Job Description

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Job Title: Manager, Planning & Controls Integration

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Who We Are:

Welcome to Vale in Canada. As a leader in the mining industry, our responsibility is to positively impact our people, communities, and the environment. We value our workforce and offer continuous training and career development opportunities for our people.

Vale is a global leader in the production of iron ore and one of the largest producers of nickel. Active in Canada for over 100 years, Vale employs nearly 6,000 people across our corporate office in Toronto and sites in Manitoba, Ontario, and Newfoundland and Labrador. Applying the latest technologies to sustainably produce nickel, copper, cobalt, platinum group metals, gold and silver is at the heart of what we do.

With our global headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and approximately 125,000 employees in over 30 countries, Vale is constantly growing and changing. We invite you to be part of our evolution.

Our Team:

Our Sudbury Operations have been in existence for more than 100 years. With five mines, a mill, a smelter, a refinery and nearly 4,000 employees it is also one of the largest integrated mining complexes in the world. Sudbury is also home to several administrative sites serving both the Ontario Operations as well as all our North Atlantic Operations.

Port Colborne is home to our Nickel Refinery where raw materials from our Sudbury operations are processed into electrocobalt and precious metals and serves as a distribution center for finished nickel products.

The Opportunity

The incumbent will monitor and report the overall status of the project portfolio, providing a multilevel view through indicators and criteria defined and agreed with stakeholders through consolidation of monthly data on planning and physical, economic and financial execution of the projects, through the definition and monitoring of standards and procedures common to all project, which refer to the best practices of planning and controls of large enterprises.

Additional in this position, you will;

• Ensure a theoretical and practical structure that allows the optimization and delivery of organizational strategic objectives, maximizing value within the required parameters.
• Through its deliverables, promote awareness and outline good portfolio management practices.
• Ensure that the components of the portfolio align with the unfolding of the corporate strategy, with the expectations of the business units and with the plans established for the projects.
• Ensure the proper management of short, medium and long-term goals and performance indicators.
• Monitor and report the overall status of the portfolio, providing a multilevel view through indicators and criteria defined and agreed with stakeholders.
• Standardization and improvement of project processes across the NAPG project portfolio ensuring sufficient systems and procedures are implemented.
• Ensure the management of the risks inherent to the implementation of projects.
• Support the implementation of key components, optimization tools, strategic alignment and governance of portfolio management as recommended by PMI and APM.
• Stimulate new thinking and contribute to the development of portfolio management practice.
• Ensure confidence in the decision-making process with a view to achieving the objectives established for the project portfolio and the creation and maintenance of value.
• Empower and inspire the team to make the necessary changes, take initiatives, and execute their routines successfully, providing vision, direction, feedback, and support, so that people can do their best work in an aggregating and inclusive environment.

About You

Education:

• Undergraduate degree in Engineering/Finance/Project Management is highly desired.

Preferred Certification:

• PMP Certification is preferred.

Experience:

• Minimum of 8-10 years relevant experience in similar subject area.

Skills:

• Knowledge of Portfolio, Program and Project Management
• Understanding of Project Management Fundamentals with a firm understanding of the relationship between project scope, quality, risk, costs, and schedule.
• Knowledge and operation of software such as:

• Microsoft Office (Excel, Project, SharePoint, Teams, Power BI, Visio, etc.).
• SAP
• Power BI
• Microsoft Power Apps
• Knowledge of Project and Portfolio management standards, such as:

• PMI (PMBok and The Standard for Portfolio Management)
• APM (Portfolio Management: A practical Guide and APM\xc2\xae body of knowledge)
• Knowledge in FEL Methodology.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously and meet the time demands of unpredictable activities, capable of handling pressure and challenges in a dynamic project environment.
• Ability to work within tight deadlines and prioritization of work to achieve them.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, troubleshooting, problem-solving skills, and a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a positive attitude.
• Highly developed interpersonal and organizational skills
• Experience in Project Control Systems. (SAP, etc.).

How can Vale grow your career?

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 new mines and expansions.

Difference Makes All the Difference

At 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 essential 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.

Grade: 13V
Apply by: July 31st, 2023.

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