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.
Are you ready to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Rio Tinto Exploration?
As Principal Adviser Exploration, you will lead geoscience teams in technical/operational and field activities in a hands-on capacity, ensuring the safe design, management, and delivery of in-field exploration programs. Supporting the Manager III Exploration, you’ll contribute to both strategic planning and tactical execution and collaborate across Rio Tinto’s internal teams.
We are an open, connected global team that includes some of the industry’s best and brightest minds. We offer competitive, performance-focused remuneration and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With a global reach, the opportunities to develop and grow your career are broad and exciting.
Reporting to the Manager Exploration and leading a small team of Geoscientists as part of the Exploration ARR function, you will:
We’re looking for someone who is diligent, well organised and can thrive in a fast-paced environment. You will also bring strong influencing and communication skills when working with our stakeholders. This role requires a genuine commitment to maintaining a physically and psychologically safe workplace, while fostering collaboration and teamwork across different areas of the business.
Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.
Rio Tinto Exploration seeks to create value for the business by discovering or acquiring new mineral resources. Organised into three regional teams (Americas, Australasia, and Africa-Eurasia), the Exploration group provides both a global reach and a local presence across a range of commodities including bauxite, copper, iron ore, and lithium.
This is a Brisbane based role with regular travel to site. Whilst the role includes a rotating roster, you will also hold the flexibility to attend adhoc extended field-time.
Applications close on 25th September 2026 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).
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.
At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTQ+ 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.
We're finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs. Iron ore for steel. Low carbon aluminium for electric cars and smartphones. Copper for wind turbines, electric cars and the pipes that bring water to our home. Borates that help crops grow and titanium for paint.
