Job Description

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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, 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.

The Projects Group is a dynamic group of inspiring innovative people who welcome and celebrate diversity in all forms. The team in Sudbury is focused on securing the future of the mines to feed the green energy revolution.

The Opportunity

We are currently seeking a Study Manager to join our Projects Team in Sudbury.

This is a permanent position.
Work schedule: Monday to Friday, business hours.

The Study Manager role is responsible for managing, coordinating, and the overall administration of a project or multiple projects. The projects include FEL 3 studies and will transition to Project Execution. The Study Manager is responsible to deliver their projects within scope, cost, and schedule baseline, while ensuring the projects are delivered within the safety and quality objectives agreed upon for the project.

As a member of the Project Team, the incumbent will be responsible for managing and leading FEL 3 studies through a structured process aligned with Vale's Project Delivery System.The Study Manager is accountable for defining and delivering studies to refine the Project's technical and commercial attributes while developing a detailed execution plan for successful project execution.

Some of the other major accountabilities include:

• Leads and actively promotes behaviors with Vale's safety goals and is accountable for achieving outcomes by participating in the design and site inspections in their project area and ensuring all follow-up actions are carried out.
• Carries clear responsibility and accountability for the delivery of the Project objectives for the FEL 3 study as agreed by the Senior Project Manager of Sudbury Mines taking into consideration the full project lifecycle including engineering, procurement, project controls, contract management, and quality.
• Educates team members and peers on the Project Delivery System (PDS) deliverables.
• Manages and ensures compliance to project procedures including the management of project documentation and ensuring these are received, reviewed, commented on, responded to, and incorporated in project archives.
• Manages and coordinates the outputs of their assigned project team or teams in line with the detailed scope, cost, and schedule control baselines and manages any project changes in terms of this agreed baseline. This includes interfacing with Operations for the environment, community relations, operational readiness, and the project quality governance requirements.
• Ensures that the study considers all of the Vale critical initiatives on Safety, Environment, and Governance within the study design.
• Primary interface with other Project Managers and Operations Managers/Supt to ensure no aspect of the project is overlooked or lags in progress, develops and implements recovery plans.
• Leads, coordinates, and monitors project team members' performance and influences their activities as necessary to ensure project requirements are achieved.
• Oversees Contract Management of their assigned contract packages to ensure timely submission and approval of all Contract Changes.
• Mitigates project delays by coordinating the different functions and establishing priorities.
• Functionally accountable for positions supporting their projects.
• Recommends to the Senior Project Manager of Sudbury Mines any requirements for additional resources and strategies to maintain the schedule.
• The Study Manager is responsible to ensure the successful Setup, Execution, Control, Evaluation and Close Out of each study as required.

About You

Education:

• Post-secondary degree in Engineering (P.Eng)

Experience:

• 10-15 years of leadership experience.
• Working in an underground mining setting.
• Managing capital cost expenditures related to a major project.
• Leading the advancement of a major mining project.
• Development planning for a brownfield/greenfield operating facility where disruption of operations will negatively affect operating costs.

Skills:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical, planning organizational, and time management skills.
• Strong software skills in Microsoft Office products and Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (i.e. SAP).

How can Vale grow your career?

The Study Manager is a management position that 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 insurance)
• Leave for all of life's 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 - 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.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, accommodation is available throughout our recruitment process for applicants with disabilities.

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Deadline to Apply: October 31, 2022

Pay Grade: 13V