Mining Engineer

Mining Engineer

- Location: Salt Lake City, Utah

- Be part of a safety‑driven team that values inclusion and collaboration

- Join a global company with a highly skilled and supportive technical community

- Access industry‑leading technical development programs designed to support your growth

About the role

We are looking for a Mining Engineer with strong mine planning and design skills to support underground mine design, scheduling, and production planning. In this role, you’ll contribute to optimizing operations while supporting both near‑term execution and long‑range mine development.

This is a great opportunity to deepen your understanding of underground mining operations while building experience in project management, business improvement, and long‑term planning.

You’ll join an open, connected, and global community of technical specialists who use advanced data, tools, and technology to shape the future of mining. We are a world leader in automation and smart mining, and we invest in technical development programs that recognize the unique value and impact of your role, supporting growth through a dedicated technical career path.

Reporting to the Senior Mining Engineer and working within a collaborative team, you’ll:

- Prepare mine plans and schedules to support long‑range planning horizons

- Develop life‑of‑mine designs and support underground development planning

- Assist with IFC design generation as needed

- Support stope drilling and production planning activities

- Participate in ventilation surveys, modeling, and analysis

- Identify improvement opportunities and support their implementation in partnership with the broader team

What you’ll bring

- A strong commitment to your own safety and the safety of others

- Familiarity with safety systems and a proactive safety mindset

- An undergraduate degree, preferably in Mining Engineering

- Experience with 3D mine design and drafting software (e.g., Deswik, Vulcan)

- At least 3 years of experience, preferably in underground metal mining

- Well‑developed analytical and technical skills, with the ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization

- Ability to work independently, contribute within a team, and build collaborative relationships

It will also be beneficial if you have

- Additional experience in underground mining environments

- Intermediate computer skills, including tools such as Excel, Word, and SAP

What we offer

- Be recognized for your contributions, innovative thinking and dedication, and leave each day knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

- A work environment where safety is always the number one priority

- Competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with an annual incentive bonus

- Access to top-tier family-friendly health programs including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life insurance coverage, and various voluntary benefits

- Excellent retirement plan including up to 6% defined company contribution; Generous 401k matching program

- Attractive share ownership plan

- Comprehensive leave policies which cover all the moments that matter in life: PTO (paid time off), paid holidays, and paid bereavement leave

- A generous parental leave policy, which ensures you’re able to spend quality time with your new family

- Discount programs for leisure purposes and access to Personify Health with incentives supporting your wellbeing

- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), which provides confidential counselling or expert guidance for you and your family to help get through life’s challenges

Where you’ll be working

Our Kennecott mine is a world-class, fully integrated copper mining operation, including a concentrator, smelter and refinery, located just outside Salt Lake City, Utah, in the United States. We produce copper, precious metals including gold and silver, molybdenum, tellurium and sulfuric acid. Kennecott has been mining and processing minerals from the rich ore body of the Bingham Canyon Mine since 1903 and is one of the top producing mines in the world, comprising approximately 11 percent of U.S. annual copper production.

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

Rio Tinto is committed to equal employment opportunity. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel safe, respected and valued. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome but are essential to our success. We treat all our people fairly and with dignity.

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