2022 Mining Engineer Scheduling

We are looking for a Mining Engineer Scheduling for Oyu Tolgoi (OT). This role will be Brisbane-based, on a lifestyle 5:2 roster. Moderate international travel will be required once travel restrictions are eased.

The Brisbane-based Technical and Strategic Mine Planning (T&SMP) team provides offshore technical support for Lift 1 of the underground operations. Within T&SMP, the Underground Planning & Scheduling team primarily provides medium to long-term planning capability (i.e. 3 months to life-of-mine), whereas the site-based Technical Services team is responsible for short-term (i.e. shift to 3 months) planning. There is flexibility across these planning horizons such that teams may operate within or beyond their nominal range according to business needs and agreement with key stakeholders.

We are an open, connected international team of technical specialists using some of the most exciting data and tools on the planet. We are the world leader in automation and smart mining. These provide opportunities to grow your career through a dedicated technical path while being rewarded for your unique skills.

Reporting to the Superintendent – Scheduling & Systems, the Mining Engineer Scheduling will work closely with the Senior Engineer Scheduling to produce the Rolling Annual Mine Plan on a quarterly basis, in addition to other medium-long term schedule projects and trade-offs.

The role will be complemented with the highest commitment to safety and ethics, in support of Rio Tinto and OT values and strategic objectives.

Key duties will include:

• Working with the Senior Engineer Scheduling to produce the rolling annual mine plan (3 to 12-month focus) on a quarterly basis
• Fostering strong stakeholder relationships
• Ensuring schedules are practical, consider key interactions, and are adequately resourced
• Assisting the Senior Engineer Scheduling in developing life-of-mine schedules
• Government of Mongolia (GOM) Annual Mine Plan submission
• Undertaking general scheduling related project and trade-off work
• Reporting of compliance to the quarterly mine plan
• Further establishment and refinement of scheduling processes and ways of working
• Seek opportunities to improve safety and implement improvements to reduce risk

What you’ll bring

• A strong desire to learn and grow not only as an engineer but as an individual
• A Mining Engineering degree or equivalent post-graduate experience
• Solid mine design and scheduling experience using the Deswik suite
• Demonstrated practical underground mining experience
• Fluent in the Mongolian language with an understanding of the requirements for GOM Annual Plan submission
• Understanding of Mongolian mining regulations
• Experience in using JORC code
• Highly effective communication and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to collaborate remotely with global teams
• Mass mining exposure (highly regarded)
• Integrated schedule management, with a sound understanding of ventilation, construction, and geotechnical influences
• Experience in data management, analysis, and visualization with programs such as Tableau, PowerBI, or Excel
• Experience in using Intralinks interface
• Excellent time management capability

What we offer

• A safety-focused and inclusive working environment
• A competitive salary package with annual cash incentive awards (STIP)
• Access to top tier family-friendly health and medical programs
• Excellent retirement plan
• A comprehensive leave policy that covers all moments that matter in life (vacation/annual, paid parental leave, short term sick leave, paid holidays)
• Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matters
• Generous Rio Tinto employee share program

About Rio Tinto

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls ‘progress’ begins with a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers.

For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers – generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress.

Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminum – the world’s first to be certified “responsible” – helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world and explore the universe.

Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life.

Where you will be working

Oyu Tolgoi LLC, Mongolia’s largest copper and gold mining company, is a strategic partnership between the Government of Mongolia, Turquoise Hill Resources and Rio Tinto. Located in the South Gobi, Oyu Tolgoi commenced shipment of product to customers in July 2013. Oyu Tolgoi is managed by Rio Tinto, which is investing global expertise and cutting-edge technology to help develop Mongolia’s mining industry and ensure Oyu Tolgoi is one of the world’s most advanced mines. For Oyu Tolgoi, nothing matters more than safety. The business operates under the principle that if a job cannot be done safely, it will not be done at all.

Every Voice Matters

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.

Applications for this role will close on 26th Feb 2022 however we do reserve the right to close the role earlier.