Engineer Electrical & Control Systems

• FIFO from Perth to Marandoo – Family Friendly roster – 8 days on, 6 days off

• Our friendly teams look after each other because your safety and wellbeing are always our priority 

• The perfect balance, our roster gives you more time for the things that are important in your life and to your family and community 

Where we’re all welcome  

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us who we are.  

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.  

We acknowledge that all people are different and believe that our differences are our strength.  The diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together.   
 

About the role
 

Join our inclusive and diverse MP&E function here at Rio Tinto, as an Electrical and Control Systems Engineer.
 

This unique role will allow you to ensure the safety, reliability and performance of Fixed Plant electrical, control system, and instrumentation assets here at Rio Tinto.
 

Reporting to the MP&E Engineering Superintendent, you will be responsible for the below duties :

• Adhere to all Rio Tinto health and safety standards, policies and procedures and report any safety hazards and risks to the appropriate channels

• Minimize business interruptions by providing engineering support for escalated electrical, control system, network, and instrumentation faults

• Provide technical guidance and oversight for complex instrumentation, control systems, and electrical asset maintenance work to maintenance, operations, project, and commercial teams

• Execute programs of work to optimize asset management for electrical assets

• Support the implementation and management of Functional Safety systems and processes

• Implement DE improvements to control system and electrical assets

• Collaborate with MP&E central teams to share learnings and support replication opportunities

• Review Management of Change for site assets, including control system and process control assets

• Lead and support investigations into incidents and outages

• Manage onsite spares for electrical, control system, and instrumentation assets

• Oversee configuration management for electrical, control system, and instrumentation assets

• Lead capital projects for electrical, control system, and instrumentation upgrades

• Coordinate with central E&C Engineering and act as the point of escalation for complex control system and electrical asset fault diagnosis and recovery

• Monitor and maintain advanced control system schemes

• Support and execute machine protection and safety-related control system audits

What you’ll bring

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

• Knowledge and experience in electrical engineering and process control disciplines

• Ability to solve a range of problems using largely defined procedures and solutions

• Previous site experience within a mining or port environment in a control system support role.

• Operational experience and proficiency with Schneider PLCs and Citect SCADA systems would be beneficial.

• Strong communication skill to present specialist subject matter to non-specialist stakeholders

• Ability to work well in a solo or team environment

• Knowledge of Reliability Engineering and Asset Management practices

• Knowledge of the following areas : Electrical Safety, Transformers, Generators, Switchgear, VSDs, UPSs, HVAC, Motors, Cabling, Instrumentation, Earthing, Functional Safety, Arc Flash, Electrical Protection, Legislation, Regulations, Electrical Australian Standards, Control Systems, HMI, Process Control

• Current ‘C’ Class Driver's License (Manual)

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team 

• Respect for others and an all-inclusive mindset 

If you are excited about the role and think you have what it takes but your experience doesn't align 100% we still want to hear from you. 

We are committed to promoting diversity within Rio Tinto and as a special measure to we strongly encourage women to apply.

What we offer  

• Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.  

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

• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto  

• Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia  

• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus  

• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family  

• Attractive share ownership plan  

• Company provided insurance cover  

• Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options  

• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions  

• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support  

• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave, cultural leave)  

• Work on Country with a residential role which offers company housing and financial support with living expenses including rent and utilities (power and water)

• To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives – at a time that suits them  

• Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more.

We are committed to elevating Indigenous voices and increasing cultural knowledge in our business. Diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together.  To help you on your journey with us, you’ll also have access to:

• Specialist Indigenous Support Advisors are always there for our Indigenous employees and available to support through any aspect of your employment

• Indigenous leadership programmes across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders.

Who we are  

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 and meet opportunities. 

Where you’ll be working
 

This role is offered on 8 days on, 6 days off family friendly roster, FIFO from Perth to Marandoo

The Marandoo mine is located at the foot of Mount Bruce adjacent to the Karijini National Park, 50 km east of the town of Tom Price. Marandoo is known for its picturesque hills and mountain ranges. Our operation currently employs a fly in fly out workforce.

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.

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.

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