Job Description

FIFO Internship

Internship role \xe2\x80\x93 Mining Engineering

If you want to drive real change, we have just the place to do it. Our Internship Program is an opportunity for you to shape Rio Tinto from the inside out. We want you to be part of our team to help take us forward by solving the emerging challenges of our time. At Rio Tinto, we believe the best ideas come from bringing people together with different perspectives to work toward a common goal - to create a better tomorrow.

We are offering multiple 8-months (September 2023 to April 2024) internship opportunities at our Diavik Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories. There is a possibility of extending the internship up to 12 months. This is a Fly-Fly out rotational role for our DDMI mine.

The schedule is a 2 weeks on /2 weeks off rotation that includes working weekends and holidays. The rotations will consist of 12-hour daily shifts. You will be flown in/out of the Diavik site from Yellowknife or Edmonton for your shifts and all accommodation and meals are included in camp.

About the role

In this role, you will have the opportunity to either work in the underground operations team OR in the Integrated Mine Planning Team.

Underground Operations Team: you will support business improvement initiatives.

Integrated Mine Planning Team: you will work on various aspects of underground mine planning from stope design, drill and blast, ventilation, Geotech and short to long-range planning.

What you\xe2\x80\x99ll bring

• Pursuing bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s or master\xe2\x80\x99s degree in mining engineering
• Underground mining experience an asset
• SQL and Data management experience
• Experience with Vulcan and Deswik
• Highly self-motivated
• Outstanding organizational and participative skills
• Excellent communication skills are required to liaise with consulting engineers, contractors and management
• Have a valid driver\xe2\x80\x99s license

*To be eligible, you must have the right to work full-time in Canada.

What we offer

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• A competitive salary
• Ambitious, exciting and rewarding experience
• Opportunity to build relationships with the Rio Tinto team and community

Where will you be working

The Diavik Diamond Mine, in Canada\xe2\x80\x99s Northwest Territories, is located on a 20 square kilometer island, called East Island, in Lac de Gras, a lake located 300 kilometers northeast of Yellowknife. It is 100 kilometers north of the tree line and 210 km south of the Arctic Circle. Workers at the mine site commute to the island by plane.

Our diamonds from Diavik are stunning white gems, produced to the highest possible standards of safety and integrity. At Diavik, the safety of our people is our number one priority. We will never compromise this. Having all of the people who come to our mine site return home to their families and loved ones at the end of every roster or visit is our number one goal.

About Rio Tinto

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls \xe2\x80\x98progress\xe2\x80\x99 begins with a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs.

For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers \xe2\x80\x93generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress. Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium \xe2\x80\x93the world\xe2\x80\x99s first to be certified \xe2\x80\x9cresponsible\xe2\x80\x9d \xe2\x80\x93helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities, and our boron helps feed the world and explore the universe. Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life.

Every Voice Matters

We particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, 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 \xe2\x80\x93they 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.

Next steps\xe2\x80\xa6

Please note, in order to be considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions.

*Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove job postings as there is enough applicants, therefore, if you are interested in applying for this vacancy, please submit your application as soon as possible.

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