Specialist Resource Modelling Geologist | Brisbane

• Shape the future of our resources by transforming geological insights into opportunities that drive long-term value

• Permanent, full-time opportunity which includes attractive salary, annual incentives and a range of additional benefits designed to make your life better

• Join a global team where your expertise in geological modelling, resource evaluation and orebody knowledge will directly influence strategic resource decisions across our Pacific Operations

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 Specialist Resource Modelling Geologist to join our Resource Development team based in Brisbane. In this role, you will contribute to the planning, execution and delivery of bauxite resource evaluation programmes that support safe, sustainable and value-driven mining operations.

Working closely with technical, operational and project stakeholders, you will develop geological and resource models, identify resource growth opportunities, support drilling programmes and help improve our understanding of lateritic bauxite orebodies. Your work will play a critical role in informing resource estimation, mine planning and investment decisions.

What you'll be doing

Reporting to the Manager Production Planning, you will:

• Generate geological and resource models that support resource estimation and strategic decision-making

• Identify and develop resource growth opportunities through target generation and evaluation activities

• Partner with operational, technical and project stakeholders to prioritise drilling and evaluation programmes

• Contribute to the planning, coordination and delivery and QAQC of resource drilling and evaluation projects

• Improve geological data collection, processing and modelling practices to enhance outcomes

• Ensure geological information is accurately collected, validated and integrated into resource models

• Support technical due diligence and the evaluation of new resource opportunities

• Champion continuous improvement initiatives and best-practice approaches to bauxite orebody knowledge

About you

You are a collaborative geoscience professional who combines strong technical capability with a passion for problem-solving and continuous improvement.

To be successful in this role, you will have the possess the following:

• Tertiary qualification in Geology, Geoscience or a related discipline

• Experience in geological modelling, resource evaluation and resource estimation, ideally within bauxite, lateritic ore systems or bulk commodity environments

• Strong understanding of orebody interpretation, geological data management, QAQC practices, resource modelling principles and drilling/evaluation programmes

• Proficiency with relevant geological modelling, resource estimation and data management software, such as acQuire, Vulcan, Datamine, Surpac or Leapfrog

• Exposure to resource growth, target generation, exploration evaluation, technical studies, due diligence or project evaluation activities

• Strong analytical, communication, problem-solving and stakeholder influencing skills

What we offer

Be recognised 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 & cultural leave)

• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)

• Possible domestic relocation assistance

Where you'll be working

Join a diverse and highly capable team focused on delivering the critical geological insights and resource understanding needed to support safe, sustainable and efficient mining operations. You'll collaborate with experts across geology, studies, mine planning and operations while helping unlock long-term value from our resources.

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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 LGBTQ+ 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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