Mining Engineer

Vale Base Metals; Netherlands; On-site; EUR 56,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Variable incentive plan

Defined contribution pension

Healthcare & dental

Vacation & leave

Career growth

Employee assistance

Online training

Job summary

Vale Base Metals is seeking a Mining Engineer for the Coleman Mine in Sudbury to join the Mines Technical Services team. The role focuses on mid-range designs (block plans) and supporting weekly IOS functions, ensuring safe, efficient and cost-effective operations.

The ideal candidate has a mining engineering degree, 4+ years of experience, and familiarity with Deswik. P.Eng. is preferred. This permanent role offers competitive pay and a strong safety culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering.
• Professional Engineering Designation (P.Eng.) is preferred.
• Minimum of 4 years mine engineering experience.
• Deswik knowledge is an asset.
• Cash flow modeling techniques and mineral economics knowledge is an asset.
• Microsoft Office Suite proficiency; Excel advanced skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide mining engineering support to an existing team of geologists, mining engineers, and geotechnical engineers.
• Participate in the design, evaluation and support of underground mining operations.
• Design stoping boundaries for long-term evaluations based on geotechnical guidance to maximize ore recovery.
• Mentor others in the Mines Technical Services team.
• Review work and provide feedback within the team.
• Collaborate with operations to ensure plans are safe, efficient and realistic.
• Create schedules for development and production by sequencing stopes and headings with approvals.
• Maintain safety focus in line with MTS Safety Plan.
• Identify opportunities for safety, productivity and cost improvements.

Skills

Underground mine design

Scheduling

Deswik

Cash flow modeling

Microsoft Excel

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering

Professional Engineering Designation (P.Eng.) preferred

Tools

Deswik

Job description

Ready to build a rewarding career in an industry that is transforming the future?

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 a Mining Engineer to join our Mines Technical Services team at Coleman Mine in Sudbury. This is a permanent position. This posting is for an existing vacancy.

The Mining Engineer will work with mine operations and technical disciplines to make sure mining operations are planned, developed and operated in a safe, efficient and cost-effective manner. The focus of the role will be creating mid-range designs (block plans), as well as, supporting weekly integrated operations scheduling (IOS) functions as required. This is a permanent position.

Additionally, in this position you will:

• Provide mining engineering support to an existing team of geologists, mining engineers, and geotechnical engineers.


• Participates in the design, evaluation and support of underground mining operations.


• Design stoping boundaries for long-term evaluations based upon guidance from the geotechnical department to maximize recovery of ore.


• Mentor others in the Mines Technical Services team.


• Review work and provide feedback to others in the Mines Technical Services team.


• Work with operations to ensure plans are safe, efficient and realistic.


• Create schedules for development and production by sequencing stopes and development headings with guidance and approval from all parties involved.


• Maintain a focus on safety for the work being implemented in conjunction with MTS Safety Plan.


• Identify, analyze, recommend, and bring into action opportunities for safety, productivity, and cost improvements.

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

About You

Education:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Mining Engineering.


• Professional Engineering Designation (P.Eng.) is preferred.

Experience:

• Minimum of 4 years mine engineering experience is required.

Skills:

• Underground mine design, mining engineering, scheduling, and high level of understanding of underground mining activities.


• Knowledge of engineering planning software (Deswik) is an asset.


• Knowledge of cash flow modeling techniques and mineral economics is an asset.


• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and familiar with spreadsheet manipulation in Excel.


• Be creative, not only use past practices but promote new ways of doing things in order to maximize the value of our mineral resources.

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 required for modern technologies such as AI and defence. 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.

Employees engaged by the Company must be lawfully able to work for the Company in the country where the role is located. The Company does not provide immigration, work permit, or permanent residence sponsorship or assistance.

Vale uses artificial intelligence to screen, assess, and/or select applicants for this position.

Pay Grade:

The candidate's experience will determine placement within the pay band

Minimum Starting Salary:

$100,000

Apply by:

September 7, 2026

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