Senior Consultant, Mining and Metals - Vancouver

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The opportunity

To strengthen our growing Mining & metals focus, we currently have a career opportunity for a Senior Consultant to join our Supply Chain Consulting team. We are seeking a true team player with a strong work ethic, experience in mining operations and either and established consulting skillset or a demonstrable ambition to develop these. This individual will focus on assisting clients in areas such as operations transformations, asset management transformations, and supply chain transformations, among other areas as required to meet operational goals. Through formal and on the job training, and experience of working with a range of global organizations, we'll help you achieve your potential. If you are looking for a cutting-edge environment, providing strategic advice in the areas of operations, fixed- and mobile-maintenance and the overall value chain, this just might be the role you've been searching for.

Your key responsibilities

As a Senior Consultant, you'll contribute to Supply Chain & Operations client engagements and internal projects with a bias to Mining & metals industry projects. An important part of your role will be to actively establish, maintain and strengthen internal and external relationships. You'll also identify potential business opportunities for EY within existing engagements, and escalate these as appropriate. You'll work in a team with a specific workstream focus to deliver and exceed expectations. Similarly, you'll anticipate and identify risks within engagements and raise any issues with senior members of the team. In line with EY's commitment to quality, you'll confirm that work is of high quality and is reviewed by the next-level reviewer. As an influential member of the team, you'll help to create a positive learning culture, coach and counsel junior team members and help them to develop.

Skills and attributes for success

• Participate in client engagements that transform operations through a cross-disciplinary approach
• Assist with the review/assessment and improvement of operations, maintenance and supply chain functions
• Deliver high-quality work products within expected timeframes and on budget
• Provide insight by using a robust set of data analytics
• Develop and maintain working relationships with client personnel at appropriate levels
• Work effectively as a team member, sharing responsibility, providing support, maintaining communication, and updating senior team members on progress
• Excellent communications skills including verbal, written, and presentation skills
• Operations and/or maintenance experience ideally including optimization or debottlenecking
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• An ability to engage with a wide variety of stakeholders and coach individuals in best practices

To qualify for the role you must have

• Outstanding academic record including a bachelor's degree (with an emphasis on Engineering, Business, Supply Chain or Logistics), a graduate degree is preferred
• Experience with managing and/or improving operations, maintenance or supply chain performance in a mining environment (gold, base metals, PGMs etc) through focused interventions
• Expertise in one, or more, operations excellence transformations, operating system design and implementation, operations and/or maintenance management, process debottlenecking, Lean/Six-Sigma, asset management/maintenance optimization, and operations cost reduction
• A willingness to travel to meet client needs (when it is safe). The SC&O practice is national and travel may be required

Ideally, you'll also have

• Contribute to the growth and development of the Consulting practice and the Mining & metals focus
• Maintain an educational program to continually develop technical capabilities and professional knowledge
• Understand and follow workplace policies and procedures
• Remain current on new developments in consulting services capabilities and industry knowledge
• Familiarity with the enablement of operations, maintenance and supply chain processes using digital solutions

What we look for

We're looking for people that are passionate operations consultants, at the top of their game, but who would like to continue to grow their subject matter expertise and help others around them achieve their potential. If you have a passion for assisting businesses achieve their full potential and working with some of the highest performing teams, this role might very well be for you.

What we offer

At EY, our Total Rewards package supports our commitment to creating a leading people culture - built on high-performance teaming - where everyone can achieve their potential and contribute to building a better working world for our people, our clients and our communities. It's one of the many reasons we repeatedly win awards for being a great place to work.

We offer a competitive compensation package where you'll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. In addition, our Total Rewards package allows you decide which benefits are right for you and which ones help you create a solid foundation for your future. Our Total Rewards package includes a comprehensive medical, prescription drug and dental coverage, a defined contribution pension plan, a great vacation policy plus firm paid days that allow you to enjoy longer long weekends throughout the year, statutory holidays and paid personal days (based on province of residence), and a range of exciting programs and benefits designed to support your physical, financial and social well-being. Plus, we offer:

• Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues in the industry
• Learning opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that's right for you

EY reports salary ranges in accordance with applicable provincial pay transparency legislation. Individual salaries within the anticipated salary ranges noted below are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to internal equity, education, relevant experience, knowledge, and applicable skill sets.

• Vancouver : $88,000 to $132,000

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

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