Advisor - Environment

Advisor – Environment

• Exposure to a truly global company
• Opportunity to build/enhance your professional skill set
• Work with diverse and challenging systems in an industrial setting - Salt Lake City

About the role

We are looking for an Advisor – Environment to join the Kennecott Environment Team. The Advisor – Environment will assist the team in providing a wide array of technical support related to day-to-day air quality, waste management, and other regulatory matters for on-site operations at the Kennecott Smelter. This role is a great opportunity to gain exposure to a large and complex mining operation and build professional skills set. 

Reporting to the Principal Advisor – Air, Regulatory & Compliance, you will be coordinating with plants and projects in a heavily regulated and highly complex US regulatory setting, including but not limited to: 

• Working in coordination with the senior advisor to complete compliance activities in an industrial setting
• Leading compliance activities to meet requirements in air quality, water quality, and waste management
• Communicating with different teams to build understanding around regulatory requirements and compliance systems
• Communicating with facility and other personnel to collect data to support the development of technical reports.
• Maintaining schedules to meet requirements of various permits/regulations.
• Supporting the operation and functionality of the Environmental Monitoring System (EMS).
• Assessing and troubleshooting environmental data.
• Reporting environmental data for regulatory compliance.
• Supporting the development of short-, medium- and long-term environmental strategies.
• Assessing and supporting investigations of environmental incidents.

About you

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

• A Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience, in environmental engineering, environmental science or related field.
• 5 years’ experience in environmental compliance.
• Practical experience in waste management, surface and groundwater remediation and protection, air and land quality understanding and general environmental guidance
• Demonstrated ability in task organization and time management
• RCRA, HAZWOPER, DOT certifications preferred
• Advanced user of Excel and proficient with large data sets.
• Strong demonstrated ability in effective communication (verbal and written) with various stakeholders at all levels of an organization

What we offer 

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

Where you will be working

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 120 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. Kennecott spans over 20 miles from the Bingham Canyon Mine at the south end of the Salt Lake Valley to the Smelter and Refinery on the north end of the valley. This role will be located at the Smelter facility.

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 and meet opportunities. 

Every Voice Matters

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.

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQ community, mature workers, Veterans and active-duty armed forces, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V

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