About the role
We are looking for a Specialist Track Engineer (Rail Maintenance) to lead a small team within the Rail Maintenance Asset Assurance Track team.
Reporting to the Senior Track Engineer based in Karratha, you will be required to:
* Aid defect response, management, and removal, minimising risk and business impact AFARP
* Perform inspections and audits of track infrastructure and maintenance activities to provide assurance that assets are being managed according to required standards
* Provide technical requirements for scope of works that meet the business objectives and RTIO Standards
* Develop a prioritised quarterly Asset Replacement work bank in conjunction with Condition Monitoring, Asset Replacement and Planning teams
* Provide engineering input into the planning and scheduling of maintenance and replacement of rail assets and interface with other work streams to optimise execution
* Review maintenance processes and procedures to improve safety and asset performance
* Analyse operating performance of assets, recommend and implement improvement projects to eliminate defects
* Analyse performance of maintenance activities and repair works to determine effectiveness
* Assess risk and provide direction to the execution teams and Engineers where standards are silent or ambiguous
* Assess condition of the track to determine safe operating speed, open track to traffic post works, remove TSRs and/or apply speed restrictions
* Contribute to the management and quality of asset data
What you'll bring
To succeed in this role, you will have a minimum of:
* Tertiary qualification in either Mechanical or Civil engineering
* 5+ years experience in a rail maintenance or engineering role
* High level knowledge of Railway Track Engineering concepts and principles
* Current C Class Drivers Licence
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 an 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.
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.
Possible domestic relocation assistance.
Where you'll be working
Our privately owned and operated rail network is an essential part of our integrated production process and serves our 16 mines across the Pilbara via almost 2,000 km of track. With depots at Tom Price, Cape Lambert and Dampier, most trains are autonomously operated and typically comprise three locomotives and 240 ore cars stretching to approximately 2.4 kilometres in length.
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.
Every Voice Matters
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 and where all voices are heard, all cultures respected and where a variety of perspectives are essential to our success.
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