Chief Engineer Ventilation Planning & Integration

Sudbury, ON, Canada

Job Description


:Job Title: Ventilation Planning & IntegrationWant to work with leading technology?Who We Are:Welcome to Vale. Our purpose is to improve life and transform the future. Together. We value our workforce and strive to offer continuous training and career development opportunities for our people.Vale Base Metals is one of the world\'s largest producers of high-quality nickel and an important producer of copper and responsibly sourced cobalt. With headquarters in Toronto, Canada, and operations in Newfoundland & Labrador, Ontario, Manitoba, UK, Indonesia, and Brazil, we are delivering the critical building blocks for a cleaner, greener future.Applying the latest technologies to sustainably mine the critical minerals that power electric vehicles, build renewable energy solutions, and help develop life-saving medical equipment is at the heart of what we do.We invite you to be part of our evolution.The OpportunityWe are currently seeking an Chief Engineer \xe2\x80\x93 Ventilation Planning & Integration supports mine execution of the ventilation plan for Vale\xe2\x80\x99s North Atlantic Operations. This is a permanent position.As a Chief Engineer \xe2\x80\x93 Ventilation Planning & Integration, you will lead a team of ventilation specialist that are the resource to monitor and manage the health and efficiency of the ventilation systems, communicate and obtain alignment on required changes, execute ventilation projects and troubleshoot/ investigate as requiredAdditionally, in this position you will:The role will support integration of approved technologies, required monitoring and data collection, ensure that health and safety standards and legislated requirements are effectively satisfied, communicate to the appropriate levels within the organization on status and issues and provide a link between mine operations and the ventilation requirements that are within the mine design plan.

  • Author business cases for monitoring and optimizing the ventilation systems and support business cases that incorporate technology into current system including the impact on production/opex/capex.
  • Integrate the 0-24 month Ventilation Plan into the 0-3 month mine execution plan.
  • Integrate with CE \xe2\x80\x93 Design, Ventilation Systems to support a robust LOM ventilation strategy.
  • Liaison with Mine Operations for alignment on the ventilation component of the mine plan.
  • Manage the mine\xe2\x80\x99s ventilation systems through leading a team of ventilation professionals located at the mine site.
  • Provide training and mentoring to foster skills and competencies of the ventilation team.
  • Audits and job observations to ensure quality of data collection
  • Communication of ventilation issues to varying audiences, including hourly to senior leadership
About YouEducation:
  • Undergraduate degree required, Mine Engineering preferred
  • P.Eng required
Experience:
  • 8-10 years of experience in Underground mine design, mine engineering, ventilation, scheduling, and high level of understanding of underground mining activities
Skills:
  • General knowledge of engineering planning software.
  • Knowledge of ventilation modeling software (VNET, CLIMSIM, MineFire,) is recommended.
  • Strong communication skills and development of concise documents and presentation materials.
  • Knowledge of cash flow modeling techniques and economics is an asset.
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and familiar with spreadsheet manipulation in Excel.
  • Be creative, not only use best and past practices but promote new ways of doing things in order to maximize the efficiency of ventilation systems to support economic mine designs.
How can Vale grow your career?The Chief Engineer \xe2\x80\x93 Ventilation Planning & Integration, position will allow the right candidate to shape our mining operations as well as a team of direct reports. Additionally, Vale Canada offers a series of benefits including:
  • Competitive salary
  • Attractive pension and benefits (company paid core coverage, flex health and dental coverage, flex accounts, disability plans and optional insurances)
  • Leave for all of life\xe2\x80\x99s reasons (vacation, flex, sick, top up for maternity/parental)
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Work culture dedicated to safety, diversity & inclusion and career growth
  • Grow your career in a large and global company, and mining industry leader
  • Employee Family Assistance Program
  • Online training and career development opportunities
  • Opportunities to advise and oversee the design, budget and construction of projects, in mining, milling and smelting plants
Include to TransformAt Vale, we are committed to ensuring an inclusive work environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. Vale encourages everyone to express their ideas and opinions and values the plurality of individual profiles. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome \xe2\x80\x93 they are critical to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, or any other personal consideration that makes us different.Vale is an equal opportunity employer seeking to increase diversity across our operations and improve equal opportunity at Vale and in the mining industry.In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, accommodation is available throughout our recruitment process for applicants with disabilities.Grade: 15VApply by: August 2,2024#ValeBaseMetals

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  • Job Id
    JD2337682
  • Industry
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  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
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  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Sudbury, ON, Canada
  • Education
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