Engineer electrical maintenance & engineering

Improve the safety, reliability and performance of electrical systems that keep refinery operations running. Build broad technical and project experience across power distribution, industrial controls, reliability and capital delivery. Work close to refinery operations, partnering directly with maintenance, engineering and project teams to turn practical ideas into lasting improvements.

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 Electrical Engineer to help Refinery Operations improve the safety, reliability and efficiency of critical electrical assets. In this role, you’ll provide hands-on engineering support for maintenance, operational priorities and capital improvement projects, working with operations, maintenance, engineering, contractors and technical specialists. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys solving complex equipment and process challenges and wants to deepen their expertise across power systems, industrial controls and project delivery.

What you’ll be doing

Reporting to the Superintendent, Electrical Maintenance & Engineering and working in a collaborative, safety-focused environment across Refinery Operations, Maintenance, Engineering and Reliability, you will be:

• Provide technical support for medium-voltage and low-voltage power distribution systems, substations, motor control centres, transformers, protective relays and related electrical infrastructure.
• Diagnose electrical and process-control issues, lead root cause investigations and develop corrective actions that reduce operational risk and recurring equipment failures.
• Develop and review electrical designs, drawings, specifications, calculations and construction packages for sustaining and capital improvement projects.
• Manage assigned projects from scope and budget development through engineering, procurement, construction support, commissioning and closeout.
• Improve equipment reliability through asset analysis, preventive maintenance optimisation, condition monitoring and long-term replacement strategies.
• Perform or coordinate load flow, short-circuit, protection coordination and arc-flash studies, applying relevant electrical codes, standards and company requirements.
• Support programmable logic controller (PLC), DeltaV, instrumentation and process-control programming, troubleshooting and design activities.
• Partner with operations, maintenance, Health and Safety, contractors and consultants to complete risk assessments, plan outages and implement safe, practical engineering solutions.

About you

We’re looking for someone whose experience aligns with the key requirements below. You do not need to meet every “helpful for success” item to apply. If you bring relevant experience and are excited by the opportunity, we encourage you to submit an application.

Required for Success

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
• A bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Demonstrated electrical engineering experience in refinery, mining, metals, manufacturing, chemical processing or another safety-critical heavy industrial environment.
• Working knowledge of industrial power distribution, electrical protection, motor control and industrial control systems.
• Experience interpreting and developing electrical drawings, schematics, technical specifications and engineering calculations.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex equipment issues and manage multiple engineering or project priorities in an operating environment.

Helpful for Success

• Experience with medium-voltage systems, variable frequency drives and direct-current circuits.
• Experience with protective relays, power-system studies, coordination and arc-flash analysis.
• Familiarity with PLCs, DeltaV, instrumentation and process-control systems.
• Experience overseeing contractors, consultants, construction activities and commissioning.

What we offer

Be recognized for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you have helped the world progress.

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• Competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with an annual incentive bonus
• 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 and a generous 401(k) matching program
• Attractive share ownership plan
• Comprehensive leave policies which cover all the moments that matter in life, including paid time off, paid holidays, and paid bereavement leave
• A generous parental leave policy, which ensures you are able to spend quality time with your new family
• Discount programs for leisure purposes and access to Personify Health with incentives supporting your wellbeing
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program, which provides confidential counselling or expert guidance for you and your family to help get through life’s challenges

Where you’ll be working

Our Kennecott smelter is a world-class, fully integrated copper mining operation, including a mine, concentrator, and refinery, located just outside Salt Lake City, Utah, in the United States. We produce copper, precious metals including gold and silver, molybdenum, and sulfuric acid. Kennecott has been mining and processing minerals from the rich ore body of the Bingham Canyon Mine since 1903 and is one of the top producing mines in the world, comprising approximately 11 percent of U.S. annual copper production.

Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to posting end date.

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

Rio Tinto is committed to equal employment opportunity. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel safe, respected and valued. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome but are essential to our success. We treat all our people fairly and with dignity.

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