Manager Engineering-Underground Project – Reside in Mongolia

Manager Engineering – Underground Project

• Become a leader on one of the largest capital projects in the mining industry globally
• Be a part of strong and proactive team with an advanced work culture
• A great opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual seeking their next career challenge

About the role

We are looking for a Manager Engineering, the role is responsible for managing a team of discipline engineering leads within the Owner’s Team along with the respective Engineering Service Provides delivering engineering for the project. The role is also responsible for all project permitting activities associated with new facilities constructed as part of the project scope. The engineering manager leads, plans and co-ordinates the detailed engineering for the project in conjunction with their EPCM counterparts as well as playing a significant role in the coordination, synergy and integration of efficiencies that exist between the procurement, permitting, construction and commissioning elements of the work. The scope of the project includes a large-scale underground ore handling system, concentrator upgrade and underground non-process infrastructure such as mobile equipment workshops and mine ventilation facilities.

Working Monday to Friday as a residential in Ulaanbaatar city and reporting to the GM Engineering within RT Projects group with a dotted line reporting structure to the OTUG Project Director, you will be:

• Developing the strategy and execution plans for detailed engineering based on the scope requirements and schedule.
• Applying disciplined governance and quality assurance across all aspects of the engineering function for the OTUG project.
• Establishing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders to drive a culture of collaboration, participation and improvement.
• Managing and developing the performance of the team in line with Rio Tinto’s values, in order to achieve objectives, including Zero Harm.
• Monitoring and managing the performance of key Engineering Service Providers (ESPs) to ensure engineering is being prioritised and delivered to meet the agreed construction schedule
• Identifying and mitigating the key project risks and maximise opportunities for the project.
• Proactively managing the project’s compliance related activities related to the engineering function.
• Analysing and reporting budget and cost variations to contribute to strategic decision making.
• Working closely with the procurement, construction, commissioning, operational readiness and operations’ stakeholders to ensure a smooth handover and ramp up at the conclusion of construction.

What you will bring

• Degree qualification in Engineering and engineering management experience attained during the execution of large scale base metals projects
• Demonstrated previous success in a leadership role
• Ability to quickly digest and understand the significant body of engineering that has been completed to date and take responsibility for the management of the remaining engineering scope and support construction teams during the remaining construction period
• Underground mining experience is highly desirable.

What we offer

• A dynamic work environment where the safety and well-being of our people is always the number one priority
• International relocation and visa assistance
• Competitive package including annual incentive and living allowance
• Career development to further your ambitions
• Coaching and mentoring opportunities to support junior staff
• A comprehensive international health insurance for employees and their immediate family
• Access to the Rio Tinto employee share plan

About us

Joining the Rio Tinto Oyu Tolgoi Underground Project team is a great opportunity to be part of one of the most exciting developments in copper and gold mining for several decades. The mine contains reserves and resources that make it one of the world’s largest copper-gold deposits.

This mega project is expected to be a major contributor to Mongolia’s development. As part of the Rio Tinto Oyu Tolgoi Underground Project team, you have the ability to contribute to something significant and learn and develop both personally and professionally. We offer a collaborative, high performing environment where success is achieved by working together.

Discover more about Mongolia and Oyu Tolgoi

Mongolia is increasingly becoming a destination for tourism and expatriate residents. As a rapidly developing city, Mongolia’s capital Ulaanbaatar is seen as a comfortable, yet exciting place to live. With an array of cultural and social activities available and a growing network of international schools, housing options, and leisure facilities, its home to a growing community of international expatriates.

Located in the South Gobi Desert, just 80 kilometres from the Chinese border, the Oyu Tolgoi open pit mine and camp is a large, well-run and comfortable site with multiple amenities including recreational and sports facilities, a cinema, shops, restaurants and bars catered to a growing community. For more information about OT site, please check out this video.

Where you’ll be working

Oyu Tolgoi is an operating Copper / Gold open pit mine with a brownfields underground mining project. The site is located in the Gobi Desert region of Mongolia. The reserves case for the underground project is in the order of 0.5 billion tonnes of ore to be mined from the 95,000 tonnes per day Hugo North Lift 1 (HNL1) panel cave mine with a 20-year operations life. There is also the potential for 3 further block cave districts to increase mine life beyond 100 years.

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA+ 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.

Job application closes as on 7 July 2023

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift

Work Location: In person