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Vale Newfoundland & Labrador Limited
18 Hebron Way, 2 nd Floor
St. John’s, NL A1A 0L9
Tel: (709) 758-8888 Fax: (709) 758-8820
Job Title: Construction Manager (TEER 70010)
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Who We Are – Vale NL Limited
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 Newfoundland and Labrador Operations are an integrated mining, milling, and processing operation. Nickel concentrate from the fly-in, fly-out Voisey’s Bay operation is shipped to our state-of-art Long Harbour Processing Plant where it is refined into low-carbon and high-purity nickel rounds, cobalt rounds and copper cathodes. Our Voisey’s Bay operations are located in Northern Labrador, NL.
The Opportunity
Vale recognizes the Impacts and Benefits Agreements with the Innu Nation and the Nunatsiavut Government in which Innu and Inuit workers have first preference for employment at the Voisey’s Bay Mine Site. This is guided by an adjacency principle that first gives preference to those who live on the coast of Labrador, followed by those residing in the rest of Labrador, those residing on the island of the province, followed by the rest of Canada.
Next, priority will be given to Newfoundland and Labrador residents. We also welcome those who are willing to relocate back home and those looking to make NL their permanent home.
We are currently seeking a Construction Manager (TEER 70010) to join our North Atlantic Project Department. This is a permanent full-time position and there is one (1) vacancy.
This position will be on a Monday to Friday schedule working primarily from the St. John’s office with regular visits to the Voisey’s Bay mine site required.
The Construction Manager is responsible for the effective management of the various contractors for the execution of project construction. Additionally, they are responsible for the implementation of, and adherence to, best practices for construction management in order to achieve the most efficient performance from the various site-based contractors.
Additionally, in this position, you will:
- Provide leadership to ensure effective Safety and Environmental procedures are being followed for all construction work.
- Participate in and contribute to the detailed development, and subsequent updates of the execution plan for the surface and the underground mine construction on site, to help enable successful execution of all construction for the total site.
- Support detailed constructability reviews of engineering drawings and specifications during the design phase.
- Assist in the technical activities as part of the procurement process for contractor selection.
- Participate in the development of logistics plans with the supply chain department.
- Monitor, coordinate, and audit contractor’s productivity, progress and overall performance for the construction area through the maintenance of high visibility in the field.
- Work collaboratively with the SHE team to ensure full contractor compliance with established safety procedures and standards.
- Assist with safety audits and investigations.
- Ensure that work is completed in accordance with contract scopes while following approved project change procedures where deviations occur.
- Review the contractor’s deliverables and person hours against proposal targets and identify areas of inefficiencies to permit the implementation of continuous improvement plans as needed.
- Represent the owner in approval of construction inspection and test records.
- Assist commissioning in the preparation and assembly of pre-commissioning documentation.
- Monitor the preparation and accuracy of as-built documentation.
- Work with other functional groups in the site Project team to clear roadblocks to support efficient and high-quality construction.
- Establish an effective and cooperative working relationship with the existing Operations personnel to work towards mutual goals.
- Lead the implementation of Vale Production System (VPS) on the construction area, driving a culture of continuous improvement and high performance.
About You
Education :
- Undergraduate Degree in Engineering or related discipline.
Experience :
- At least 5 years of managerial experience in Project Management, focused on large construction projects.
- Underground Construction experience is preferred.
- Electrical, Mechanical, Piping, Civil/Structural experience required; as well as some background with high voltage electrical systems.
- Proven field experience in cold weather civil and surface construction activities especially at remote sites.
Skills :
- Previous management of multiple construction contractors simultaneously as part of the Project Management Team.
- Good understanding of budget tracking and working within department budgets.
- Strong development, coaching and training abilities of all direct reports to help the team succeed.
- Proven success in large scale industrial projects; experience in field leadership roles considered a strong advantage.
- Demonstrated knowledge with respect to environmental requirements.
What We Offer You
Vale offers competitive salary and benefits.
- Starting base salary for this role is between $130,000-$170,000, plus bonuses.
- Relocation benefits.
- We offer comprehensive pension and benefit program, including core benefits, both flexible health and dental options along with optional insurances.
- Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation, flex, sick, top up for maternity/parental)
- Employee Family Assistance Program
- Work culture dedicated to safety, diversity & inclusion, and career growth
- Opportunities to grow your career in a large global company, and mining industry leader
- Online training and career development opportunities
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 critical 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 must submit their application online at https://vale.eightfold.ai/careers . Innu Nation members and Nunatsiavut beneficiaries can also submit their application to their Vale Aboriginal Employment Coordinator.
Accommodation is available throughout our recruitment process for applicants with disabilities. If you require a specific accommodation to enable you participate in our recruitment process, please email us at [email protected].
Pay Grade: G
Apply by: Wednesday, January 10th, 2024
#ValeBaseMetals
Meghan Bolt
Cell: (709) 325-4116
18 Hebron Way, Level 2
St. John’s, NL A1A 0L9
