Job Description

:Who We Are:Join Vale today. Continuously learn throughout your career.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.The OpportunityAs Specialist, Geological Structure you will:

• Provide expertise in the field of Geological Structure to the Vale Base Metals North Atlantic (NA) mines and FEL studies in order to assure high level quality of Geological Structure data acquisition, validation, processing and interpretation of geological structures to reduce the risks associated with geotechnical and Falls of Ground hazards.
• Assist the Senior Specialist \xe2\x80\x93 Structural Geologist with the developemnt of the appropriate Structural Geology Standards and Programs to meet all legal and Vale Base Metal\xe2\x80\x99s internal policy requirements for all NA mine operations.

Major responsibilities will include:

• Adhering to, implementing, and demonstrating a commitment Vale Base Metals North Atlantic\xe2\x80\x99s health, safety and environmental rules and practices.
• Performing robust analysis and creating advanced 3D geological/structural models of multi-disciplinary data sets to inform decision making with respect to mine planning, geotechnical, Falls of Ground risk management at both Manitoba and Vosiey Bay mine operations.
• Providing technical reviews of past and current major ground instability events and evaluate, in collaboration with ground control, mine planning and geology teams, possible links between mine structure, mining, and Falls of Ground events.
• Identifying critical structures that may cause instability and hazards to excavation and mining by working collaboratively with Ground Control Engineers.
• Participating in and contributing to external reviews, audits and projects led by the Corporate Geotechnical Group, including Geotechnical Review Board (GRB), Integrated Operation Assessment (IOA) and annual KPD Output Technical Assurance Process where possible.
• Participating in peer reviews of major ground instabilities if required and providing technical support to the investigation from structural geology perspectives.
• Providing review and support to all major FEL studies on structural geology perspectives.
• Establishing best practices assuring high level quality of Geological Structure data acquisition, validation, and analysis.
• Assisting Lead \xe2\x80\x93 Structural Geologist with the developemnt of the appropriate Structural Geology Standards and Programs to meet all legal and Vale Base Metal\xe2\x80\x99s internal policy requirements for all North American mine operations.
• Assisting in the completion of geotechnical core logs and collaborate with ground control engineers in the interpretation of geotechnical core logs, inclduing geological structures.
• Assisting in the planning of the diamond-drilling programs with respect to structural geology requirements.

About YouEducation:

• MSc or PhD in Structural Geology
• Professional Geoscientist (P.Geo) Preferred

Experience:

• 8-10 years of relevant professional experience

Skills:

• Proficiency in one or more 3D modelling packages
• Experience in Leapfrog Geo and Datamine preferred
• Exposure to geotechnical engineering principles preferred
• Analysis of Acoustic/Optical Televiewer data are considered an asset.

What we offer you:

• Competitive salary
• Work culture dedicated to safety, diversity & inclusion, and career growth.
• Grow your career in a large and global company, and mining industry leader.
• Online training and career development opportunities

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.Grade: F3TApply By: July 29th, 2024#ValeBaseMetals

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