Graduate Control Systems Engineering

Newmont is the world’s leading gold company and a producer of copper, silver, zinc and lead. The Company’s world-class portfolio of assets, prospects and talent is anchored in favorable mining jurisdictions in North America, South America, Australia and Africa. Newmont is the only gold producer listed in the S&P 500 Index and is widely recognized for its principled environmental, social and governance practices. The Company is an industry leader in value creation, supported by robust safety standards, superior execution and technical proficiency. Newmont was founded in 1921 and has been publicly traded since 1925.
Dimensions
The Graduate Control Systems Engineer is a member of the global Fixed Plant Control (FPC) systems team, and is responsible for the availability and integrity of the site industrial control system (ICS) infrastructure across multiple sites in the region. 
Purpose
This position reports to and supports the regional lead: Senior Control Systems Engineer. The incumbent:
-provides technical expertise on DCS, PLC & SCADA configuration, troubleshooting, maintenance, and minor upgrades;
-provides technical guidance for instrumentation, networking, telemetry, and all site OT infrastructure including the PI Historian suite of applications;
-is required to provide support to maintenance, control room/operations and projects departments to safely maximize production capacity across both processing and mining facilities;
-is required to perform any preventative or corrective maintenance required on the ICS infrastructure. The incumbent is also required to continuously develop and improve the site maintenance procedures to maximize the availability of the site ICS;
-is required to implement minor change requests and minor project support and adhere to existing site configuration standards;
-has sufficient experience in mineral processing and mining facilities to understand and manage the risks associated with any temporary or permanent changes to the site industrial control system;
-is required to participate in the global FPC system community of practice where lessons learned and best practices are shared; and
-is required to recognize and replicate where appropriate best-practice solutions provided by the global FPC system community.
This position is regionally based. That is, the incumbent may provide dedicated support to a single site, or provide general coverage for all sites in the region based on the incumbent’s skills and experience and the business needs.
 
Essential Duties
-Monitor the region’s ICS infrastructure status and resolve any issues identified
-Implement minor temporary and permanent change requests to ICS software/application
-Support projects impacting on ICS in the region
-Participate in daily ICS pre-start meetings and checks and respond to key metrics including alarm rates & controller performance
-Participate in operations and maintenance pre-start and handover meetings, remaining informed of regional priorities, issues and initiatives
-Assist with diagnosis and resolution of operations and maintenance issues related to the ICS
-Perform internal auditing and preventative maintenance, minor upgrades and validation of spares for ICS infrastructure
-Support the OT infrastructure and applications in the region, including the PI Historian suite
-Participation in the global process control community.
Training & Experience
 
-Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, or related engineering/science program.  
-Minimum 6 months’ experience working with in any related industry
-Working knowledge in at least two of the following systems
-Emerson DeltaV DCS
-Rockwell Control / Compact Logix PLCs 
-Schneider Modicon PLCs
-Wonderware HMI systems
-Basic knowledge and understanding of OsiSoft PI application suite desirable
-Basic knowledge of industry best practices for industrial Control Systems
 
Working Conditions
-The position is predominantly site based though work conditions will vary with;
-Some time working from site, subject to site roster patterns, and
-Some time working remotely from home, and/or.
-Some time working in the regional office.
-The position is required to travel between sites located in: 
-North America Region    Cripple Creek & Victor (USA), Eleonore and Eleonore Underground (Canada), Musselwhite (Canada), Porcupine (Canada)
 
We understand no candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we’ve identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you!
Newmont is the world’s leading gold company and a producer of copper, silver, zinc and lead. The Company’s world-class portfolio of assets, prospects and talent is anchored in favorable mining jurisdictions in North America, South America, Australia and Africa. Newmont is the only gold producer listed in the S&P 500 Index and is widely recognized for its principled environmental, social and governance practices. The Company is an industry leader in value creation, supported by robust safety standards, superior execution and technical proficiency. Newmont was founded in 1921 and has been publicly traded since 1925.
Consistent with Newmont’s values of safety and responsibility, we believe that COVID-19 vaccination is a critical tool to fight this pandemic and protect the health and safety of Newmont’s workforce and the communities in which we work and live.  Accordingly, if you receive an offer of employment for this position, you will be required to provide proof that you are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before you commence employment with the company.  Newmont will consider individual requests for exemption/reasonable accommodation by applicants who cannot be fully vaccinated due to medical reasons or other grounds protected by applicable human rights law.  
As an equal opportunity employer, Newmont is committed to diversity, inclusion and accessibility. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.