Senior Process Engineer

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DRA Global Limited is an international multi-disciplinary engineering, project delivery and operations management group, predominantly focused on the mining, minerals and metals industry.

The Group has an extensive track record spanning almost four decades across a wide range of commodities. Our teams have deep expertise in the mining, minerals and metals processing industries, as well as related non-process infrastructure such as, water, and energy solutions.

DRA covers all major mining centers with offices across Africa and the Middle East, North and South America, USA and Asia-Pacific.

We are seeking a Senior Process Engineer
, based out of our Phoenix office. This position is responsible for the process engineering and discipline project design activities relating to concept, pre-feasibility, feasibility studies, EPCM and EPC projects.

Main functions include (but not limited to):

• Process Engineering
• Metallurgical Evaluation
• Peer review of estimates, schedules, proposals, designs and constructability
• Technical Support
• Reporting and Documentation

Responsibilities:

• Manages internal design and drafting resources.
• Manages the Process design team to ensure that Process designs are carried out in accordance with client standards and specification documentation, industry norms and the relevant legislation
• Ensures the effective review and approval of Process design and engineering
• Develops improved work practices and ensures familiarity with new and innovative process technologies
• Undertakes techno-economic investigations
• Leads and / or assists with the process related commissioning activities of the project including legal appointments for commissioning activities.
• Ensures that the installation is in accordance with the project & vendor specifications provide for the expected process functionality.
• Displays a positive disposition towards expat commissioning requirements.
• Provides process inputs for preliminary economics assessments, pre-feasibility studies, and feasibility studies
• Participates in studies completed under the CIM’s National Instrument 43-101, understands the standard, and leads the preparation of relevant report sections.
• Understands and applies the CIM Practice Guidelines for Mineral Processing for studies completed under the NI 43-101 standard.
• Assesses processes for their relevance and the adequacy of engineering equipment.
• Designs, installs and commissions new production units, monitoring modifications and upgrades, and troubleshooting existing processing issues.
• Applies the principles of mass and heat transfer to process and equipment design, including conceptual, scheme and detail design.
• Prepares reports, process flow diagrams (PFDs) and charts, and participates in the preparation of piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs).
• Manages the cost and time/schedule constraints within a project.
• Selects, manages and works with sub-contractors and vendors, as required.
• Supports the conversion of small-scale processes into commercially viable large-scale operations.
• Assumes responsibility for risk assessment, including hazard and operability (HAZOP) and identification (HAZID) studies, for the health and safety of both company staff and the wider community.
• Works closely with other specialists, including scientists responsible for the quality control of raw materials, intermediates and finished products; engineers responsible for plant maintenance; commercial colleagues on product specifications and production schedules; and the operating crew.

Requirements:

• Bachelor degree in Mineral Processing, Chemical or Metallurgical Engineering
• Professional Engineer with license to operate as engineer in province or state of employment
• Minimum 10+ years of mineral processing operations / management or mineral processing design and commissioning

Physical Requirements:

While performing duties of this job, you may be required to stand, sit in a stationary position 50% of the time, alternate between sitting and standing, push/pull as necessary, reach…