Advisor - Cost Estimator

• Opportunity to work for global mining company with an inclusive, exciting, and performance-driven culture.
• Contribute to the success of Rio Tinto Kennecott by applying your technical and professional expertise.
• Work with the latest estimating software
• Permanent role based in South Jordan, Utah, USA

About the role

We are looking for anAdvisor - Cost Estimatorto ensure successful cost estimating standardization, estimating tool use, database refinement and robust estimate development across all the operating divisions of Rio Tinto Kennecott. The role is based in South Jordan, Utah with travel between local sites in the SLC area, as required.

This role is a great opportunity to assist in leading the Rio Tinto Kennecott Projects & Engineering team toward their goal to become the leading plant project practitioners across the industry. The team strives to continuously improve project management skills and functions to efficiently deliver its challenging project portfolio, averaging $500M per year.

Reporting to the manager Estimating & Assurance, you will be:

• Using the latest Estimating Software to build out our local database and maintain the estimating tool.
• Supporting development of benchmarking data by collecting and incorporating project data in the database using a state-of-the-art estimating software.
• Develop or supporting development of project cost estimates.
• Identifying improvement opportunities for streamlining estimating work process.
• Participating in estimate check reviews and project contingency evaluations, both deterministic and probabilistic.
• Supporting compliance with standardized processes, systems and tools.
• Maintaining the relationship with contracting and other project cost estimating stakeholders.
• Maintaining relationships with the procurement and cost engineering groups to ensure accuracy in current trends.
• Analyzing trends and reporting changes to the estimate.
• Providing technical support to project stakeholders.
• Utilizing the guidance and protocols for cost estimation in the capital projects framework.
• Driven to succeed in a first class operation.

About you

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, Economics, Math, Engineering or Business-related discipline or other combination of education, trades training and/or hands on experience will be considered.
• A minimum of 2-3 years of experience in project cost estimating in mining, heavy industry, civil, mechanical, or E&I.

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Field experience with quantity surveying, estimating, cost, or scheduling.
• Experience in a junior engineer or Project Management role.
• Estimating software experience
• MS Excel, Word and MS Project skills

What we offer

We are committed to providing our employees with a generous benefits package. Be recognized for your contribution, your thinking, your hard work, and go home knowing you've helped the world progress, we provide:

• A safety-focused and inclusive working environment
• Advantageous salary package with annual cash incentive awards (STIP) for eligible employees
• Access to top-tier family-friendly health programs including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life insurance coverage, and various voluntary benefits.
• Excellent retirement plan including up to 6% defined company contribution; Generous 401k matching program
• Generous Rio Tinto employee share program, which allows you to purchase Rio Tinto Company shares.
• Comprehensive leave policies which cover all moments that matter in life: PTO (paid time off), paid holidays, and paid bereavement leave.
• A favorable child-caregiver leave program (Up to 100% salary top-up)
• Discount programs for leisure purposes and access to Virgin Pulse with incentives supporting your well being
• Ongoing Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family; to help in addressing educational opportunities, addiction treatment, depression, stress, domestic issues, financial management, and legal concerns.
• Our team and industry experts are here to support and work with you to explore your learning potential and career goals

Where you will be working

Rio Tinto Kennecott is a fully integrated mining operation located just outside Salt Lake City, Utah, US. Kennecott is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rio Tinto. For more than 120 years, Kennecott has been mining and processing minerals from the rich orebody of the Bingham Canyon Mine. Kennecott is a strong economic driver and strives to be a valuable community partner through strategic partnerships, charitable giving and sustainable development practices.

About Rio Tinto

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls 'progress' begins with a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers.

For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers - generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress.

Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium - the world's first to be certified "responsible" - helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world and explore the universe. Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life.

Every Voice Matters

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be 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.

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQ community, mature workers, Veterans and active-duty armed forces, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V

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