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.

The Opportunity

We are currently seeking a Specialist Engineer, Ventilation to join our Planning, Engineering, Technology & Development in Sudbury, ON . This is a permanent position.

The Specialist Engineer, Ventilation is responsible for the ventilation designs across multiple projects for the North Atlantic Operations (NL, ON, and MB). The projects include FEL 1 and FEL 2 studies. You will lead the design of ventilation and cooling systems that enhance current technologies and modelling methods such that health and safety standards and legislated requirements are effectively satisfied while enhancing the business case. Additionally, in this position you will:

• Integrate with the NA Ventilation Design team and share knowledge to foster skills and competencies within the ventilation team and others as required;
• Collaborate with BM Technical Assurance, Quantitative Risk Analysis, and Maturity Assessment teams to present ventilation & cooling strategies and simulation and modelling results;
• Recommend to the Manager Underground Projects opportunities for project de-risking and cost optimization such as scheduling improvement and new ventilation and cooling technologies;
• Lead the ventilation & cooling design input and solutions during project Technical Assurance Reviews, Qualitative Risk Assessments, Engineering Assessments and Maturity Assessments and ensure follow-up actions are completed;
• Lead the preparation of ventilation design, modelling, schedule optimization and ensure value engineering opportunities are identified;
• Lead the integration of the Project Ventilation Designs into the Life-of-Mine Ventilation designs and strategy;
• Lead technical reviews and conduct QA/QC on own studies and studies completed by consultants;
• Develop business cases, that support the incorporation of new technology and ventilation strategies into the FEL studies, that have a positive impact on HS&E, Production and Costs;
• Responsible for the Design Primary and Auxiliary Mine Ventilation Systems using numerical modeling tools and the preparation of airflow requirements and heat load calculations;
  

About You

Education

• Undergraduate degree is required
• P. Eng. designation is required
• PMP designation is preferred

• 11 – 15 years of experience in a similar subject area
• Unwavering commitment to safety
• Experience in delivering FEL 1/2/3 level studies
• Experience with Electric Vehicles and Refrigeration and heating systems
• Underground mine design, ventilation, scheduling, and understanding of mining activities
• Experience working in underground hardrock mine operations and technical services

• General knowledge of engineering planning software (Deswik)
• Extensive knowledge of ventilation modeling software (Ventsim, VNET, CLIMSIM, MineFire,) is recommended
• Strong communication skills and development of concise documents and presentation materials
• General knowledge of construction planning, experience with electrical and infrastructure design
• Knowledge of cash flow modeling techniques and economics is an asset
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and familiar with spreadsheet manipulation in Excel
• Be creative, not only use best and past practices but promote new ways of doing things to maximize the efficiency of ventilation systems to support economic mine designs
• Flexibility for domestic travel
  

How can Vale grow your career?

The Specialist, Ventilation Engineer 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’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
  

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 – 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.

Deadline to Apply: May 11, 2023

Pay Grade: F3T