Environmental Engineer

Description

Position Summary: This role manages the environmental aspects of the Rincón plant, ensuring compliance with the Environmental Management Plan and promoting continuous improvement. Key Responsibilities: 1. Promote continuous improvement in environmental management and risk mitigation. 2. Collaborate with operational teams and manage environmental incidents. 3. Implement the Environmental Management Plan and monitoring activities. **ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER** * Join a team that cares for each other in every task. * Work in one of the world’s most important lithium regions. * Be part of a purpose-driven team where safety, respect, and inclusion are fundamental. * **Location: Salar del Rincón, Salta, 7 x 7 roster** * Temporary employment contract for an estimated duration of 12 months. **About the Role** This role aims to manage the environmental aspects of the Rincón operational plant, ensuring compliance with the Environmental Management Plan through operational advisory support, implementation of preventive and mitigation measures, and execution of monitoring and reporting aligned with permits and company standards. As part of the Environmental team, your key responsibilities will include: * Promoting continuous improvement by identifying and managing environmental risks through inspections and audits of operations and contractor activities. * Managing environmental incidents, providing operational support to ensure proper handling and traceability. * Collaborating with operational teams, delivering advisory support focused on environmental management. * Implementing the annual training plan. * Managing records of operational environmental indicators, as well as hazardous and non-hazardous waste—including generation, final disposal, and tracking. * Implementing the Environmental Management Plan, ensuring compliance with required measures, conducting internal and community-based monitoring in the directly affected area, and developing procedures and reports. **About You** For this role, you must have: * A strong commitment to your own safety and that of the team. * A university degree in Natural Resources, Environmental Science, or Environmental Management. * Minimum 2 years’ field experience in mining projects or continuous production plants. * Analytical skills, autonomy, and a collaborative work orientation. * Proficiency in Excel and Power BI (desirable). * A valid driver’s license, preferably with experience driving 4x4 vehicles. **What We Offer** * A workplace where safety is a priority in everything we do. * A competitive remuneration package with annual incentives. * Top-tier health programs designed for families. * An Employee Assistance Program to support you when needed. * Ongoing support for your personal and professional wellbeing. * Leave entitlements covering all life stages (vacations, parental leave, medical leave). **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. **Where you will be working** Recognized as a pioneer and leader in the industrial minerals industry due to product quality, supply reliability and technical support; we are proud to make modern life work. Lithium is part of our portfolio of materials essential to a low\-carbon future and is a key element needed for low\-carbon technologies. The Battery Materials unit is comprised of the Borates operations in US, the Jadar Project in Serbia and the Rincon project in Argentina, leading in mining borates and lithium for a more sustainable future. The Rincon lithium project is a large undeveloped lithium brine project located in the heart of the lithium triangle in the Salta Province of Argentina, an emerging hub for greenfield projects. It is a long\-life, scalable resource with one of the lowest carbon footprints of lithium assets in the world. This acquisition is a significant further endorsement of our commitment to the battery materials sector and lithium's role in a low\-carbon future. **Respect and Inclusion** At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA2 community, mature workers, people with disabilities, and people from different cultural backgrounds. We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable being 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.