Geoscientific System

Geoscientific Systems & Data Specialist (2- year fixed term contract)

Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion Join a leading global company Apply your creativity to our huge mine datasets Based in Johannesburg, South Africa

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Geoscientific System & Data Specialist to deliver and administer high quality geoscientific data repositories and information management systems to the regional exploration teams, supporting them in the mineral discovery process. 

Reporting to the Africa-Eurasia Principal Advisor – Geoscience and working in a collaborative community you will:

Support exploration projects to generate and manage high quality exploration data using the required workflows, databases, systems, integration, governance and services to maximise data quality and availability. Ensure adherence to compliance and corporate governance in the use of geoscience technical systems and promote best practices in data and information management. Support, administer and provide training for geoscientific technical systems and data. Provide hands on technical support curating data, migrating data or compiling data handovers and collaborate with the wider Exploration Technical Knowledge group to ensure regional projects can benefit from current and future technical capabilities within the team. Support high quality field data capture and communications. Actively engage with project teams to ensure project data management requirements are defined, understood and delivered. Work in a team environment implementing business improvements, successfully influence and manage change associated with implementing systems, information and/or data management solutions, services, practices or processes. Engage with the regional Data and Information team to identify and pursue improvements in systems and data management practices, including optimizing or automating workflows, and standardising approaches.

What you’ll bring

A commitment to the safety of yourself and your peers and ability to travel periodically to remote field sites. Relevant tertiary qualifications such as in geosciences, earth sciences and/or IS&T are desirable. Experience in an earth sciences, mineral exploration and/or relevant business with an understanding of the dynamics of the business as well as implications for providing systems and support to remote and virtual teams. Extensive experience in managing relational databases including Drilling and Surface Sampling systems. Ability to script in SQL and/or Python and experience with acQuire would be highly regarded. Sound analytical skills to understand business requirements, identify as well as evaluate options and deliver systems, information and data solutions to address business needs. Proficiency and experience in GIS (Geographic Information System) and spatial data management systems. An understanding of cloud data platforms and data science concepts would be beneficial and desirable Technical skills include Microsoft365 applications, automation and workflow management. The proven ability to work both independently and collaboratively with a range of senior leaders, professional and technical staff to achieve customer focused outcomes through the sharing of expertise, skills and technical capability.

Please note that Internal candidates will be considered as secondees.

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 competitive salary package with annual cash incentive awards for eligible employees Career development & education assistance to further your ambitions Access top tier family-friendly health and medical programs and pension plan Wellbeing benefits Generous Rio Tinto employee share program Employee Assistance Program Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matter Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick 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 and meet opportunities. 

Where you’ll be working

Rio Tinto’s Exploration group seeks to create value for the business by discovering or acquiring new mineral resources. Organized into four regional teams (Americas, Australasia, Africa-Europe and Eurasia), the Exploration group provides both a global reach and a local presence across a range of commodities including bauxite, copper, iron ore, nickel and uranium. 

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