Senior Mechanical Engineer

Thompson, MB, Canada

Job Description


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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. growing and changing. We invite you to be part of our evolution.

The Opportunity

We are currently seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our Projects team in Thompson, MB. This is a full-time position.

The Senior Engineer will provide innovative engineering design solutions to project, operating and maintenance problems, technical support to operating plants and mines, technical direction to external engineering consultants & construction contractors and technical guidance and mentoring to other members of the Central Engineering and Project teams. The engineer will focus on work of their own discipline; mechanical.

Additionally, in this position you will:

  • Prepares engineering packages for operations, maintenance, and capital projects, utilizing good engineering practices and considering risk, while minimizing costs.
  • Prepares accurate engineering design deliverables such as drawings, specifications, datasheets, scopes of work, risk assessments and cost estimates.
  • Provides expert technical expertise/support to the entire business.
  • Conducts field inspections and prepares reports.
  • Translates operating requirements into optimum designs, prepares contract specifications and makes technically accurate and feasible recommendations.
  • Provides technical support to the project, operations and maintenance teams to ensure reliable operation of equipment and recommendations for safety when required under relevant Acts and Legislation.
  • Provides quality service that is based on looking beyond the customer\xe2\x80\x99s immediate needs, ensuring that the service best fits with the customer\xe2\x80\x99s overall goals.
  • Supports the development of project budgets and schedules by providing expert knowledge and developing material take-offs based on engineering deliverables.
  • Develops engineering services scopes of work for contract engineering work with external engineering consultants. Provides technical direction to external engineering consultants and reviews the quality and technical content of their engineering deliverables.
  • Provides technical direction to construction contractors and assesses the quality of their work in the field.
  • Visits job sites and maintains working relationships with design, operations, and maintenance personnel.
  • Functions as the team leader/member to lead single discipline and multi-discipline engineering projects.
  • Effectively schedules, prioritizes, and manages tasks to meet commitments with customers.
  • Manages the work of other design personnel, when assigned, to ensure adherence to scope, schedule, budget, codes and standards. Designs mechanical systems, including:
  • Piping Systems
  • Pumps
  • Ventilation and Fans
  • HVAC
  • Material Handling Systems
  • Dust Control
  • Machine Design
  • Fire Protection
About You

Education:
  • Undergraduate degree.
  • Peng, or equivalent recognized and eligible designation globally (P.Eng. of Manitoba is required)
Experience:
  • Minimum 10-15 years of relevant experience
Skills:
  • Must be able to demonstrate the ability to maintain effective and engaging conversations and trust with to become integrated within the teams.
  • Good initiative, attention to detail and ability to multi-task in a multidisciplinary environment
How can Vale grow your career?
  • 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 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: February 29, 2024

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD2279102
  • Industry
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  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Thompson, MB, Canada
  • Education
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