Sustaining Projects Planner

Long Harbour, NL, CAN

ID: 1087983

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 Sustaining Projects Planner to join our Sustaining Projects Team in St. John’s, NL.

This is a permanent position, working a Monday to Friday schedule in the St. John’s Office with regular trips to VB and LH as required.

As the Sustaining Projects Planner, you will provide planning and scheduling processes consistently with a heavy focus on underground project planning.

Additionally, in this position you will:

- Facilitate regular meetings between teams to track progress and adequately plan resources, labour and materials

- Use planning software and tools to build schedules, dashboards, reports and planning curves.

- Facilitate and maintain VNL’s 5 year capital plan and Mobile Equipment Plan

- Build a strong relationship with supervisors, departmental scheduler/planners and the mining team and Ops teams

- Steer the projects team towards a standard of organized reporting and structure to help them manage their projects and report to management

- Work with contractors and the Sustaining Projects team to develop an overall integrated level 4 schedule for Sustaining Projects at VNL. Heavy focus on Underground Project Planning

- Develop and maintain project reporting dashboards and KPI Reports

- Work with Project Leads and Construction leads to progress and update schedules and reports

- Work with the Underground Projects team and Underground Operations to report daily progress, resourcing and tracking for ACD infrastructure projects

About You

Education:

- A minimum of a college diploma in technology or industry.

Experience:

- A minimum of 5 years experience in a similar role.

Skills:

- Training and Experience using Planning software and reporting software such as Project Planner, Power BI, Primavera, Excel, SAP, Powerpoint

- Being proactive to work in a multi dynamic group and develop reports to facilitate the needs of the business

- Good communication and presentation skills with the ability to facilitate stakeholders meetings

- Great organizational skills.

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)

- Employee can work from home 2 days a week as agreed with the Manager.

- Work culture dedicated to safety, diversity & inclusion, and career growth

- Employee Family Assistance Program

- Virtual Healthcare online

- Online training and career development opportunities.

Why Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada's easternmost province, is known for its rugged coastline, rich cultural heritage, and significant natural resources. The province's economy is bolstered by a robust mining sector, where our operations play a crucial role. At Long Harbour, we operate a state-of-the-art processing plant, which refines nickel concentrate from the Voisey's Bay mine into finished nickel, copper, and cobalt products. This plant is a cornerstone of our commitment to value-added processing in Canada. Meanwhile, the Voisey's Bay mine, located in Labrador, is one of the world's most substantial nickel deposits. It provides high-quality nickel, copper, and cobalt, essential for the 21st century economy.

Include to Transform

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 at Vale and in the mining industry.

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.

Accommodation is available throughout our recruitment process for applicants with disabilities.

Innu Nation members and Nunatsiavut beneficiaries can submit their application to their Vale Aboriginal Employment Coordinator.

Pay Grade: F5T

Apply by: Friday, August 15th 2025

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Interested applicants must submit their application online at https://vale.eightfold.ai/careers.