Opportunity Analyst – Geology

We are looking for an Opportunity Analyst to support the evaluation of our partner’s resource and assessment of its suitability for the application of our technology, requiring significant ore body knowledge and understanding. The Opportunity Analyst will provide ongoing support during the subsequent viability and deployment studies of our technology at our partner sites. This includes an ongoing assessment of further drilling requirements to increase confidence in the resource estimate.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Opportunity Assessment Manager, you will:

· Support all viability and deployment studies with your advanced ore body knowledge and understanding of typical copper porphyry and other geological copper systems.

· Work with the partner geology team to develop and advanced understanding of the project geology and potential risks and benefits for our application.

· Guide the evaluation team in the understanding of complex issues in specialized areas based on existing understanding of these ore bodies and potential solutions and procedures.

· Collaborate with RTX and RTC Technical Group geologists to identify and review ore bodies and geological formations for potential our applications

· Collaborate with RTX and RTC Technical Group geologists to review and validate resource estimates generate by our partners

· Collaborate with the relevant Finance Business Partner and Business Analyst to help prepare business proposals and presentation pack for project assessments and approvals

· Collaborate with the Chief Geo metallurgist to select the optimum samples for our test programs, focusing on ore variability and representativeness

· Support and help manage relationships with especially the partner geology teams during the viability and deployment study phases of our projects.

Minimum Requirements

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

· A Bachelor’s Degree in Science, majoring in Geology or Geoscience

· Resource estimation and evaluation experience

· Proven experience in cross-functional stakeholder management

· A minimum of 15 years of experience Resource Evaluation, Exploration or Mine Geology

· Ability to work in multi-functional and multi-disciplinary teams and deliver measurable outcomes

· Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with employees at all levels of the organization and external vendors and stakeholders

Benefits of Working with Us:

We are committed to providing our employees with a generous benefits package. Be recognized for your contribution, your thinking, your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress, we provide:

· A safety-focused and inclusive working environment

· Advantageous salary package with annual cash incentive awards (STIP) for eligible employees

· 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

· Generous Rio Tinto employee share program, which allows you to purchase Rio Tinto Company shares.

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

· A favorable child-caregiver leave program (Up to 100% salary top-up)

· Discount programs for leisure purposes and access to Virgin Pulse with incentives supporting your wellbeing

· Ongoing Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family; to help in addressing educational opportunities, addiction treatment, depression, stress, domestic issues, financial management, and legal concerns.

· Our team and industry experts are here to support and work with you to explore your learning potential and career goals