Program Manager, Open & Autonomous Haulage - RACE21

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Location: Vancouver, BC, CA

Closing Date:September 30th, 2021

Job Summary/General Accountability

Teck Resources has made mining autonomy a central element of the RACE program and is actively deploying or testing autonomous haul trucks and drills: https://www.teck.com/technology/

Reporting to Teck’s Manager of Autonomy, the Program Manager, Open & Autonomous Haulage is accountable for the day-to-day coordination of Teck’s efforts to develop partnerships, software and related technology that are aimed at ensuring mining autonomy options exist for Teck that allow flexibility in terms of fleet composition, enable advancement to “Level 5” autonomy and the integration of tools developed for conventional vehicles as part of the RACE program to autonomous haul systems.

This role is an exciting opportunity to enable open autonomy as a central element of Teck’s RACE program.

Key Accountabilities

• Be a courageous safety leader, adhere to and sponsor safety and environmental guidelines, policies and procedures
• Coordinate the day-to-day activities of Teck’s Open and Autonomous Haulage Program including
• Creation of business cases/valuations
• Development and management of partnerships including but not limited to OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers), fleet management systems providers, autonomy software developers/integrators and others
• Establishment of multi-year roadmaps
• Coordination of any on site testing and trials to ensure they are executed safety and with clarity on scope and results
• Integration with other Teck efforts including decarbonization
• Acting as an internal subject matter expert for the RACE21TM team, including both formal mechanisms (“101s”, “Lunch and Learns”, “Team Learning Sessions”) and informal coaching
  
  
Key Competencies

The successful candidate’s core competency will be a proven ability to coordinate the work of diverse teams composed of internal and external individuals with disparate competencies such as the deployment and optimization of autonomous haulage, autonomy software development, systems integration, and commercial relationship management. Teck recognizes this is a unique role and is open to applicants with a variety of backgrounds including those from outside the mining industry. The successful candidate will have experience in one or more of:


• Domain expertise in autonomous haulage
• Engineering or operational surface mining experience
• Involvement in the development or deployment of fleet management systems
• Autonomy software development experience
  
  
Other Relevant, Non-technical Competencies Include


• A background in coordinate multiple external vendors simultaneously
• High tolerance for ambiguity and rapidly evolving environments
• Very effective interpersonal skills including mentoring, coaching, collaborating, networking, providing and receiving feedback and team building and experience interacting with individuals from both technology organizations and operational sites, at all levels of an organization
• Strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills with an ability to manage competing demands
• B.A. or B.Sc. or equivalent experience is required; M.A. or M.Sc. is a plus
  
  
At Teck, we value diversity. Our teams work collaboratively and respect each person’s unique perspective and contribution.

Qualified applicants interested in joining a dynamic team are encouraged to submit a resume and cover letter electronically.

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for the position; however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

Your application to this posting is deemed to be your consent to the collection, use and necessary disclosure of personal information for the purposes of recruitment. Teck respects the privacy of all applicants and the confidentiality of personal information.

Teck is a diversified resource company committed to responsible mining and mineral development with major business units focused on copper, steelmaking coal, and zinc, as well as investments in energy assets. Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, its shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols TECK.A and TECK.B and the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TECK.

The pursuit of sustainability guides Teck’s approach to business. Teck is building partnerships and capacity to confront sustainability challenges within the regions in which it operates and at the global level. In 2019, Teck was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI) for the tenth straight year, indicating that Teck’s sustainability practices rank in the top 10 per cent of the world’s 2,500 largest public companies in the S&P Global Broad Market Index.

Learn more about Teck at www.teck.com or follow @TeckResources