Metallurgical Chemist

We are SLR Consulting (Americas), a 1500+ team of advisory, environmental, engineering, and regulatory professionals across the United States, Canada, and LATAM. We deliver environmental and sustainability services to our clients through the integration of over 30 advisory, technical environmental, and engineering disciplines to help clients address some of their most complex challenges around sustainability. We are Making Sustainability Happen. As our new Metallurgical Chemist, you will play an important role in our metallurgical testing laboratory in Fort Collins, Colorado.

You will support test programs for the mining and mineral processing industries, with a focus on analytical chemistry, precious metal extraction, and mineral characterization. Approximately 70% of this hands‑on position will involve analytical chemistry and metallurgical testing, with the remaining 30% dedicated to physical sample preparation and general laboratory operations. You will work in both analytical laboratory and industrial sample preparation environments.

• Perform analytical testing on ores, mineral concentrates, process solutions, and metallurgical test products, including gold, silver, and other metals.
• Operate, maintain, calibrate, and troubleshoot analytical equipment, including ICP-OES, AAS, LECO carbon and sulfur analyzers, pH meters, and analytical balances.
• Conduct sample digestion and chemical preparation, including multi-acid and aqua regia methods; prepare standards, reagents, calibration solutions, and quality control samples.
• Support cyanidation, bottle roll, column leach, carbon adsorption, and other metallurgical testing programs.
• Perform analytical QA/QC using calibration checks, blanks, duplicates, and reference materials; investigate discrepancies, contamination, and analytical interferences.
• Maintain accurate test records, analytical results, and instrument maintenance logs; assist with analytical method development, improvement, and validation.
• Receive, organize, label, and track geological and metallurgical samples; prepare representative portions for testing.
• Crush, split, pulverize, screen, and homogenize samples using jaw crushers, pulverizers, rotary splitters, and screening equipment.
• Assist with bulk sample handling, metallurgical test setup, laboratory housekeeping, and routine equipment cleaning, inspection, and preventative maintenance.
• Follow established health, safety, and environmental procedures when handling acids, cyanide solutions, hazardous chemicals, dust, mechanical equipment, and materials.

• Competitive total compensation package including medical, dental, orthodontia, vision, FSA/HSA, generous PTO accrual, 10 paid holidays, 401(k) retirement account with company matching program, company paid life insurance, short & long term disability insurance, and employee assistance program.
• The hourly pay range for this position is $30.00 - $40.00/hr final agreed upon compensation will be commensurate with individual education, qualifications, years of experience, internal parity, and location.
• Full-time, on-site role in Fort Collins, Colorado, with a regular Monday-Friday schedule of 7:00 AM-3:30 PM and opportunities for professional growth and advancement.

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Metallurgy, Chemical Engineering, or a closely related scientific discipline; equivalent relevant laboratory experience may be considered.
• Hands‑on experience in an analytical, industrial, mining, environmental, or metallurgical laboratory.
• Knowledge of analytical chemistry, sample preparation, laboratory quality control, and preparation of reagents, standards, and analytical…