Strategic Engineer Job in Newcastle, Hunter & Port Stephens, New South Wales Australia
As a world leader in finding, mining and processing the earth's mineral resources, Rio Tinto delivers minerals and metals that meet global needs and contribute to improving our living standards. Our success depends not only on the quality and diversity of the Group's assets, but also on the talent, skills and safety of our people. We seek to contribute to sustainable development and share a commitment to be a dependable global partner and a good local neighbour.
Rio Tinto Coal Australia is one of Australia's leading mining organisations with a highly successful record in developing and managing world-class open cut and underground coal operations. We recognise the importance of equal employment opportunity and the benefits of a diverse workforce. As part of the way we work, we seek to build enduring relationships with all of our communities that are characterised by mutual respect, active partnership and long term commitment.
Hunter Valley Operations is one of the largest multi-seam open cut mining operations in Australia. With four pits spanning more than 22 kilometres, the operation offers fantastic opportunities in areas such as Dragline Drill and Blast, Mining Support, Overburden and Coal and Partings. Hunter Valley Operations is located in the Hunter Valley region, less than two hours drive from the coastal city of Newcastle. As well as being Australia's oldest wine producing region, the Hunter Valley offers an excellent lifestyle with high quality health, schooling and housing facilities.
Hunter Valley Operations currently has a position available for a Strategic Engineer reporting to the Senior Projects Engineer in their Technical Services Department. This department is responsible for the planning scheduling of mining operations from a daily to 5 year timeframe and comprises Geology, Short and Medium Term Planning teams. Within the Mid Term planning team there is the forecast, design and strategic teams.
The primary purpose of this role is to assist in converting resources to reserves in an optimal sequence. In this role you will be required to provide input into mine project selection and then provide engineering input to create pit design, schedules and stage plans to assist the approvals team in securing approval to mine the area.
As the successful candidate, you will possess the following skills/experience:
- Options analysis experience together with a demonstrated strategic thinking capability to ensure that sequencing of approvals is carried out efficiently and effectively
- A Mining Engineering degree together with previous experience in scheduling large operations preferably with XPAC
- Strong analytical and problem solving ability coupled with strong communication, negotiation and influencing skills
- Expert user of Excel
- Experience with 3D software (Minescape, Minex and/or Vulcan) would be highly desirable in this role
- Effective planning and time management skills
This role offers you the opportunity to work within a supportive team and alongside the best in the business. In return for your commitment, you will be rewarded with an attractive salary package commensurate with your experience together with the great employee benefits Rio Tinto has to offer.
Working within a dynamic and friendly culture, in a business renowned for its world class safety standards and high quality product, this is an opportunity not to be missed!
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