Showing posts with label Vancouver (BC). Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vancouver (BC). Show all posts

Thursday, 20 October 2011

Director, Mine Planning

Zylog Systems (Canada) Ltd delivers top jobs to top talent. We are currently sourcing talented IT, Engineering, and Healthcare professionals who are qualified for and interested in exciting new opportunities. Zylog represents hundreds of client companies that are actively seeking top professional talent for both contract and permanent positions with experience in IT, Engineering, Retail, Bank and Finance, Insurance, Oil & Gas, Telecommunications, Government and Health Services. New positions are coming available every day and our experienced professional resource managers are waiting to help you screen the top jobs that match your skills for the best opportunities. You don’t have the time to search the long lists on Job Boards everyday to look through all of the postings to find the opportunity that is best for you. Let our trained and experienced resource managers do the work for you. We are reviewing top jobs from Fortune 500, Government, and Healthcare as each opening becomes available. Let us look for new opportunities for you and be the first to alert you when the right opportunity arises.


Job Description:
Our client has a requirement for Director, Mining for a permanent opportunity.  The position is located in Vancouver, BC


Essential Duties:
  • Lead the group’s mine planning team to evaluate opportunities at existing operations and development project
  • Manage test work and mine evaluations to ensure technical feasibility and economics of new projects.
  • Evaluate key risks at the operating sites and formulate plans to mitigate such risks.
  • Evaluate feasibility of expansion and modernization of existing facilities.
  • Assist with preparation of Technical and other corporate reports.
  • Stay current with advancing technologies and how they may be applied to improve the company’s businesses.
  • 30% - 40% travel to international locations required.
  • B.Sc. / M.Sc. in Mine Engineering or equivalent.

 Qualifications
  • Minimum of 8 years practical experience in planning the short term and long term production of precious metals operations, including open pit and underground mines.
  • Considering the location of our mines (in Latin America), a successful candidate has to have excellent oral and written communication skills, Spanish and English.
  • In order to understand cultural issues, international experience in Latin American countries is required.
  • Good health: several of the company’s mines and projects are located at high altitude in the Andes Mountains

How to Apply Online:
To apply for this and other suitable exciting opportunities with Zylog Systems (Canada) Ltd., you can register and apply online at http://www.zylogcanada.com/


Email:
If you would like to email a copy of your resume for review, please reference this posted Job Number or Job Description in the subject line of your email for prompt identification and send your email with attached resume to resumes@zylog.ca


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Company Overview:
Zylog Systems (Canada) Ltd. is a leading provider of IT, Engineering, and Health professional services, human capital resource management applications, and technology solutions with global delivery capability. Leveraging ISO 9001:2000 certified processes, industry best practices, and ownership of one of the largest professional talent databases in Canada; we are dedicated to the progress of our clients, consultants, and our community.
 
Zylog Systems (Canada) Ltd has provided government and private industry clients with highly regarded and capable professional resources, services and solutions for over 29 years. 

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Zylog Systems (Canada) Ltd.

Thursday, 8 September 2011

Software Design Engineer

About the Job

Zylog delivers top jobs to top talent. We are currently seeking experienced professionals for exciting new opportunities and career advancement.

Zylog represents hundreds of client companies for both contract and permanent positions. New jobs are being filled every day and our experienced professional resource managers are waiting to help you screen the top jobs that match your skills and experience.

You don’t have time to search long lists of postings repeated on multiple web sites, so let our trained and experienced resource managers do the work for you. We review top jobs and will be the first to alert you when the right opportunity arises.

Job Description

Our client has a requirement for a Software Design Engineer for a 6 month contract opportunity.  The position is located in Vancouver, BC.
 
The Web Services Engineer will be responsible for design and implementation of robust, secure, and scalable web services, and deployment processes to support customer-facing applications. The successful candidate must have strong communication skills and be able to work side by side with programmers, designers and Production staff, and be passionate about owning a reliable high-traffic web application.

Responsibilities:

• Work with project leads to design, implement and support reliable, secure, and scalable backend web services in support of public-facing online applications
• Work closely with Design and Production teams to realize application functionality
• Make architectural recommendations for performance and stability and security
• Analyze feature designs and devise technical solutions
• Assist with planning, estimation and distribution of work
• Develop deployment process and mechanisms
• Develop and implement stress testing plans
• Helps Production develop schedules and determine milestones. 

Qualified Candidates will have:

• Experience with object oriented programming languages (C++, C#, Java)
• Experience with modern web technologies: ASP.NET, IIS, WCF, RESTful services, streaming media
• Minimum 4+ years experience building online services for web or game applications
• Experience supporting a live service with frequent refreshes of content and code
• Experience architecting scalable server solutions to support high-traffic and high-bandwidth loads
• Experience with planning for secure online deployments and operations
• Experience with modern web analytics and data-driven product evolution
• Able to demonstrate knowledge of solid software engineering practices, experience with SCRUM / agile based methodologies a plus.
• Self-starter who works well within a creative team.
• Must be able to complete tasks in a timely manner.

Nice to have skills:
• Experience deploying and supporting applications on cloud platforms (AWS EC2, Windows Azure).
• Experience with multiple web technology stacks and SaaS models an asset
• May require advanced knowledge of programming languages and/or development tools in one area, and moderate level skills in multiple areas such as C#, ASP.NET, C/C++, SQL Server 2008, Win 32 API, MFC, COM
• May be required to have experience across multiple tiers of development involving low level, embedded, middle and front end such as TCP/IP, WinCE and multi-threading

Educational and Industry Background:
• BSc. degree in Computing Science, or equivalent experience.


How to Apply
OnlineTo apply for this and other suitable exciting opportunities with Zylog Systems (Canada) Ltd., you can register and apply online at http://www.zylogcanada.com/.

Email
:
If you would like to email a copy of your resume for review, please reference this posted Job Number or Job Description in the subject line of your email for prompt identification and send your email with attached resume to Resumes@zylog.ca.


Company Overview


Zylog is internationally ranked within the top 100 in the Global Recruitment Industry, and one of the top five IT Professional Staffing Firms in Canada.  Zylog is a leading provider of human capital resource management applications, and technology solutions with global delivery capability and proudly represents Fortune 500, Government, and Healthcare organizations actively seeking top talent for contract and permanent positions. Zylog leverages ISO 9001:2000 certified processes, industry best practices, and ownership of one of the largest professional talent databases in Canada; we are dedicated to the progress of our clients, consultants, and our community. Apply now or contact one of our experienced professional resource managers to help you find the perfect career to make the most of your unique skills and experience.

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