Job Description

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Welcome to Vale in Canada. As a leader in the mining industry, our responsibility is to positively impact our people, communities and the environment. We value our workforce and offer continuous training and career development opportunities for our people.

Vale is a global leader in the production of iron ore and one of the largest producers of nickel. Active in Canada for over 100 years, Vale employs nearly 6,000 people across our corporate office in Toronto and sites in Manitoba, Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador. Applying the latest technologies to sustainably produce nickel, copper, cobalt, platinum group metals, gold and silver is at the heart of what we do.

With our global headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and approximately 125,000 employees in over 30 countries, Vale is constantly growing and changing. We invite you to be part of our evolution.

Job Summary

The Senior Specialist Mining Engineer will function as the subject matter expert within North Atlantic Operations for mine designs and life of mine plans. As such this role will stay abreast on industry best practice in their domain, and is accountable for establishing, maintaining, and communicating best practices, and auditing if how these practices are being followed. This role will be responsible to understand the underlying economics of the mines, including but not limited to cut off, the key value drivers, constraints and will provide recommendations to the individual mine plan owners. The delivery of specialized mine design technical support to other technical teams as requested is also a responsibility of this role.

Major Accountabilities

• Function as the subject matter expert within North Atlantic Operations for mine designs and life of mine plans.
• Subject matter expert of mine planning best practices, planning tools, as well as regulations in the mining industry.
• Responsible for the North Atlantic annual planning cycle calendar, collaborating with various corporate & North Atlantic Operations groups and ensuring the business\xe2\x80\x99s overarching strategy is incorporated into North Atlantic\xe2\x80\x99s mine plans.
• Develop and maintain mine design, life of mine plan & 5-year plan best practices, standards, guidelines, and templates.
• Provide technical assurance to leadership that mine design best practices, standards, and guidelines are being followed, as well as recommendations for improvements and risk mitigation.
• Analysis of the consolidated life of mine plans and the formation of guidance to individual sites and projects on how their mine plans can be optimized to improve the overall business.
• Analysis and communication of the underlying economics of each mine; where is the value coming from, what are the main constraints, and provide recommendations to further optimize the mine plan.
• Provide specialized mine design support and analysis to other technical teams as requested.
• Mentoring of the mine design and life of mine planning people resources within North Atlantic Operations

Education

• Undergraduate degree in Mining engineering

Experience

• 10+ years of experience in mining
• 5+ years of underground mine design experience
• P.Eng designation (Preferred)

Skills

• Building relationships across multidisciplinary operations and corporate teams
• Clear and concise communication of complicated topics
• Initiative to firmly establish the team\xe2\x80\x99s role in the organization.
• Strong organizational skills
• Problem solving and analysis
• Self-development and the development of others
• Assessing and communicating risks, sensitivities, accuracy, and benefits in designs
• Drive for Sustainable Results
• Strong understanding of underground mine design and scheduling
• Open pit design and scheduling would be an asset
• Extensive knowledge of mine planning software
• Strong understanding of mining economics and financial modelling

What We Offer You

• 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).
• Predominantly on-site work with some flexibility on 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.

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 essential 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: F2T

Apply by: February 8, 2024

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