Mineral Processing Leader

Mineral Processing Leader

As a Mineral Processing Leader, you’ll provide technical leadership and strategic direction for metallurgical and process design activities across all project phases. You’ll oversee multidisciplinary teams, support project execution and ensure that processing solutions are optimized for performance, operability and cost efficiency.

Regular

• Lead process engineering activities for projects, from studies through to detailed engineering and commissioning.
• Lead or contribute to projects as part of a multidisciplinary engineering team.
• Serve as the technical authority on mineral processing and extractive metallurgy design and operation.
• Drive process optimization by improving recovery, throughput and operational reliability.
• Oversee multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, cost‑effective and high‑quality solutions.
• Advise clients on process design, performance improvement and operational strategies.
• Provide guidance on the development and analysis of metallurgical testwork programmes to support flowsheet design.
• Lead the preparation of key process design deliverables (mass balances, PFDs, P&IDs, design criteria and technical specifications).
• Support business development by contributing to proposals and strengthening client relationships.
• Mentor and develop junior and intermediate engineers to enhance team capabilities.

• Bachelor’s degree in metallurgical, chemical or process engineering.
• 12 to over 20 years of experience in mineral processing or extractive metallurgy within mining or EPCM environments.
• Experience leading engineering teams and delivering complex projects.
• Experience supporting feasibility studies, due diligence work, large‑scale EPCM or capital projects.
• Strong background in process modelling and simulation tools (e.g. JKSimMet, Molycop, LIMN, Bruno, Metsim).
• Professional Engineer (PE) in Arizona, Nevada and eligible states.
• Available for occasional to frequent travel (site visits, commissioning).
• Asset: strong experience in heap leach systems (gold, copper or similar).
• Asset:
  Bilingual (Spanish or French).

• Annual premium programme for regular employees.
• Group insurance plan from the first day of employment.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Annual paid time off (PTO).
• Statutory holidays.
• Premium for employee referrals.
• Opportunity to mentor the next generation: investment in people and development.
• Corporate culture that values expertise.
• Participation in innovation projects.
• Promotion of experts (SMEs), both externally and internally.
• Flexible schedule combining office presence and working from home.
• Caring environment where ideas are listened to and no perception of hierarchy.
• Growing business with many opportunities.

• Entrepreneurial spirit.
• Results‑driven.
• Desire to motivate and train the next generation.
• Inspirational leadership.
• Ability to share and pass on knowledge.
• Interest in solving the most complex challenges.

BBA considers many factors when determining the annual base salary, including location, market, education, relevant and demonstrated work experience, technical assessment, qualifications, certifications and other relevant skills.