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Specialist Engineer, Open Pit Mine Design
Posted on May 01, 2024
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Vale Canada
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Job Title: Specialist Engineer, Open Pit 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. The Port Colborne Refinery was also commissioned 100 years ago on the shore of Lake Erie. Raw materials and finished products from Vale's Sudbury and Newfoundland and Labrador operations are transported to Port Colborne for processing.The OpportunityWe are currently seeking a Specialist Engineer, Open Pit Mine Design to join our North Atlantic Exploration group in Sudbury. This role is responsible for coordinating overall open pit engineering and design matters on a project or multiple projects. This includes the review of and recommendations regarding all mine engineering solutions. The projects include FEL 1, FEL 2 and FEL 3 studies. The role will support their respective project leads from a technical mine design perspective and coordinate with relevant internal stakeholders to ensure strategic and tactical initiatives are embedded into the studies. This role adds value by providing extensive knowledge and a disciplined approach in the functional area of mining methods/design to recommend improvements that positively impact the safety, health, and business performance.Your accountabilities will include:Leads and actively promotes behaviors with Vale's safety goals for all stakeholders including employees, contractors, customers, and members of the community.Accountable for achieving zero harm by participating in the design of safe working systems, site inspections and safety interactions in their project area and ensuring all follow-up actions are carried.Influences project team members performance and influences their activities as necessary to ensure project requirements are achieved.Communicates regularly with the Project team on strategies to ensure that goals and priorities are clearly understood.Interfaces with other members of the Project Team and contractors to ensure no aspect of the project is overlooked or lags in progress and assists in the development and implementation of recovery plans.Leads, co-ordinates and monitors studies and contractors within their responsible area to ensure project requirements are achieved.Responsible for review and delivery of Open Pit engineering for the FEL 1 and FEL 2 studies as agreed by the Manager and respective Project Leads taking into consideration the full project lifecycle.Manages and ensures compliance to project procedures including the management of project documentation and ensuring these are received, reviewed, commented, responded, and incorporated in project archives.Ensures measurement of progress on all contracts for reporting progress to the Manager, North Atlantic FEL1 and broader team as required.About YouEducation:Bachelor (or equivalent) of Engineering in appropriate discipline.Preferred Certification:P. Eng, Chartered Engineer, or home country equivalent.Experience:Minimum of 11-15 years of experience in similar subject area. Knowledge
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LocationGreater Sudbury, ON
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SalaryNot available
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Terms of employment
Full time
- Start date
Starts as soon as possible
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CareerBeacon
#1926798
Advertised until
2024-05-31
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