Quality and Commissioning Lead

Rio Tinto
Salt Lake City
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Quality & Regulatory (Non-Software)Skills: ["Safety leadership","Attention to detail","Stakeholder influence","Issue resolution","Coaching"]

Lead QA/QC, completions, and commissioning outcomes for life-of-mine infrastructure projects across the Americas, with an immediate focus on the Kennecott Underground Project. Establish and govern practical quality and acceptance processes to support safe, complete, and reliable handover to Operations. Drive commissioning through startup and energization, manage non-conformances to resolution, and influence engineering, construction, operations, and contractors without direct authority.

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Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto
19 hours ago

Quality and Commissioning Lead

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Job Summary

Lead QA/QC, completions, and commissioning outcomes for life-of-mine infrastructure projects across the Americas, with an immediate focus on the Kennecott Underground Project. Establish and govern practical quality and acceptance processes to support safe, complete, and reliable handover to Operations. Drive commissioning through startup and energization, manage non-conformances to resolution, and influence engineering, construction, operations, and contractors without direct authority.
Location: Salt Lake City
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Quality & Regulatory (Non-Software)
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead QA/QC, completions, and commissioning activities to support safe delivery and handover of life-of-mine infrastructure.
  • •Establish and govern quality, inspection, testing, and acceptance processes for reliable asset turnover.
  • •Drive commissioning from construction completion through startup, energization, and handover to Operations.
  • •Provide leadership for Hexagon Smart Completions implementation and commissioning system requirements.
  • •Manage non-conformances and rework through to resolution while maintaining quality and compliance standards.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionLife Insurance401kPaid LeaveParental LeaveEquityEmployee Assistance

Key Requirements

  • •Commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
  • •Demonstrated experience leading commissioning, completions, or QA/QC activities in mining, heavy industrial, or major capital project environments.
  • •Experience managing commissioning, startup, testing, energization, and asset handover activities.
  • •Strong understanding of quality systems, inspection and test plans, acceptance criteria, punch lists, and turnover documentation.
  • •Experience with commissioning and completions management systems; Hexagon Smart Completions experience is strongly desired.
Experience:MiningHeavy industryCapital projectsUnderground infrastructure
Skills:Safety leadershipAttention to detailStakeholder influenceIssue resolutionCoaching
Tech Stack:Hexagon Smart Completions

Company Brief

Rio Tinto
Global mining and metals company that explores, mines, processes, and markets mineral resources including iron ore, aluminum, copper, and lithium. Supplies raw materials to industries worldwide across energy, infrastructure, transportation, and manufacturing.
Industry: Mining & Metals
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 1873
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