Senior Engineer, Geotechnical

• Lead geotechnical engineering for one of the world's largest open pit mining operations, helping manage safety-critical slope performance and geohazard controls. 

• Grow your leadership capability by mentoring engineers, influencing technical decisions, and partnering with operational leaders across the mine. 

• Enjoy a rostered Monday to Friday schedule with a mix of office and field-based work near Salt Lake City, Utah. 

At Rio Tinto, we are committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming workplace where everyone feels safe, respected, and able to succeed. We actively encourage applications from women and from people with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We know that great technical capability comes in many forms, and we’re focused on building teams that reflect the communities we operate in and support each other to do their best work.

We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide the materials the world needs, now and in the future. Our values – care, courage and curiosity – guide how we work and how we treat each other. 

About the role 

We are looking for a Senior Engineer, Geotechnical to lead the Operational Geotechnical engineering team supporting the Kennecott Copper Mine. Reporting to the Principal Advisor, Geotechnical, on a Monday to Friday (5/2 or 5/2/4/3) roster and working collaboratively with operational and functional teams, you will be responsible for: 

• Lead and develop a team of geotechnical engineers, supporting technical excellence and safe operational outcomes. 

• Provide recommendations on open pit slope design, implementation of mine plans, and geohazard controls. 

• Monitor slope performance, interpret movement data, and support risk-based decision making in partnership with the Geotechnical Monitoring Center. 

• Develop and implement Geotechnical Trigger Action Response Plans (TARPs). 

• Review slope conformance and recommend rockfall mitigation strategies and controls. 

• Present geotechnical designs, monitoring information, and risk assessments to stakeholders, senior leaders, and external reviewers. 

• Collaborate with operations, planning, engineering teams, and external vendors to support mine performance and safety. 

• Analyse monitoring and geotechnical data to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities. 

About you 

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team. 

• Bachelor’s degree in Mining, Geological, Geotechnical, Civil Engineering, or Geology and/or  

• Technical experience in open pit mining environments. 

• Experience using ground-based radar systems and monitoring data software applicable to open pit mining. 

• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively across technical and operational teams.