Superintendent,Civil/Structural Engineering

Vale Base Metals; Greater Sudbury; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global mining company is seeking a Superintendent of Civil/Structural Engineering for their Central Engineering team in Sudbury, Ontario. This role involves overseeing engineering services, leading a team of engineers, and ensuring compliance with safety and technical standards. Candidates must have a Structural Engineering degree and professional designation. Competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package are offered.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Defined Contribution Pension package

Comprehensive benefits package

Leave for personal reasons

Employee Family Assistance Program

Virtual Healthcare online

Relocation Assistance

Qualifications

• Excellent leadership skills.
• Robust knowledge of structural design and analysis for various types of structures.
• Experience in planning and estimating engineering hours for design projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of design personnel to complete complex engineering designs and studies.
• Ensure integrity of designs produced under your technical direction.
• Mentor and train design and engineering personnel.

Skills

Leadership skills

Structural design knowledge

Steel design

Concrete design

Masonry design

Timber design

Microsoft Office proficiency

SAP or ERP solutions software

Education

Engineering Degree in Structural Engineering

Professional Engineering designation

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Power BI

Job description

Ready to build a rewarding career in an industry that is growing?

Who We Are

We are a global mining company dedicated to safely delivering nickel, copper, cobalt, and platinum group metals essential for the world’s energy transition. Our mission is to improve lives and shape a better future together.

From utensils to cellphones to satellites, our operations simplify daily life and enhance connectivity. Our metals are integral to life‑saving medical equipment and the electric vehicles driving the fight against climate change – our work truly matters.

Join our diverse team of 15,000 talented individuals committed to transforming critical minerals into prosperity and sustainable development in countries like Canada, Brazil, Indonesia, the United Kingdom, and Japan. We invite you to use your skills with us and contribute to something meaningful and enduring.

The Opportunity

We are currently seeking a Superintendent, Civil/Structural Engineering to join our Central Engineering team in Sudbury, Ontario. This is a permanent position.

The role is the division’s structural expert, having both experience and understanding of mining infrastructure including standards and codes. As part of the role, regular trips to underground mines, various surface plants, and periodic travel to other Vale North Atlantic facilities within Canada will be required.

As a Superintendent, Civil/Structural Engineering, you will be responsible for providing civil and structural engineering services to Vale’s various plants and mines as well as supervising a group of engineers and designers producing scope of work and civil and structural engineering packages. Excellent leadership skills are required as is the capacity for producing and overseeing innovative engineering solutions to operating and maintenance problems.

In addition, in this position you will:

• Lead a team of design personnel to complete complex engineering designs and studies.
• Provide technical direction for complex civil/structural engineering designs and guide other design personnel.
• Ensure integrity of designs produced under your technical direction and legally approve drawings as per the Professional Engineers Act.
• Apply sound engineering knowledge and ensure all designs comply with applicable codes, standards, regulations, and are economically feasible.
• Complete, approve, and review complex engineering estimates, drawings, calculations, functional specifications, data sheets, equipment specifications, scopes of work, Front End Loading (FEL) studies and detailed design packages.
• Mentor and train design and engineering personnel.
• Ensure in‑house Vale structural engineering design standards are updated and maintained.
• Highlight structural issues, make recommendations based on field inspections and audits, and prepare relevant reports.
• Interact regularly with plants and mines as subject matter experts, providing technical guidance.
• Provide reviews of consultants’ work performed on assigned Vale engineering projects.
• Act as the Structural Technical Authority for the Sudbury Operations.
• Make recommendations on actions to address MOL orders and deficiencies.
• Direct and assist in identifying infrastructure areas requiring repair, replacement, modification, or removal from service.

About You

Education

• Engineering Degree in Structural Engineering.
• Professional Engineering designation required.

Experience

• Excellent leadership skills.
• Robust knowledge of structural design and analysis for various types of structures.
• Strong knowledge of steel, concrete, masonry, and timber design.
• Knowledge of various mining, smelting, and refining structures.
• Experience in planning and estimating engineering hours for design projects.
• Proficiency in writing equipment specifications and construction scopes of work.
• Understanding and application of risk assessment and process hazards review processes.
• Familiarity with the latest codes, acts, regulations, and up‑to‑date technology in the design field.
• Ability to work independently to achieve outcomes with minimum supervision.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, Power BI).

Skills

• Strong knowledge of structural design and analysis for various types of structures, including steel, concrete, masonry, and timber.
• Experience with mining, smelting and refining structures.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, Power Point).
• Knowledge of SAP or ERP solutions software highly desirable.
• Experience as Project Engineer and/or knowledge of CAPEX/OPEX project execution highly desirable.

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 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.
• Relocation Assistance.

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 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.

Inclusive Transformation

At Vale Base Metals, 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 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.

Pay Grade: 15V

Apply By: November 12, 2025

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