Senior Mineral Processing Engineer

About the role

XPS, a metallurgical consulting business, is seeking a Senior Mineral Processing Engineer for its Mineral Processing Group in Sudbury, Ontario. The role provides technical leadership and consulting support to clients running base metal sulphide concentrators, with a focus on flotation circuits, concentrator operations, process optimization, troubleshooting and project development. It suits an engineer with a strong background in operating plants, engineering consulting or both.

Key responsibilities

• Provide metallurgical expertise for mineral processing projects, including developing and evaluating flowsheets for new projects and expansions
• Use metallurgical data, plant operating information and test work results to find process improvements, recovery enhancements and throughput optimization
• Develop process design criteria and perform techno-economic analyses
• Evaluate and improve existing concentrators through data analysis, metallurgical accounting, circuit auditing and troubleshooting
• Take part in scoping, pre-feasibility, feasibility and due diligence studies, and prepare technical proposals, cost estimates and reports
• Manage project budgets and billing, and ensure projects meet technical, commercial and safety requirements
• Plan and run pilot plant programs, interpret test results and assist clients with metallurgical testwork
• Support operating concentrators, lead flotation optimization and troubleshoot with site personnel
• Identify new business opportunities, promote XPS expertise and mentor team members

Required profile

• Degree in Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or a related discipline
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation
• Minimum 10 years of mineral processing experience, with significant experience supporting or operating base metal sulphide concentrators
• Experience supporting operating mines and concentrators strongly preferred; consulting experience is an asset

Required skills

• Sulphide flotation, grinding circuits, concentrator operations, process optimization and metallurgical troubleshooting
• Metallurgical accounting and recovery optimization
• Complex technical reporting and strong communication skills
• Microsoft Office Suite or equivalent software