Job Description

:Job Title: Senior Analyst Contract AdministrationWant 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.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 centre for finished nickel products.The OpportunityWe are currently seeking a Sr Analyst, Contract Administration to join our North Atlantic Project team in Sudbury. This is a permanent that will focus on Surface Projects and Studies and is a remote position with occasional visit to site.The Sr. Analyst, Contract Administration will provide contract coordination services to follow the corporate guidelines, procedures, Vale values, principles, and policies. Additionally, the Sr. Analyst will be responsible for the daily administration and tracking of the project\xe2\x80\x99s contracts in the following areas: services, material requisitions, field material request and contracts. The role will coordinate the development and issuance of RFP, contractor\xe2\x80\x99s mobilization, execution, and administration of the contracts during the project period. Additionally, in this position you will:

• Support all activities associated to contracts strategies during feasibility studies (FEL3) and execution.
• Lead the preparation of the RFP package and technical evaluation prior to award.
• Provide input to procurement in developing sourcing strategies.
• Manage the and expedite bid technical analysis and clarification requests.
• Support contractor mobilization, manpower ramp up, equipment training, certification and sign off.
• Reconcile pro-forma invoicing; validate invoicing charges to ensure compliance with commercials terms and facilitate on time payment.
• Forecast, plan, and manage contractual services, according to targets and direction from the project team.
• Maintain tracking logs for deliveries, mobilization, claims, warranty, issues and changes.
• Ensure financial controls processes are enforced in accordance with best practices and governance requirements.
• Establish change order claims and warranty registers.
• Support Engineering and/or Construction in assessing the performance of the vendor/contractor by key performance indicators and audits.
• Track and report on payment KPI\xe2\x80\x99s; take action to improve where required.
• Implement contract management processes and procedures; develop recommendations to improve procedures and controls to ensure best business practices are implemented.
• Ensure compliance of all the Contracts related matters with Corporate, legal, Project Delivery System (PDS), ethics, regulatory, insurance, finance, tax, and Health and Safety (HSE) requirements regarding procurement related issues.
• Prepare and issue contract documents for signature with the input from other Project functions.
• Strictly control modifications to the contracts, negotiating requests for modifications, claims and litigation, if necessary

About YouEducation:

• Undergraduate degree is required.
• Supply Chain Professional certification is mandatory.

Experience:

• 8-10 years of experience in similar position.

Skills:

• 8-10 years Contracts related experience in a construction project environment.
• Strategic thinker
• Good negotiation skills
• Experience with entire Contract administration cycle of contracts ranging from $20 - 100 million.
• Progressive experience working with SAP / ERP systems.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, with a keen attention to detail.

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.

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: F5T
Apply by: Friday 26th April, 2024

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