Senior Facilities Engineer

POSITION SUMMARY

End-to-end coordination and support of Facilities, Infrastructure and General Services which covers:

Facility and infrastructure management (i.e., operational, and non-operational), focusing on civil, geotechnical, electrical, mechanical, utilities & sewerage management.

Risk and risk controls management (i.e., Business risk, HIRA, AXA, etc.).

Provide technical inputs in hills slope management and perform quality checks on execution.

Policy, procedure, and regulatory compliance management.

Departmental budget and contract management, with a focus on safety, continuous improvement, efficiency, productivity, and cost optimization.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Understand the business’ strategy, its priorities, and operational challenges, to effectively work with a multidisciplinary team towards achieving organizational purpose.

Coordinate and support all Facility, Infrastructure and General Services activities:

Covers TRMT operations, VEC, guest house, KL office, and others as required;

Monitor and ensure adherence to all regulatory and/or statutory requirements, as well as institutional policies, procedures, standards, norms, guidelines and/or best practices i.e ISO 9001 & 14001;

Departmental policy as well as procedural development and application, which may include providing guidance or the execution of programs / workshops to improve general understanding;

Support Internal Audit with periodic assessments and monitor audit points to ensure timely closure;

Ensure VPS and Vale’s safety requirements are built into processes, and adhered to at all times;

Conduct risk assessments for all activities / processes and ensure the correct application of preventive as well as mitigative controls to eliminate / manage risk(s);

Use process and business risk methodologies, ensuring effective and efficient risk control reviews, implementation, checks and management;

Planning and execution of all preventive and if required, corrective maintenance routines mainly facility hard services and geotechnical;

Collect and help interpret data through research, file reviews, field observations and measurements, field testing, and other methods.

Prepare detailed plans, technical specifications, and reports. Technical guidance and review action plans proposed by 2LOD and consultants.

Provide technical inputs in all investment projects and perform quality checks on execution.

Ensure efficient use of resources, meet established deadlines and requisite reporting is performed per established guidelines (i.e., YPM and TECO management, MO quality, BWise, SWP, etc.);

Develop and maintain a log of queries received, as well as use other data sources, for trend analysis and improvement identification;

Support and/lead process improvement initiatives guided by sustainable solutioning and focused on safety, efficiency, productivity, and cost optimization (i.e., automation, predictive maintenance, etc.);

Coordinate application of the change management process where required;

Building and infrastructure improvements contract management compliance, which includes development of comprehensive technical specifications and Scope of Work (SoW), critically analyse deliverables/KPIs, perform quality audits, monitor expiry/balance, manage budget, payments and accrual;

Manage allocated budget, perform budget analysis, adhere to established budget controls, as well as facilitate timely PO and non-PO payments as appropriate (i.e. contracts, utilities, etc.);

Subject matter expert providing technical consult to management on department related matters;

Lead facility hard services & geotechnical (facility management), which includes but is not limited to:

Demonstrating and upholding Vale’s values, key behaviours as well as the highest standards of ethical conduct;

Prioritizing safety and challenging the status quo when in doubt / a situation is unsafe;

Promoting a positive work culture and strengthening morale;

Applying effective communications techniques to guide the team (e.g. listening, mentoring, etc.);

Effective performance management;

Analyse or participate in independent reviews of your area to encourage a culture that celebrates transparency, open dialogue, teamwork, and accountability;

Guide the team to effectively handle demands from multiple stakeholders with competing priorities via effective prioritization, consistently achieving high performance standards;

Lead with a service-oriented mindset; professional, efficient, and effective service delivery to stakeholders and internal clients.

Able to work independently as well as collaboratively with colleagues and third parties at all levels.

Analytical and detailed oriented, able to perform detailed cost-benefit studies.

Build and maintain strong relationships with the internal normative areas and related regulatory agencies to keep abreast with laws, regulations and best practices.

Closely monitor and provide daily, weekly and monthly reports on department performance (i.e., FMDS, Coordination, RPO), as well as prepare management reports for executive committee / board meetings.

Assume responsibility for other tasks as assigned from time to time.

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, preferably civil, electrical or geotechnical.

Minimum 5-7 years’ experience preferably in facilities or building management.

Planning and designing construction projects or leading geotechnical projects, preferably in either the mining, exploration, heavy metals, chemicals or manufacturing industry will be an added advantage.

Proven track record demonstrating efficient and effective process management.

Note: Vale can at any time and at its own discretion, review the position’s roles and responsibilities according to business strategy.