- Opportunity working at Rio Tinto
- Ongoing assignment via Chandler Macleod
- Safety-first culture with supportive teams
Rio Tinto is a global mining and materials company operating in 35 countries, producing the materials essential to modern life. Their operations are built on safety, innovation, inclusion and creating value for communities, customers and shareholders.
Join a major resources project at Rio Tinto Aluminium - Amrun (Boyd Point, QLD) as a Completion Engineer, supporting safe and efficient delivery of sustaining capital / project works. This is a contract opportunity (forecast start January 2027) with an expected duration of 12+ months, where you'll work closely with site leadership and stakeholders to drive completion readiness, handover quality, and schedule certainty in a high-performing mining environment.
Overview
- Support rollout of the Smart Completions System for construction and commissioning
- Build/maintain completion processes and system setup to match project QA requirements
- Coach and support contractor owners' team to follow completion/QA requirements
- Work closely with engineering stakeholders (incl. tailings / dam engineering team)
- Complete site inspections to verify completion/QA evidence is in place
- Track and report KPIs / production metrics across project areas
- Ensure readiness for safe transition from construction to commissioning and handover
About you
- Engineering degree or strong QA/completions system implementation experience
- 5+ years in quality systems / completions in mining or heavy industry
- Construction + commissioning exposure (delivery through to completion/handover)
- Strong contractor coordination and stakeholder engagement
- High attention to detail (plans, specs, QA documentation)
- Strong planning, prioritisation, and time management
- Clear written and verbal communication; able to influence and coach teams
- Able to work on-site Amrun / Weipa (roster TBC), starting Jan 2027
- Tailings / civil earthworks / dam build project exposure
- Experience with Smart Completions (or similar digital completions/QA platforms)
Why Join Chandler Macleod?
Chandler Macleod is one of Australia's most experienced workforce partners. You'll receive a competitive pay rate paid weekly, superannuation on all hours worked, access to our Employee Assistance Program, a dedicated Chandler-Rio Tinto support team, simple digital onboarding, and access to future Rio Tinto assignments.
At Chandler Macleod, we are committed to fostering a diverse workforce where everyone is welcome. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, neurodiverse, people living with a disability and the LGBTIQA+ community. You can read more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion at https://www.chandlermacleod.com/diversity-and-inclusion.
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Completion Engineer - Rio Tinto Amrun Project, Weipa employer: Chandler Macleod
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