Ready to build a rewarding career in an industry that is transforming the future?
Who We Are
We are Vale Base Metals – a global supplier of the critical minerals transforming the future.
With industry-leading reserves of copper and nickel in Canada, Brazil, and Indonesia, and state-of-the-art infrastructure in the U.K., Canada, and Japan, VBM delivers a secure and responsible supply of high-quality products to customers across Europe, the Americas, and Asia.
Global demand for critical minerals is growing exponentially. From energy to aerospace, batteries to magnets, robotics to artificial intelligence, a secure and responsible supply of critical minerals is fundamental to power modern technologies. And at Vale Base Metals, we are transforming our business to provide a secure and responsible supply of these minerals.
Join our diverse team of 13,000 talented individuals committed to providing mineral security to a world in transition. We invite you to put your skills to work, driving meaningful and enduring change while enjoying a rewarding career.
The Opportunity
We are currently seeking an, Specialist Infrastructure Engineer to join our Strategic Mine Planning Team.
This is a permanent position.
As the Specialist, Infrastructure Engineer, you will be involved in developing and/or apply skills aligned with the specific objectives of the different operational and corporate areas including Mining Engineering (includes tracks for Mine Projects & Reserves, Mine Planning & Design, Mine Production, Mine Ventilation), Geomechanics and Geotechnical (includes tracks for Ground Control, Backfill and Geomechanics Studies).
Additionally, in this position you will:
- Responsible for strategy and direction for infrastructure system designs, modeling, technical compliance, technology application and best practice, and provides specialist oversight of Front-End Load (FEL) studies, long range packages, system operation and troubleshooting to achieve efficient, cost effective and reliable operation adhering to legal requirements and regulations.
- Responsible to create designs appropriate for the application and system function to meet mine demands and strategy.
- Responsible to conduct design trade-offs for optimization and continuous improvement initiative.
- Responsible for selection of technology and establish strategy for long range designs and provide direction to operating sites on best practice and solutioning to ensure quality of systems for all mines and may act as a technical authority.
- Provide expert technical support to the business, studies, operations and/or maintenance teams, to ensure reliable operation of systems, controls and equipment.
- Develops scopes of work and participates in project specification development, design adherence, reviews, signoffs, system start-up and commissioning activities.
- Reviews and/or approves study designs within area of responsibility.
- Communicates regularly and effectively with mine design, mine planning, mine operations and maintenance and peer engineering groups and recommends to leadership for alignment on solutions, gap closure, opportunities, and recommendations
- Contributes to creation of ‘How to’ manuals and technical standards/procedures.
- Responsible to adhere to competencies and boundaries of the discipline and ensure compliance with standards and regulations.
- Embrace empowerment with Accountability through feedback and initiation of own personal development as well as the development of others through training, mentoring, design, correct data acquisition, tool use practices and management of systems.
About You
Education:
· Bachelors in Mining or Mechanical Engineering
· P.Eng is required
Experience:
· 5-8 years’ of work experience
Skills:
- Scope: recognized master in their professional discipline; national business expert in their field; keeps informed of new developments and requirements affecting the organization for the purpose of recommending changes; technically supervises the most complex work; contributes to development of industry standards; provides strategic guidance to the business unit in their field of expertise; communicates with Senior Levels of Leadership in their work; contributes to occasional publications; acts as a company advocate on national code/policy committees; initiates and maintains extensive contacts with key engineers and officials or other organizations and companies.
- Problem Solving: problems are complex and multidimensional; develops new and novel approaches for solving problems; involved in problem solving for both short-term and long-term solutions; applies expertise to resolve crucial issues and/or unique conditions
- Technology management: contributes to direction on adoption or development of new technology at the plant level. Potentially leading the development of new technologies.
- Autonomy: limited direction; leads development of technical guidelines.
- Direction provided: direction to more junior engineers, EITs. Acts as technical authority.
What We Offer You
· Competitive compensation including a variable annual incentive plan
· Participation in a competitive Defined Contribution Pension package
· Comprehensive benefits package (company paid core coverage, health and dental coverage, flex accounts, disability plans and optional insurances)
· Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation, personal, sick, parental)
· Work culture dedicated to safety, diversity & inclusion, and career growth
· Employee Family Assistance Program
· Virtual Healthcare online
· Online training and career development opportunities
Why Sudbury
Greater Sudbury is a vibrant city in northeastern Ontario, renowned for its rich mining history and significant role in Canada's mineral production. The city sits atop one of the world's largest and oldest meteorite impact sites, the Sudbury Basin, which is exceptionally rich in nickel, copper, and other critical minerals that are needed for the green economy. The mining sector is a cornerstone of Sudbury's economy, driving both employment and economic growth, and Vale Base Metals plays a pivotal role in this regard. Our commitment to the community is as deep as our mines.
Include to Transform
At Vale Base Metals, we are committed to ensuring an inclusive work environment where people can act like owners, being their authentic selves and empowering them to deliver results. Vale Base Metals 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.
In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, accommodation is available throughout our recruitment process for applicants with disabilities.
Accommodation is available throughout our recruitment process for applicants with disabilities.
Vale uses artificial intelligence to screen, assess, and/or select applicants for this position.
Pay Grade: F2T
Minimum Starting Salary: $130,000
Apply by:Wednesday, April 29, 2026
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