- 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 up-to-date 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
🏢 Chandler Macleod
📍 Weipa