Specialist, Engineer

1 month ago

Greater Sudbury, Canada Vale Canada Full time
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.

The Opportunity

We are currently seeking a Specialist Engineer, Project to join our North Atlantic Project Development team. This is a permanent position based in Sudbury.

The Specialist Engineer, Project, is accountable for ensuring the safety, budget adherence, scope definition, schedule management and quality assurance for one or more projects. The Specialist Engineer will have the authority to make decisions within the established scope, cost, and schedule parameters. They will also be responsible for delivering projects within scope, cost, and schedule, while meeting safety and quality standards. The individual in this role will work independently to develop solutions to complex issues, while demonstrating an understanding of the needs of various stakeholders. The focus will be placed on coordinating interdisciplinary efforts for defining and controlling project scope and schedule of engineering deliverables.

Additionally, in this position you will:

  • Lead the design of safe working systems and conduct site inspections to promote safety practices within the project area.
  • Coordinate different functions and establish priorities to mitigate project delays.
  • Lead and actively promote behaviors that align with Vale's safety goals for all stakeholders including employees, contractors, customers, and members of the community.
  • Take on project management responsibilities for capital projects, including liaising with external engineering firms.
  • Coordinate the engineering input, including project reviews for project governance assessments, and ensure follow-up actions, including technical bid evaluations, risk processes and engineering assessments are completed.
  • Manage assigned contract packages to ensure timely submission of deliverables and approval of contract changes.
  • Coordinate the outputs of the project team or teams in line with the detailed scope, cost, and schedule control baselines, managing any project changes accordingly.
  • Influence project team members' performance to effectively meet project requirements.
  • Maintain clear communication channels within the project team to ensure alignment on goals and priorities.
  • Collaborate with project team members and contractors to ensure comprehensive oversight of the project and timely progress.

About You
Education:

  • Bachelor of Engineering in appropriate discipline is required

Certification:

  • P. Eng (required)
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification considered an asset

Experience:

  • Minimum of 8+ years of post P.Eng. experience in a similar role

Skills:

  • Recognized as a subject matter expert and able to serve as a technical advisor
  • Proficient in challenging conventional practices and offering innovative solutions to complex problems
  • Capable of managing the most complicated designs and work
  • Strong communication skills, including the ability to communicate with leadership.
  • Skilled in setting performance requirements and standards
  • Ability to act as a company advocate
  • Capable of developing creative ideas for complex problems with no obvious solutions, evaluate alternative options and recommend preferred solution while outlining benefits and downside risks
  • Ability to understand the needs of management and clients and gain alignment
  • Ability to apply expertise to resolve crucial issues and/or unique conditions.
  • Knowledgeable about new technologies and look to use the most current technologies in their work
  • Ability to work independently and to provide direction to more junior engineers, EITs and consultants
  • Experienced in managing FEL 1/2/3 level studies and Operational activities in extractive industry
  • Familiarity with base metals and underground mining operations
  • A strong understanding of requirements to support underground mine development and production operations
  • Proficiency in developing clear and concise documents and presentations

How can Vale grow your career?

The Specialist Engineer position will allow the right candidate to coordinate the overall engineering matters from their discipline, across all projects in the portfolio. 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's 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 Transform

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 – 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: F3T

Apply by: June 12, 2024

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