- Play a critical role in shaping Rio Tinto’s land access and mineral rights strategy across key U.S. programs.
- Join a highly collaborative environment working closely with operational, commercial, regulatory, and government stakeholders.
- Permanent role based in Salt Lake City, UT, with domestic relocation support available within the United States.
About The Role
Finding better ways™ to provide the materials the world needs.
We are looking for an Advisor, Land who will support land access, land tenure, and mineral rights management across RTX programs in the United States. This role ensures that existing land holdings remain compliant, accessible, and strategically managed, while also supporting due diligence for new land opportunities.
Reporting to the Principal Advisor, Land & Tenure, you will
- Support land access, land tenure, and mineral rights activities across RTX programs, ensuring compliance and proper governance.
- Conduct land due diligence for new opportunities, including assessing legal, regulatory, and contractual considerations.
- Assists in the development and implementation of strategies for land acquisition and access rights (including third parties).
- Coordinate contracts, agreements, and approvals related to land access and third‑party obligations.
- Collaborate closely with operational, commercial, and regulatory teams while building strong relationships with external agencies.
- Develops and maintains schedules for required approvals and compliance obligations utilizing existing systems, procedures and processes to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of managing mineral rights, land tenure and land access compliance.
- Provide operational support within the US on land access and mineral rights obligations/compliance issues and ensuring awareness among other support areas (e.g. accounting, legal and commercial) of mineral rights and land access issues as they relate to those roles.
What You’ll Bring
- A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
- Bachelor’s degree in relevant field –e.g., Environmental Engineering, Law, Public Policy, or related field (required).
- 3–5 years of relevant experience in land access, land management, mineral rights, permitting, or related mining‑industry functions.
- A good understanding of land access, mineral rights, and the regulatory considerations that apply across different jurisdictions.
- Proficiency with tools such as Landfolio and GIS platforms, or the ability to quickly learn them.
- Exceptional attention to detail, organizational skills, and strong documentation discipline.
- A collaborative, open‑minded, and relationship‑driven approach to working with internal teams and external regulatory/government bodies.
- Ability to navigate complex and evolving land governance issues with sound judgment, adaptability, and a proactive approach to problem‑solving.
What We Offer
Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.
- A work environment where safety is always the number one priority.
- Competitive base salary is reflective of your skills and experience with an annual incentive bonus.
- Access to top-tier family-friendly health programs including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life insurance coverage, and various voluntary benefits.
- Excellent retirement plan including up to 6% defined company contribution; Generous 401k matching program.
- Attractive share ownership plan.
- Comprehensive leave policies which cover all the moments that matter in life PTO (paid time off), paid holidays, and paid bereavement leave.
- A generous parental leave policy, which ensures you’re able to spend quality time with your new family.
- Discount programs for leisure purposes and access to Virgin Pulse with incentives supporting your wellbeing.
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), which provides confidential counselling or expert guidance for you and your family to help get through life’s challenges.
Where you’ll be working
Rio Tinto's Exploration (RTX) group seeks to create value for the business by discovering or acquiring new mineral resources. Organized into three regional teams (Americas, Australasia, Africa-Europe), the Exploration group provides both a global reach and a local presence across a range of commodities including bauxite, copper, iron ore and lithium.
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.
Respect and Inclusion
Rio Tinto is committed to equal employment opportunity. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel safe, respected and valued. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome but are essential to our success. We treat all our people fairly and with dignity.
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