Officer Environmental Monitoring

Officer Environmental Monitoring – Robe Valley (Secondment / Fixed Term)

• Supportive team culture with a focus on inclusion, safety, and work life balance
• Take the next steps in your career with a company that is committed to your growth and development
• This role is offered as a 12-month Secondment (Internal applicant) / Fixed Term (External applicant) opportunity and is on an 8 days on, 6 off roster either based residential in Pannawonica (for existing Pannawonica residents) or FIFO from Perth

We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide 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 an Officer Environmental Monitoring to join our HSEC team at Robe Valley. In this role you’ll work closely with the site environmental advisors and site operational teams to safely carry out environmental monitoring activities, in accordance with asset and regulatory approval requirements. You will be part of a supportive, collaborative team; however, a significant portion of this role is independent fieldwork and self‑managed scheduling, requiring strong organisational skills, proactive planning and confidence working alone in remote settings.

You’ll thrive here if you enjoy problem‑solving, working outdoors, and managing detailed monitoring programs from planning through to data delivery. You’ll also help

Officer Environmental Monitoring – Robe Valley (Secondment / Fixed Term)

• Supportive team culture with a focus on inclusion, safety, and work life balance
• Take the next steps in your career with a company that is committed to your growth and development
• This role is offered as a 12-month Secondment (Internal applicant) / Fixed Term (External applicant) opportunity and is on an 8 days on, 6 off roster either based residential in Pannawonica (for existing Pannawonica residents) or FIFO from Perth

We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide 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 an Officer Environmental Monitoring to join our HSEC team at Robe Valley. In this role you’ll work closely with the site environmental advisors and site operational teams to safely carry out environmental monitoring activities, in accordance with asset and regulatory approval requirements. You will be part of a supportive, collaborative team; however, a significant portion of this role is independent fieldwork and self‑managed scheduling, requiring strong organisational skills, proactive planning and confidence working alone in remote settings.

You’ll thrive here if you enjoy problem‑solving, working outdoors, and managing detailed monitoring programs from planning through to data delivery. You’ll also help to drive a culture of safety, performance and continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to do things better and putting new ideas into action.

Reporting to the Manager Health, Safety, Environment, Community (HSEC), the role will require you to:

• Manage and execute a comprehensive environmental monitoring schedule to achieve compliance with environmental licences and approvals
• Maintain high‑quality environmental datasets, ensuring information is accurate, complete, stored correctly and ready for reporting
• Maintain and calibrate environment fieldwork equipment and assets
• Complete monthly monitoring metrics and highlight non‑conformances or emerging issues
• QA/QC and compliance reviews of data and communication to Environment Advisors
• Manage and support environmental survey work conducted by contractors onsite (e.g. Bat, Aquatic fauna and riparian vegetation monitoring). This includes scoping, mobilisation, field work supervision and close out.
• Raise monitoring exceedances and support environment incident investigations
• Build strong, positive relationships with operational and functional teams

About you

• Formal qualification or competency in Environmental or Marine Sciences (or a related transferable discipline)
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage a high-volume monitoring schedule, work independently and maintain attention to detail
• Demonstrated experience in environmental sampling and monitoring programs
• Strong data management skills, including handling large datasets and ensuring data quality
• A proactive, diligent approach to fieldwork, safety and task execution
• Ability to troubleshoot equipment issues confidently and safely
• Experience working remotely or in field‑based roles

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
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
• 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)
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
• Possible domestic relocation assistance

Where you will be working

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own a world-class, integrated network of 18 mines, 4 independent port terminals, a rail network spanning nearly 2,000 kilometres and related infrastructure – all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand. We are one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of iron ore.

Ready to experience something unique? Come work with us.

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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.

Respect and Inclusion

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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