The Lead Ground Control Engineer supports the execution of the Ground Control Program and Seismic Risk Management Plans at Vale’s Mine, overseeing all aspects of ground control duties at underground operations.
Pay Grade: F4T. Minimum Starting Salary: $115,000
- Recommend actions to ensure that the safety and stability of mine excavations are maintained with respect to geotechnical standards, Vale’s policies, and legislated requirements.
- Update the Mine Design Package on an annual basis with inputs from various departments at a mine site.
- 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.
- Assist at the mine operation to conduct geo-mechanical 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.
- Accountable for stewardship of ore reserve and life of mine plan, develop and recommend mining plans, ground support systems and development plans.
- Undergraduate degree in Mining Engineering
- Undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering
- Undergraduate degree in Geotechnical Engineering
- Master’s degree in a related field (asset)
- Nice to have: Rock Mechanics modeling software
