Engineer Electrical Maintenance & Engineering

Rio Tinto • Salt Lake City, UT

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Rio Tinto is seeking an Electrical Engineer to help Refinery Operations improve the safety, reliability and efficiency of critical electrical assets at the Kennecott smelter near Salt Lake City, Utah. The role provides hands-on engineering support for maintenance, operational priorities and capital improvement projects, working with operations, maintenance, engineering, contractors and technical specialists. It offers broad technical and project experience across power systems, industrial controls, reliability and project delivery.

The engineer supports electrical infrastructure and process-control systems, investigates equipment and operational issues, develops engineering designs and project packages, and manages assigned projects through commissioning and closeout. The position works collaboratively across Refinery Operations, Maintenance, Engineering and Reliability in a safety-focused environment and reports to the Superintendent, Electrical Maintenance & Engineering.

Requirements

• Commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Demonstrated electrical engineering experience in a refinery, mining, metals, manufacturing, chemical processing or other safety-critical heavy industrial environment.
• Working knowledge of industrial power distribution, electrical protection, motor control and industrial control systems.
• Experience interpreting and developing electrical drawings, schematics, technical specifications and engineering calculations.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex equipment issues and manage multiple engineering or project priorities in an operating environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with medium-voltage systems, variable frequency drives and direct-current circuits.
• Experience with protective relays, power-system studies, coordination and arc-flash analysis.
• Familiarity with PLCs, DeltaV, instrumentation and process-control systems.
• Experience overseeing contractors, consultants, construction activities and commissioning.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for medium- and low-voltage power distribution systems, substations, motor control centres, transformers, protective relays and related electrical infrastructure.
• Diagnose electrical and process-control issues, lead root cause investigations and develop corrective actions to reduce operational risk and recurring equipment failures.
• Develop and review electrical designs, drawings, specifications, calculations and construction packages for sustaining and capital improvement projects.
• Manage assigned projects from scope and budget development through engineering, procurement, construction support, commissioning and closeout.
• Improve equipment reliability through asset analysis, preventive maintenance optimisation, condition monitoring and long-term replacement strategies.
• Perform or coordinate load-flow, short-circuit, protection-coordination and arc-flash studies, applying relevant electrical codes, standards and company requirements.
• Support PLC, DeltaV, instrumentation and process-control programming, troubleshooting and design activities.
• Partner with operations, maintenance, Health and Safety, contractors and consultants to complete risk assessments, plan outages and implement safe, practical engineering solutions.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary reflective of skills and experience, with an annual incentive bonus.
• Family-friendly health programs including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision and life insurance coverage, plus voluntary benefits.
• Retirement plan including up to 6% defined company contribution and a 401(k) matching program.
• Share ownership plan.
• Leave policies including paid time off, paid holidays and paid bereavement leave.
• Parental leave policy.
• Discount programs for leisure purposes.
• Personify Health access with incentives supporting wellbeing.
• Employee Assistance Program providing confidential counselling or expert guidance for employees and their families.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time