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Underground Mine Engineer

  • Vale

  • Manitoba, Canada

  • Posting Date: Feb 19, 2021

  • Expiry Date: Aug 18, 2021

  • Job ID: 15580

Expired FEATURED SPONSORED Full time Engineering

Job Description


Who We Are

Vale is a global mining company headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. We are leaders in the production of iron ore and one of the largest global producers of nickel. In Canada, Vale employs approximately 6,000 people in our corporate office in Toronto and at sites in Manitoba, Ontario, and Newfoundland and Labrador, where we produce nickel, copper, cobalt, platinum group metals, gold and silver.

Our open-pit mine and concentrator in Voisey’s Bay - Vale’s only fly-in/fly-out operation in Canada - produces nickel-cobalt-copper concentrate and copper concentrate. An underground expansion will see a transition to a leading edge underground mine. Our state-of the-art facility in Long Harbour is the first nickel processing plant in the world to use hydrometallurgy technology to produce Plating RoundsTM from hard rock (sulphide) concentrate, with zero emissions. Our offices in St. John’s and Goose Bay provide support to the Newfoundland and Labrador Operations

Through their hard work, innovation and forward thinking, it is our employees, and a wholesome orebody of course, that ensures a bright future for Vale in Canada – a future we want you to be a part of.

The Opportunity

We are currently seeking THREE (3) UNDERGROUND MINE ENGINEERS - Mine Planning. These permanent positions are remote-based as part of a core technical group supporting the on-site MTS team and underground operations at the Voisey’s Bay Mine Site in Labrador. There will be a requirement for site indoctrination and occasional site visits according to a pre-determined frequency.

Collaborating with the Chief Mine Engineer, these roles will work with mine operations and technical fields to provide high quality mine engineering services to the operating mine and make sure mining operations are planned, developed, and operated in a safe, efficient, and cost-effective manner.

The roles will ensure effective social processes are used with key partner groups including mine site personnel, Mine Technical Services (MTS) Business Planning group, and technical expertise within the MTS Services group. In this position, you will:

  • Provide mining engineering support to an existing team of on-site geologists, mining engineers, and technologists;
  • Participates in the design, evaluation and support of underground mining operations;
  • Provide production drilling, blasting and development layouts to operations in a timely manner that are consistent with North Atlantic MTS standards;
  • Design stoping boundaries for long-term excavations based upon guidance from the geotechnical department to maximize recovery of ore;
  • Monitor development and production progress by sequencing stopes and development headings with guidance and approval from all parties involved;
  • Provides final designs for execution;
  • Design backfill packages for filling of stopes with cemented rock fill (CRF), paste fill and development rock that are consistent with engineering standards for backfill strength / support requirements as per North Atlantic MTS standards;
  • Create blasting designs that maximizes ore recovery, while minimizing dilution and are consistent with North Atlantic MTS standards;
  • Update and maintain water management designs;
  • Provide miscellaneous hole designs;
  • Able to establish effective communication channels with both remote and on-site teams;
  • Maintain a focus on safety for the work being implemented in conjunction with MTS Safety Plan.


About You

  • Education:
    • An undergraduate degree in Mining Engineering
    • Eligibility for registration as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng) in Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • Experience:
    • A minimum of 3-4 years’ experience in an underground mining with a preferred focus on mine production planning and mine engineering.
    • Mining Engineer-in-Training (EIT) applications are also welcome.
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel and Power BI.
  • Knowledge of engineering planning software (Deswik, blast design software)
  • Be creative – promote new ways of doing things to improve the value of our mineral resources.
  • Knowledge of cash flow modeling techniques and mineral economics.
  • Knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
  • Adaptability and flexibility – quickly understands the context of change and proactively adjusts as needed.
  • Relationships and Collaboration – practices teamwork and collaboration within and between areas.

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 Vale 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.

Interested applicants are encouraged to submit their application online at www.valejobs.ca or by forwarding their application to their Vale Aboriginal Employment Coordinator.

Deadline to Apply: Friday, February 26th, 2021