**Principal Advisor Geoscience – Comita Project** * Be part of a team driven by safety and goal achievement. * Great opportunity to continue developing your leadership skills. * Live our values: Care, Courage, and Curiosity. * Position based in Medellín, Colombia **About the role** **Finding better ways to provide the materials that the world needs.** The person in the Principal Advisor Geoscience role will provide technical and operational leadership for the orebody knowledge strategy for the Comita project and the broader Colombian land package. This includes conducting technical assessments of new exploration opportunities in the country, executing resource development programs, collaborating with geotechnical and geometallurgical studies, geological and resource modeling, as well as prioritizing and testing geological, geochemical, and geophysical targets to make new discoveries. This role will be recognized as a specialist in their field, solving complex problems and providing new perspectives through existing solutions. They may also take on mentoring or training responsibilities for junior staff. **Responsibilities and key focus areas** * Gain in-depth understanding of projects and activities within the regional, national, or business unit portfolio. * Provide specialized advice to advance projects toward discovery or operational development. * Generate new follow-up opportunities and participate in the review of third-party opportunities. * Maintain a network of specialists in the discipline across industry, academia, and external R&D providers. * Implement new or improved technologies and techniques that support discovery or advancement of projects/mines. * Evaluate program requirements and apply technical expertise aligned with company strategy. * Contribute to technical capability development by sharing knowledge and strengthening team skills. * Prepare technical reports for management and project teams. * Participate in strategic decision-making based on technical and resource knowledge. * Conduct technical audits of pre-feasibility resource estimates across various commodities. **What you need to be considered** * University degree in Geology or Geoscience. * Solid knowledge of copper porphyry deposits. * Experience in exploration programs and advanced project evaluation. * Demonstrated ability to solve complex geoscience problems. * Strong collaboration skills across internal and external networks. * Focus on operational excellence and continuous improvement. * Effective communication skills in Spanish and English. * Commitment to safety, sustainability, and Rio Tinto’s core values. **English** **The Principal Advisor Geoscience – Comita Project** * Be part of a team driven by safety and goal achievement. * Great opportunity to continue developing your leadership skills. * Live our values: Care, Courage, and Curiosity. * Position based in Medellín, Colombia. **About the position** **Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs** The Principal Advisor I Geoscience will implement technical and operating leadership to the orebody knowledge strategy for Comita and the wider Colombian land package including conducting technical assessments of new exploration opportunities in Country. This includes executing resource development programs whilst collaborating with and being aware of geotechnical and geometallurgical studies, to complete geological modeling, resource modeling, and prioritising and testing geological, geochemical and geophysical targets to make new discoveries. The Principal Advisor will be recognised as a specialist in their own area. Resolving complex problems and taking a new perspective using existing solutions. May formally mentor/train lower level staff. **Responsibilities & key focus areas** * Develops a good understanding of all projects/ activities within the regional/ country/ Business Unit portfolio. Provides specialist advice to assist in the progression of projects towards discovery, or advancement of the operation. * Generates new opportunities for follow up and contributes to review of third party opportunities. * Maintains a network of discipline specialists throughout industry, academia and external research and development providers. * Implements new or refined technologies and techniques that facilitate discovery/ advancement of the project/ mine within the region, country or Business Unit. Assesses the program requirements and applies technical expertise to achieve the Company’s strategy. * Contributes to developing the technical capability of the region/ country/ Business Unit by sharing knowledge, building skills and technical expertise to recognise and act on opportunities. * Undertakes technical and report writing for management and project teams. * Contributes to strategic decision making based on understanding of the discipline/ commodity requirements. * Undertakes technical audits of pre-feasibility resource estimates over a range of commodities **What you will bring and require to be considered for this role** * Bachelor’s degree in Geology / Geoscience. * Strong knowledge of Copper Porphyry deposits. * Contributed to both exploration programmes and advanced project evaluation * Demonstrated ability solve complex geoscience problems. * Strong collaboration skills across internal and external networks. * Demonstrated focus on operational excellence and continuous improvement. * Strong communication skills in Spanish and English. * Commitment to safety, sustainability, and Rio Tinto’s core values. **About Rio Tinto** Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive. We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win situations and meet opportunities. **Every Voice Matters** At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds. 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. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.