Description

MINING ENGINEER SCHEDULING | OYU TOLGOI UNDERGROUND OPERATION

About the role

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 provide 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.

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 Mongolian language with 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 ability to collaborate remotely with global teams
• Mass mining exposure (highly regarded)
• Integrated schedule management, with sound understanding of ventilation, construction, and geotechnical influences
• Experience in data management, analysis and visualisation with programs such as Tableau, PowerBI or Excel
• Experience in using Intralinks interface

To find out more and apply visit RTCareers: https://jobs.riotinto.com/job/14828570