Principal Advisor Asset Management

Oyu Tolgoi’s workforce today is more than 97 per cent Mongolian, and a major strategic focus for the company is to develop a skilled workforce that is continuously learning. We aim to attract the best talent, so that we can together deliver a safe and globally competitive copper business that contributes to the prosperity of Mongolia. 

Oyu Tolgoi LLC is operating a copper-gold mine in southern territory of Mongolia. The company aspires a vision ‘Natural wealth to enduring value, knowledge, and skill’, and pursues a mission, 'Together deliver a safe and globally competitive copper business that contributes to the prosperity of Mongolia' to build one of the largest copper-gold mines worldwide.
 

Principal Advisor Asset Management

• Make an impact and contribute to the development of a world-class project within a pioneering organisation
• Great opportunity to work for a global company at the forefront of mining
• Dynamic work culture and great exposure to multicultural teams

Join one of the world’s most exciting copper-gold mining projects

Oyu Tolgoi is one of the most exciting projects in copper and gold mining for several decades. It contains reserves and resources that make it one of the world’s largest known copper and gold deposits. The project, managed by Rio Tinto, is expanding underground. With a high demand of skills required to complete the project safely and successfully, Oyu Tolgoi is expected to be a significant contributor to Mongolia’s development and the prosperity of the Mongolian people.

Discover more about Mongolia and Oyu Tolgoi

Mongolia’s increasingly becoming a destination for tourism and expatriate residents. As a rapidly developing city, Mongolia's capital Ulaanbaatar is seen as a comfortable, yet exciting place to live. With an array of cultural and social activities available and a growing network of international schools, housing options, and leisure facilities; its home to a growing community of international expatriates.

Located in the South Gobi Desert, just 80 kilometers from the Chinese border, the Oyu Tolgoi open pit mine and camp is a large, well-run and comfortable site with multiple amenities including recreational and sports facilities, a cinema, shops, restaurants and bars catered to a growing community. For more about OT site, please check out this video.

As part of the Oyu Tolgoi Underground Mining Operations team, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to something significant and learn and develop both personally and professionally. We offer a collaborative, high-performing environment where success is achieved by working together.

The Opportunity

We are looking for Principal Advisor Asset Management to support the UG Mine Asset Management teams. Primarily coaching and mentoring the national leaders in all aspects asset management and leading the team to become best in class regarding asset management fundamentals. This is a senior role that requires suitable background experience in large complex UG mine operations.

What the role entails

This role is a great opportunity to take the next step in your career on a truly global project. Working 5 days on, 2 off roster residential in Ulaanbaatar and FIFO to site. The role will report to the Senior Manager UG Maintenance and will be primarily responsible for,

• Providing expert guidance on asset management to the UG Mine Maintenance team. This includes all streams (Fixed Plant, E&I and Mobile Maintenance),
• Provide management support to the national leaders,
• Oversee the development and implementation of best practice asset management principles in line with the RT AM Framework,
• Project manage asset management improvement initiatives,
• Overseeing AM performance reporting, working with the respective AM teams to address shortfalls,
• Engaging stakeholders and contractors to ensure asset management activities are performed safely and in accordance with Rio Tinto standards and procedures,
• Maintaining relationships with key stakeholders to drive a culture of collaboration, participation, and improvement, and
• Lead the UG maintenance team to become Rio Tinto and industry leaders in asset management.

What you will need for this role

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Applicable asset management qualification. Ideally degree qualified or trades background with significant applicable industry experience,
• A minimum 8-10 years in a Senior Asset Management role,
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, must be able to coach and mentor developing leaders,
• Ideally certified in ISO55001 standard, e.g. CAMA certified through WPiAM,
• Recognized as an industry leader in asset management,
• Extensive eexperience in asset management systems and processes associated with large complex UG mine operations,
• Experience in managing change related to asset management implementation and improvement,
• Experience in applying asset management fundamentals is essential,
• Have strong communication skills and proven ability to engage and build relationships across multiple layers of the organization from management to front line leaders and technicians and operators,
• Have strong organizational skills with the ability to effectively prioritise tasks and work both independently and as part of a team.

About us

As pioneers in mining and metals, we produce materials essential to human progress.

Our long history is filled with firsts. We’ve developed some of the world’s largest and best quality mines and operations, and our people work in around 35 countries across six continents. We’ve led the industry in partnerships, with customers in new markets, and with local communities.

We’ve pioneered technological innovations, such as our Mine of the Future™ programme and our low-CO2 aluminium from hydropower. And we’ve paved the way in areas such as safety, tax transparency and legacy management.

Job application closes on Sep 8, 2026

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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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