will be responsible for

• Understanding, following, or using Kennecott standards including specifications, design basis and criteria templates, design calculations and guides, workflow procedures, engineering standards, and project controls forms, etc
• Contributions to the maintenance and development of departmental standards as assigned, ensuring conformance with current codes, standards and regulations
• Selecting electrical equipment and designing electrical circuits and network systems, completing all necessary calculations to ensure compliance with codes, standards, regulations, special industry guidelines, and company standards
• Participating in design reviews, addressing electrical and other concerns and collaborating with Project Services to ensure that facilities will be built in the safest, most efficient, and cost-effective manner possible
• At various project phases, participate in risk assessments, identifying and mitigating risks that are deemed to be unacceptable
• At various project phases, complete timely reviews of drawings, collaborating with other disciplines, project managers, project services, operations groups, and designers to support the operations operability and construction requirements
• During construction, assess and provide technical recommendations in response to field inquiries
• Monitoring and reporting on contractor performance within the Underground Mine.
• Interfacing with the contractor on engineering processes;
• Staying abreast of open pit planning and operations and interfacing with surface operations regarding electrical supply to the underground areas;
• Being available to provide knowledge and service as required to resolve issues or address concerns related to electrical reticulation, radio, and communications networks;
• Expanding position-relevant knowledge and skills through continuing self-directed or employer-sponsored professional development.

Leading other electrical team members through their roles and responsibilities.

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and team members
• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field;
• Minimum 5 years of relevant electrical experience;
• Knowledge of underground mine engineering practices, safety regulations and standards, ventilation, and mine services;
• Knowledge of project management practices including budgeting;
• Strong planning, organizational, management and communications skills;
• Effectively present to a variety of groups including technical, professional, business and community groups;
• Knowledge and skills with, AutoCAD/Deswik/Vulcan,AutoCAD Electrical, Navisworks, ETAP, SKM, Automine or other recognized electrical analysis software, MS Office Suite, MS Project.
• Knowledge of fiber-optic, ethernet and Wi-Fi networks supporting the underground communications system will be an asset

What we offer

Be recognized 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 competitive salary package with annual cash incentive awards for eligible employees
• Career development & education assistance to further your ambitions
• Access top tier family-friendly health and medical programs and pension plan
• Wellbeing benefits
• Generous Rio Tinto employee share program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matter
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)

Where you’ll be working

Our Kennecott mine is a world-class, fully integrated copper mining operation, including a concentrator, smelter and refinery, located just outside Salt Lake City, Utah, in the United States. We produce copper, precious metals including gold and silver, molybdenum and sulfuric acid. Kennecott has been mining and processing minerals from the rich ore body of the Bingham Canyon Mine since 1903 and is one of the top producing mines in the world, comprising approximately 11 percent of U.S. annual copper production.

The Underground Mine comprised of roughly 40,000 feet of development that lie beneath the Bingham Canyon open pit mine producing ore and providing depressurization for the high walls of the pit. The underground drainage galleries are responsible for removal and pumping of roughly 1.3 million gallons of water per day and are critical to controlling water impacts on the development of the open pit and underground mine. Underground production commenced in 2023 with future studies and expansions underway.

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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