Job Description

:Job Title \xe2\x80\x93 Specialist Engineer, Mine DesignWant 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 Specialist Engineer, Mine Design to join our Early-Stage Projects team in Sudbury. This is a permanent position.This position is responsible for conducting studies of deposits (brownfield and greenfield) of mineral commodities of interest to Vale, including mining project layout (general engineering & process designs), mining method selection, ventilation, geotechnical assessments, facilities assessment, hydrogeological, fleet selection and sizing, production plan, infrastructure, waste/tailings disposal, environmental and permitting, financial estimation of Capital and Operating costs.Additional in this position, you will;

• Responsible for ensuring that best practices are applied to reserves assessment to give materiality, transparency, and confidence to internal and external resource reports in compliance with the main international codes NI43-101, JORC, CRISCO and SK-1300. Also responsible for providing support to Capital Projects Development (FEL 1, FEL 2 and FEL 3), Marketing, Strategy and Business Units as requested.
• Inspect new and existing mining sites to determine the best ways to extract, transport and sell mineral commodities. This includes visiting sites in person and using maps and geological data to estimate material reserves, revising on-site infrastructure, logistics, etc.
• Provide mining engineering and design services for underground mine studies, such as FEL 1, FEL 2 and FEL 3, and NI 43-101 / SK-1300 technical reports.
• Coordinate mining engineering projects with the mining team and other engineering disciplines, such as processing/metallurgy, electrical/instrumentation, mechanical/civil/structural and architectural etc.
• In collaboration with the Mine Planning & Design Engineers, oversee the preparation of mining engineering drawings and layouts.
• Complete routine reporting and other documentation as required, as well as facilitating project reviews with associated stakeholders (e.g., Maturity Assessment).
• Assist the Engineering Sr. Leadership with the delivery of project requirements as they relate to scope, cost, and schedule.
• Prepare mining equipment (mobile and fixed assets) specifications and assist with mining equipment procurement.
• Prepare technical specifications and scopes based on input received from other disciplines.
• Research and propose new technologies and engineering frameworks/methodologies to optimize mining projects.
• Support assessment and audit of mining assets in process of M&A (national and international due diligence).
• Perform Project Management tasks for capital projects, including liaison with contracted engineering firms.

About YouEducation:

• Bachelor (or equivalent) of Engineering in appropriate discipline.
• P. Eng. (required), M.Eng. (preferred).

Experience:

• 8+ years (post P. Eng.) experience.
• Experience in base metals and Nickel Sulphide deposits is required.
• Experience in managing FEL 1/2/3 level studies.
• Operational experience in extractive industries

Skills:

• Scope: recognized subject matter expert in their job area and serves as a technical advisor in that area; regional expert within the business in their field; serves as a consultant to senior engineers and others; challenges status quo in current and accepted practice; assists with the most complicated designs/work; routinely communicates with leadership in their work; assists in setting performance requirements/standards for systems; acts as a company advocate on national code/policy committees.
• A strong understanding of requirements to support mine development and production operations in a surface operation.
• Problem Solving: problems faced are difficult and often complex; develops creative ideas for problems with no obvious solution; understands the needs of management and clients; applies expertise to resolve crucial issues and/or unique conditions.
• Technology management: researches and keeps knowledgeable about new technologies in their discipline. Always looking to use the most current technologies in their work.
• Autonomy: works independently; leads development of technical guidelines; leads technical process/routines.
• Direction provided: Direction to more junior engineers, EITs. Acts as technical authority.
• Support received: seeks advice on very complex problems from internal/external specialists.

How can Vale grow your career?The Specialist Engineer, Mine Design position will allow the right candidate to support our Early-Stage projects group. 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 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.Pay Grade: F3T
Apply by: Tuesday 23rd June, 2024#ValeBaseMetals

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