Ventilation Specialist

As Ventilation Specialist your focus is the long-term future of our operations, including expanding our existing mines and ensuring the feasibility of our new operations, while aiming for maximized safety and sustainability.

The most important jobs of the future

We want to lead the transformation of our industry towards a sustainable future. And just as we want to change the world, we want to develop everyone who joins us on the journey, personally and professionally.

Do you want to help shape the future of the world's mining and minerals industry?

Your role

As Ventilation Specialist you will lead efforts aiming for development or adoption of new technologies, new levels of automation, control, and systems for ventilation. You will evaluate emerging and existing technologies and systems, providing feedback and improvement suggestions for our operations as well as producing guidelines and recommendations for the future based on your work.

In your work, you must consider the big picture, including synergies with other areas of operation within the company. You work seamlessly in co-operation with consultants, universities, equipment and instrument manufacturers, and other mining companies as required.

You serve as a specialist for

· Ventilation automation and control, including leading impactful projects in topics such as:

o Ventilation control and monitoring systems

o Effect of future BEV fleets

o Ventilation-on-demand

· Sublevel and block cave ventilation designs

A supportive specialist role for

· Greenfield air quality contaminant evaluations

· Sustainable cooling and heating systems

· Cooling-on-demand

· Fire safety

Also, you provide technical and leadership mentoring to other staff as required.

What you bring

We are looking for someone who is technically strong, with good leadership qualities and who likes to build trusting relations across the workplace. Your leadership and communication skills will enable your efforts in leading major ventilation research and development projects, expected to include consultant, university, and industry co-operation.

We are looking for someone with minimum of 5 years in a ventilation related position within the mining industry. Overall, industry experience in mine ventilation is preferred over academic experience. Advanced ventilation modelling experience, preferably with Ventsim, is required. Experience in mine ventilation automation and control related work or projects, like ventilation-on-demand applications, is also required. CFD modelling and Deswik skills are considered highly beneficial.

· A good understanding of cave mining, especially sublevel and block caving, is seen beneficial

· M.Sc. level or higher education in mining is required. An emphasis, additional, or continued education in mine ventilation and ventilation research experience are considered highly beneficial

· Have a good ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders

· Have good communication skills and proficiency in English, both spoken and written

· A driver's license (Swedish B-class minimum) is a requirement for all positions at LKAB

What you get

A stimulating and challenging job where you work on cutting-edge issues. You will be part of a professional team of specialists working together for the future of the mining and minerals industry. In addition, you will also:

· Receive health care and study support, as well as access to an art club, leisure club, mountain cabins and family activities.

· Be part of the group’s reward program.

· Receive enhanced parental allowance of up to 90% of regular salary for up to six months (after one year of employment).

· Receive help and support in case of illness or in matters of work environment, health, wellness, and rehabilitation.

· Receive reimbursement for dental care and eyeglasses.

· Have the possibility to apply for scholarships for studies for both you and your children.

· Have the opportunity to join our pension and insurance program with preferential rates.

Welcome with your application, including CV and cover letter, by 2024-11-25, at the latest.