Project Manager – Underground

Project Manager – Underground

• A company with a world-class reputation for safety and performance
• Foster a collaborative team environment built on strong work ethics
• Excellent opportunity to develop your career and further develop your technical expertise – Bingham Canyon Mine (Salt Lake City, Utah)

About the role

We are looking for an Underground Project Manager to lead a team to deliver the safe and cost efficient development and construction of the underground mining projects followed by the transition to safe and efficient production operations. This role will develop, implement and continuously improve the safety, production and technical management systems for the mine, consistent with industry best practice and compliant with all RTK standards and policies.

This role is a great opportunity, you will actively work with all stakeholders from RTK and RTCD to facilitate best practice operations and development of technology and capability for current and future RTK and other RTCD underground development. Reporting to the Manager – Projects & Engineering Minerals, Rio Tinto Kennecott, you will:

• Develop, implement and continuously monitor the effectiveness of the approved mine safety management plan, providing leadership where deviation occurs.
• Identify, provide and then monitor appropriateness of resources to safely and efficiently deliver the project and production schedule.
• Monitor daily, weekly and monthly progress against schedule and provide leadership to the team were variance needs to be corrected.
• Champion and achieve industry leading benchmarks for safe and efficient development and open stope mining operations consistent with the ground conditions.
• Provide continuous and accurate operational reporting (as required) to inform the RTK and RTCD leadership on mine safety, development, construction, production and cost and schedule performance.
• Develop, implement and monitor the effectiveness of technical management systems to safely manage the capital project and mining operations including the processes and interactions between mine engineering, mine survey, geology, geotechnical engineering, contractor management and other RTK operations.
• Work with RTKC and RTCD leadership to fully and efficiently utilise the group resources for stores, logistics, maintenance, business improvement, technical support and other sharable resources to efficiently execute the project and operations.
• Actively manage contractor performance to achieve benchmark productivity while ensuring compliance with all RTK and RTCD standards, policies and procedures.
• Champion the development, implementation and usage of technology solutions to progress future RT underground capabilities.

About you

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

• Bachelor Degree in Mining Engineering
• Competency in Risk Management and Risk Assessment
• Competency in Financial and Business Improvement functions

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• 10+ years project, technical and operational underground mining experience.
• 5+ years direct mining operational leadership
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement world class safety and production management systems for underground development, construction and production operations.
• Demonstrated ability to implement and manage continuous improvement processes

Where you will be working

About us

Rio Tinto Kennecott is a fully integrated mining operation located just outside Salt Lake City, Utah, US. Kennecott is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rio Tinto. For more than 110 years, Kennecott has been mining and processing minerals from the rich orebody of the Bingham Canyon Mine. Kennecott is a strong economic driver and strives to be a valuable community partner through strategic partnerships, charitable giving and sustainable development practices.

As pioneers in mining and metals, we produce materials essential to human progress.

Our long history is filled with firsts. We’ve developed some of the world’s largest and best quality mines and operations, and our people work in around 35 countries across six continents. Aluminium and copper, diamonds, gold and industrial minerals, iron ore, coal and uranium: our materials make up the world around us. You’ll find them in smartphones, planes, cars, hospitals and throughout your home.

Creating an inclusive and diverse workforce

We are a diverse team of talented, enthusiastic individuals who foster a culture of inclusion. No matter how they may differ, our people share one thing in common. It’s a belief that work is more rewarding when we are accepted and valued for our differences, not judged by them. We all have something to contribute, and it’s this contribution that makes for a great organization and fulfilling career.

So if this sounds like you and the opportunity you are looking for, apply now.

Please note, in order to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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