Job Description

:Job Title \xe2\x80\x93 Specialist, Planner/SchedulerWant 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, Planner/Scheduler to join our North Atlantic Project team based in Sudbury. This is a permanent position.This role will provide planning and scheduling services to support all capital projects (Base Metals wide) from the conceptual to the planning and implementation phases to ensure that projects present a realistic project timeline. These timelines are directly inputted into the Vale business plan models, which are used by Senior Management to assist in the overall Base Metals strategic plan and for input into the financial justification of new significant dollar investments.Additional in this position, you will..

• Ensure consistency and oversight in the project planning and scheduling approach on all capital projects (Base Metals wide) to reduce surprises associated with a poor plan and schedule.
• Responsible for developing a realistic project plan and schedule to meet the project objectives.
• Responsible for ensuring that all standard procedures and systems for project planning and scheduling are followed, per Vale Project Management Model (currently SPE).
• Responsible for coordinating all aspects of the planning and scheduling functions across all work locations and ensuring the schedules are integrated into one master schedule.
• Responsible for ensuring that proper WBS, coding and resources are integrated into the schedule.
• Implementing project planning procedures in accordance with standards as well as preparing and maintaining the timeline for development and setup of various schedules.
• Ensures plans and schedules are prepared and integrated according to project standards and contract requirements.
• Maintaining the schedule Basis of Schedule Document to provide full visibility on the current schedule assumptions, risks and opportunities.
• Perform/Coordinate Primavera P6 administration, setting up of the EPS, OBS and user access for all Project Development FEL Studies projects.
• Review and monitor planning and scheduling initiatives in support of the SPE throughout the life of the project. Analyze variance from baseline and recommend corrective actions including Earned Value (EV) analysis.

About YouEducation:

• Undergraduate degree in Engineering, Business or Management required
• PMI-Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) or AACEI \xe2\x80\x93 Project Scheduling Professional is an asset
• P. Eng. designation is an asset
• PMP designation is an asset.

Experience:

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in similar subject area.
• Has excellent knowledge of Primavera P6 and provides overview and expert advice for the use of Primavera and Microsoft Project on various capital projects.

Skills:

• Has a very good understanding of Earned Value Management and ensures that the projects apply proper methodologies for measuring and reporting project progress and performance metrics.
• Experience and knowledge of mining & construction processes and procedures and international projects as asset.
• Proficient use of Primavera P6, Acumen Fuse, Primavera Risk Analysis (PRA), PRISM Project Manager, MS Project, SAP, MS PowerPoint, Excel, Power BI
• Ability to develop and manage relationships with a diverse range of professionals in a mining & construction atmosphere.
• Good understanding of PMI Practice Standard of Scheduling (latest edition).

How can Vale grow your career?The Specialist planner/scheduler role will allow the right candidate to shape our mining operations. 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: F4T
Apply by: Thursday July 10th, 2024#ValeBaseMetals

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