Job Description
About the Opportunity
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Rio Tinto is a global mining and materials company operating in 35 countries, producing the resources essential to modern life. Built on a foundation of safety, innovation, and inclusion, Rio Tinto is committed to creating value for communities, customers, and shareholders.
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Join Rio Tinto at their Gove site supporting critical environmental monitoring and closure programs across water, marine, air quality and rehabilitation. This is a hands‐on FIFO role suited to either an early-career Environmental
Science/Environmental
Engineering graduate wanting strong field exposure, or an experienced Environmental Technician ready to contribute to compliance‐focused monitoring in a energetic operational environment.
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Required Skills
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Field-based environmental monitoring & sampling (surface water, groundwater, marine, potable water, air/dust)
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Strong safety focus and ability to work in remote/operational environments
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Equipment handling: maintaining, calibrating, and checking monitoring instruments
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Sample logistics: chain of custody, dispatch, tracking, and coordination with labs
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Data handling:



accurate records, basic QA/QC, and support for compliance reporting
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Planning and executing routine monitoring programs (updating schedules and tasks as required)
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You will have:
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Exposure to
operational/closure
environmental programs in mining or heavy industry
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Familiarity with environmental data management systems and reporting workflows
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Experience working alongside environmental advisors and operations teams
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Qualification in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, or similar (graduates encouraged), or equivalent experience as an Environmental Technician
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Demonstrated experience in field
sampling/monitoring
and environmental compliance support is highly regarded
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Other Requirements
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FIFO roster: 8 days on / 6 days off (8/6)
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FIFO location preference: Brisbane preferred, Cairns and Darwin considered.
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If you're ready to build (or deepen) your environmental field capability in a role that makes a measurable impact,

📌 Environmental Technician (Queensland)
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📍 Queensland