GIS Administrator

GIS Administrator

• Exciting Opportunity in Brisbane with occasional travel
• Be part of a diverse team that values, safety, teamwork, inclusion and respectful behaviours while delivering high value outcomes
• Permanent role based in Brisbane, QLD

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a GIS Administrator to develop and maintain the site spatial databases and provide GIS and other cartographic support to Pacific Operations work groups. You will also administer, coordinate, and manage GIS database development and activities across three locations.

This is a great opportunity for a an enthusiastic and highly ambitious individual.

We are an open, connected international team of technical specialists using some of the most exciting data and tools on the planet. We are the world leader in automation and smart mining.

We have technical development programmes that are industry-leading and recognise the unique nature of your role. These provide opportunities to grow your career through a dedicated technical path while being rewarded for your unique skills.

Reporting to the Senior Surveyor and working in a diverse team within the Surveying department within Pacific Integrated Operations, you will be:

• Working as an Administrator with strong technical capability and demonstrated experience in GIS.
• Creating, maintaining, and enhancing constructive working relationships with the team, immediate manager, peers, and other parts of the business.
• Maintaining GIS related software with Information Technology support.
• Maintaining standard monthly data sets such as tenements, environmental, heritage, archaeological, land management, rehabilitation, mine planning and development and site custodian data.
• Managing digital conversion or capturing environmental, land management, rehabilitation, heritage, mine planning geophysical interpretations as per Rio Tinto GIS standards.

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• A tertiary qualification in GIS or related field
• Sound knowledge of the Esri ArcGIS platforms and App’s
• Imagery and LiDAR processing experience.
• Data management experience.
• OGC and Esri Web service creation and configuration experience.
• Enterprise Geodatabase experience.
• Python and model builder experience.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work independently.
• Basic understanding of the mining processes
• A strong commitment to safety and accuracy of data systems

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

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.

Where you’ll be working

Rio Tinto is a global leader in aluminium, one of the world’s most widely used metals.

Active in the sector for more than 110 years, today we operate large-scale, high-quality bauxite mines and alumina refineries, and have the world’s most modern and competitive aluminium smelter portfolio.

Our Pacific Operations sites are located along the east coast of Australia, at the tip of the Northern Territory and in New Zealand’s south. With more than 6,000 employees, we operate a full value chain approach—mining, refining and smelting. Our portfolio includes four bauxite mines, two refineries, four smelters and one power station, and is supported by technical experts located in our Brisbane hub, including a fully operational Operations Centre for our bauxite mines.

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.

Applications close on Monday the 24th June 2024 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)