Senior Metallurgical Engineer Full Time

JOB REF: SME/-1-USA-AZ

Our Client a global Mining Company are seeking  a Senior Metallurgical Engineer based in Superior, AZ. The Senior Metallurgist role is a key role to assist in the design of the future Resolution Copper Concentrator.

This role is a great opportunity for an experienced metallurgist to optimize and conduct the metallurgical testing and assist in the engineering designs of a state of the art concentrator treating copper moly ore from the future Resolution Copper mine.

Reporting to the Principal Advisor, Process Engineering, you will:

• Ensure Safety Standards are strictly adhered to and to continuously promote safety awareness within the Studies Team and overall Project Team.
• Coordinate the design and metallurgical testing of drill core for design of grinding and flotation circuits.
• Continuously evaluate and keep abreast of new technologies for improving plant design and efficiency.
• Conduct and oversee pilot plant testwork.
• Develop geometallurgical models to reflect recovery, concentrator grade, and tailings tonnage.
• Assist with geochemical model to determine treatment requirements around process water.
• Assist with plant design, equipment sizing, and layout to ensure the plant design is optimized with regard to throughput, recoveries, product quality and water chemistry.
• Complete flowsheet design, mass balancing, production schedules, grindability design, and reagent requirements.
• Work with geology, mining, infrastructure and permitting teams to ensure concentrator design takes into account all these facets.
• Assist with CAPEX and OPEX models.
• Manage project controls such as PO’s, CARs, invoices, costs, trends and schedule.
• Be the primary contact engineer for the on-site water treatment plant and Reverse Osmosis plant.

About you

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mineral Processing, Metallurgical or Chemical Engineering
• Minimum of 5 years of operating concentrator experience, preferably in a copper concentrator;
• Minimum of 1-year experience working in a metallurgical lab conducting grind series tests, flotation tests and solid/liquid separation tests
• Language: English
• Strong problem solving, strategic and analytical capability
• Excellent communication skills (oral, written and presentation)
• Advanced computer skills in MS Word, Excel, MetSim™ (or other material balance software) and database software
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Team facilitation, coaching and mentoring
• Project management skills
• Advanced organizational and prioritization skills
• Effective time management and personal organizational skills
• Demonstrate an open-minded genuine curiosity towards understanding the needs of business and the impact of applied solutions
• Able to work alone and to take feedback

Please apply immediately with full up to date CV to [email protected]