Planning and Control Coordinator for Mine Construction

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Job Summary: An opportunity to coordinate planning and control of underground mine construction projects within one of the world's largest global projects, ensuring alignment and support for leadership. Key Highlights: 1. Coordinate planning and control of underground mine construction projects 2. Monitor performance and integrate teams to ensure project success 3. Support project leadership's decision-making We have an opportunity to work as Planning and Control Coordinator for Mine Construction in Itagibá/BA, dedicated to the *Underground Project:* Appian’s largest global project. This is a milestone for the company, requiring highly qualified professionals to ensure schedule monitoring at tactical and operational levels, daily and weekly performance analysis, and support for project leadership’s decision-making, promoting alignment among construction, engineering, contracts, and corporate areas. *Atlantic Nickel is committed to fostering a more diverse and inclusive workplace. Therefore, it supports the hiring of persons with disabilities (PCDs), values diversity, and considers all profiles equally for its opportunities, regardless of color, race, sexual orientation, age, or ethnic origin.* ********LGPD at Atlantic Nickel** *Atlantic Nickel adopts a policy to ensure control and transparency in the processing of personal data of all individuals, including those interested in joining our team. Candidate information collected during the selection process for open positions is rigorously handled in accordance with the LGPD – General Data Protection Law.* **Responsibilities and Duties** * Coordinate planning and control activities for the underground mine construction schedule at tactical and operational levels, ensuring adherence to the project baseline and consistency of progress information; * Coordinate collection, consolidation, and validation of physical progress information from Construction, Site Engineering, and Site Contract Management teams; * Monitor schedule performance, identify deviations, constraints, and execution risks, proposing corrective and preventive actions; * Ensure integration among planning, execution, procurement, and contract management, promoting alignment across construction fronts; * Continuously monitor physical progress of execution fronts and prepare performance analysis against the approved tactical/operational plan, ensuring integration between underground and surface works per the approved annual plan, with focus on short- and medium-term objectives; * Analyze key project performance indicators (KPIs), evaluating impacts on timeline, cost, and execution strategy; * Develop forecasts, scenarios, and performance simulations to support project leadership’s decision-making; * Consolidate and report project physical progress through technical and executive reports, ensuring continuous reporting to strategic planning to safeguard and defend the project’s long-term plan; * Coordinate preparation of planning and control materials for governance committees and forums, including executive presentations, reports, and decision records; * Promote alignment between operational and corporate teams through integrated meetings and structured communication; * Monitor critical project factors and support planning and control governance; * Act as the liaison between field and corporate, ensuring efficient information flow and coherence between planning and execution; * Develop strategic materials for senior management and relevant stakeholders, ensuring clarity and consistency of information; * Coordinate tracking of project actions, ensuring deadline compliance and alignment with organizational objectives. **Requirements and Qualifications** * Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related fields; * MBA and/or postgraduate degree in Project Management is desirable; * Relevant experience in physical planning and control of mining projects (open-pit and/or underground); * Strong operational experience and direct interface with field teams; * Experience coordinating project physical progress, with emphasis on monitoring schedule constraints and risks; * Experience integrating construction, engineering, contracts, and corporate teams; * Management of key project performance indicators (KPIs); * Project governance and decision-making support; * Proficiency in planning software (Primavera or MS Project); * Advanced Microsoft Office suite; * Think-cell is desirable; * Advanced English and/or Spanish is desirable. **Additional Information** Residency in Itagibá/BA is mandatory for working at Atlantic Nickel’s Santa Rita Mine. Benefits: Medical assistance – Bradesco Saúde; Dental assistance – Bradesco Dental; On-site cafeteria; Meal allowance; Life insurance; Wellhub; Conexa Saúde. Atlantic Nickel is a company focused on operations at one of the world’s largest open-pit nickel sulfide mines! We engage in exploration, mining, processing, and marketing of nickel concentrate. **Our Story:** We are a Brazilian company whose product is Nickel Concentrate. The mine is located in southern Bahia, in the municipality of Itagibá, just 140 km from Ilhéus Airport, 110 km from the beautiful beaches of Itacaré, and 370 km from Salvador. We also maintain a corporate office in Belo Horizonte-MG. Our production focus is high-quality nickel concentrate, with Ni grades ranging from 13% to 15%. Atlantic Nickel concentrates its investments in nickel concentrate production and believes in growing international demand for the mineral, driven by increasing battery, electric vehicle, and stainless steel production. In May 2019, we launched our new brand, aligned with our long-term strategy, creating value across the entire production chain. The Atlantic Nickel brand was born with the positioning of pursuing sustainable growth, maintaining its commitment to socio-environmental responsibility and to developing the communities where it operates, encouraging strengthening of the entire sector. **Vision and Strategy:** Our company is part of Appian Capital Advisory, a UK-based group with presence in South America (Brazil), North America (Canada), and Africa (Burkina Faso and Tanzania). Working closely with Appian Capital Advisory professionals, the Atlantic Nickel team applies a differentiated approach to the entire Santa Rita Mine project, identifying major operational risks and growth opportunities for the company.