Environmental Engineer

• REFERENCE:
  HR0267539
• CONTRACT:
  Full-time
• PRIMARY LOCATION:
  Boron, California, United States
• DATE POSTED:
  11 Apr 2014

Rio Tinto is a leading international mining group headquartered in the UK. Rio Tinto's business is finding, mining, and processing mineral resources. Major products are aluminum, copper, diamonds, energy (coal and uranium), gold, industrial minerals (borax, titanium dioxide, salt, talc) and iron ore. Activities span the world but are strongly represented in Australia and North America with significant businesses in South America, Asia, Europe and southern Africa.  For more information, please visit www.riotinto.com.

 

Rio Tinto Minerals operates globally providing borates to world markets serving more than 2,400 direct customers worldwide. Our team includes 1,200 people working at fourteen facilities on five continents. Recognized as a leader in the industrial minerals industry because of our product quality, supply reliability and technical support, we are proud to be able to provide these building blocks for life and to help contribute to a better living for those around the world.  With headquarters in Greenwood Village, Colorado, we have three operations within the United States, each with its own unique setting and opportunities.  From our RTM Location in Boron, California we supply approximately 35% of the global demand for refined borates - key ingredients in fiberglass, glass, ceramics, fertilizers, wood preservatives and many other products including the “20 Mule Team® Borax Natural Laundry Booster, a product containing our borates since the late 1800’s.  For more information, please visitwww.riotintominerals.com.

 

The Opportunity

 

We are currently looking for an Environmental Engineer, residentially based in Boron, to provide support to the environmental group and business unit by managing daily air quality compliance, drafting technical reports for submission to regulatory agencies, and working with onsite personnel to find solutions to environmental issues around the site.

 

What the role entails

 

Reporting to the Global Environment Manager, you will be responsible for:

•  Preparing and submitting compliance reports required to comply with environmental permits
•  Managing contractors who providing environmental services
•  Identifying potential opportunities to improve the efficiency of data collection, input, and reporting
•  Interfacing with environmental technicians and outside contractors on completion of air quality work whilst performing Quality Assurance/Quality Control for work submitted
•  Developing and implementing improvements in Health, Safety and Environment Quality (HSEQ) Management System for assigned Elements
•  Communicating with regulatory agency staff on environmental compliance and reporting issues
•  Providing environmental awareness and compliance training

What you will need for this role

 

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

 

• A Bachelor of Science degree in environmental engineering or a related field
• Knowledge of California air quality regulatory compliance and permitting
• Minimum 2-5 years relevant experience
• California Visual Emissions Evaluator License (Preferable)
• Ability to communicate permit and other regulatory requirements to onsite personnel and with cross-functional teams
  
  

Candidates internal to the Rio Tinto Group must advise their managers of their application prior to progressing to the interview stage.

 

Applications close on Friday, 25 April 2014

 

Equal Opportunity Employer

 

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