Principal Geotechnical Engineer

RioTinto
Full time Chile, Chile Engineers
Posted:
June 06, 2026
Location:
Chile, Chile, Chile

Job Description

Principal Geotechnical Engineer

  • Be part of a group that is safety driven, values inclusion and is renowned for technical excellence
  • Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development & global career opportunities
  • Permanent role based in the beautiful outdoor and family-oriented community of Salt Lake City or Santiago

We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future. Our values – care, courage and curiosity – guide how we work and how we treat each other.

About the Role

We are looking for a Principal Geotechnical Engineer to provide support for slope design and geotechnical risk management for Rio Tinto’s surface copper mine operations and projects. In this role you will be regarded as a subject matter expert in major aspects of geotechnical engineering across the full mining life cycle (conceptual to closure) for both open pit and heap leach ...

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Job Overview

Job Type: Full time
Location: Chile, Chile
Posted: June 06, 2026
Deadline: July 16, 2026