Be a part of an encouraging leadership group, committed to your growth and development.Excellent opportunity to shape your career within Resource Development.Perth based role with regular travel to the Pilbara.About The RoleFinding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.We are looking for a Manager Geoscience to provide technical and strategic support and guidance for the RTIO Geoscience team, providing exposure to Rio Tinto strategy, management, governance and decision-making processes.About YouYou are curious with excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills. You enjoy working with leaders, peers and teams to solve problems and seek opportunities to be part of taking Resource Development forward.We are an open, connected team that includes some of the industry's best and brightest minds. We offer competitive, performance-focused remuneration and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With a global reach, the opportunities to develop and grow your career are broad and exciting.Reporting to the General Manager Resource Development, and working in a transforming team within Iron Ore, you will:Lead by example by embodying our values of courage, care and curiosity.Drive a clear vision for resource developments future, particularly the delivery of ongoing orebody knowledge productivity initiatives.Pursue innovative process improvements for data collection, processing and geological modelling to ensure optimum delivery of OBK.Empower your team to contribute to the cultural change process by fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement.Establish clear accountability measures to track progress and celebrate successes at a team and divisional level.Drive a best operator mindset, by measuring performance, whether that be field program execution or the impact of cultural change efforts.Remain adaptable and flexible in response to evolving circumstances or unforeseen challenges. Adjust strategies as needed while staying aligned with the overall vision.Provide direct leadership to all reports including annual cyclical activities, regular performance conversations and support for team and individual technical development.Provide technical mentoring and development across the Geoscience function supporting building capability in field geoscience processes.Ensure team compliance to all relevant standards and procedures, including quality, relating to data collection, field work and tenure reporting alongside improvements.Ensure clear alignment of technical priorities across Resource Development and with other key stakeholders (e.g. studies).What You'll BringA commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.A continuous improvement mindset.Tertiary Degree in geoscience or related orebody knowledge technical discipline.Industry experience, leading exploration and/or equivalent team.Demonstrate strong knowledge and experience in geology and tenure management.Thorough understanding of field geological programs, mineral resource reporting and progression of new mine development.Deep strategic thinking and numerical/analytical skills. Able to maintain perspective and switch between strategic and tactical priorities quickly.Effective stakeholder engagement skills, the ability to develop productive, collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders.Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to frame and convey complex messages to a range of stakeholders using a wide range of communication methods.Leaders with a strategic mindset, operational focus, curiosity and drive to contribute are strongly encouraged to apply.What We OfferBe recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you have 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 bonus.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 leave, cultural leave).To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives – at a time that suits them.Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more.Where you'll be workingIn this role you will be required to adapt an agile way of working and spread your time across both the Perth CBD office and our site-based operations right across the Pilbara. Travel to the Pilbara is required on a weekly basis.In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own an integrated portfolio of iron ore assets a world-class, integrated network of 17 mines, four independent port terminals, a 1,700 kilometre rail network and related infrastructure – all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand.We are one of the world's leading producers and exporters of iron ore.Applications close on 17th January 2025 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).About Rio TintoRio 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.Every Voice MattersAt 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.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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