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Sr Engineer, Ground Control

By Vale S.A.

Dead Line: May 13, 2022

We are currently seeking a Senior Engineer, Ground Control to join our Creighton Mine in Sudbury.
 
The Senior Engineer, Ground Control supports mine execution of the Ground Control Program and Seismic Risk Management Plans in Vale's Sudbury Mine facilities. This role oversees all aspects of ground control duties at an underground mine in Ontario Operations. The role holder works with an effective ground control team, including Ground Control Engineers, Mine Technician / Technologists and / or Engineers in Training, to provide Ground Control Services to the mine operations.
 
Additionally, in this position you will:
 
  • To recommend actions to ensure that the safety and stability of mine excavations are maintained with respect to geotechnical, Vale's policies / standards and legislated requirements.
  • To update Mine Design Package on an annual basis with inputs from various departments at a mine site.
  • To provide day-to-day technical support and coordination for managing the site-specific Ground Control and Seismic Risk Management Programs; and work closely with the technical execution teams at the mine sites.
  • To assist the Chief Mine Engineer at the mine operation to conduct geomechnical risk assessment of the annual mine execution plans to ensure that mining sequence and mine layouts are optimized to reduce the risk to safety and production;
  • To integrate the 0-24-month Ground Control Plan into the 0-3-month mine execution plan;
  • To integrate with Numerical Modeling / Geomechanics Studies & Design, involving mining methods, stope and pillar design and mining sequencing, to support mine site Ground Control strategy.
  • To develop site specific field instrumentation program, including micro seismic system, to monitor ground behavior with the progress of mining.
  • To provide on-call duties if required for technical assistance with ground stability issue
  • Underground mine design, mine engineering, ground control, scheduling, and high level of understanding of underground mining activities.
  • Knowledge of Rock Mechanics modeling software (MAP3D, Rocscience programs and FLAC3D).
  • Ground control instrumentation knowledge.
  • Strong communication skills and development of concise documents and presentation materials.
  • Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills.
  • Must be skilled in data analysis and problem solving.
  • Takes initiative and can self-direct to accomplish goals with minimum supervision.
 
About You
 
  • Undergraduate degree in Mining Engineering.
  • Professional Engineering Designation Required.
  • The ideal candidate should have a minimum of 8+ years of experience, but not required.
 

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