Manager, Process & Metallurgy; Studies

Job Purpose

The Processing Manager (Studies) is responsible for leading all metallurgical and process engineering activities during project development, ensuring that flow sheets, recovery assumptions, and cost models are robust, optimized, and investment ready. The role ensures that processing inputs meet stage‑gate requirements from concept through feasibility and execution readiness.

• Define processing routes, high‑level flow sheets, initial recovery assumptions, and process options with associated trade‑offs during strategic, business case, and scoping stages.
• Develop preliminary process design criteria, mass and water balances, and metallurgical risk registers during PFS, while validating recovery models and understanding ore variability.
• Drive trade‑off studies (e.g., HPGR vs SAG, heap leach vs CIL) to support process optimisation and decision‑making.
• Approve final flow sheets and detailed process design (PFDs, P&IDs), equipment selection, sizing, specifications, and process design criteria during FS/BFS.
• Ensure metallurgical risk registers are finalized and comprehensive, including risks such as refractory ore, variability, and scale‑up.
• Ensure accuracy of CAPEX/OPEX inputs, delivery of bankable and investment‑grade outputs, and provision of design basis for EPCM execution.
• Ensure process design reflects ore variability and test work outcomes.
• Lead investigations and implement improvement opportunities to enhance competitive advantage and align with organisational strategy.
• Coach and mentor business development personnel and support capability development.
• Ensure compliance with company and site‑specific policies, standards, and procedures, recommending improvements where necessary.
• Provide technical expertise in metallurgy and processing engineering across affiliates to support effective implementation of Maaden standards.
• Contribute to the development, improvement, and effectiveness measurement of company policies and standards, and support their interpretation and implementation across affiliates.
• Support corporate SME teams and contribute to technical communications (incident briefings, programmes, initiatives, periodic updates) aligned with corporate policies across multiple channels.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by management.

• Minimum Qualifications:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical, Minerals or Chemical Engineering.
• Minimum Experience:
  
  Project management experience.
• Minimum 20 years of experience in metallurgical operations, engineering, and laboratory environments related to gold and base metal extraction processes.

• Leadership
• Achievement Drive
• Communication
• Teamwork & collaboration
• Analytical thinking
• As technical services functional leader, Processing Manager for Study position shall be the champion of change for improvement in all aspects of metal processing, but not limited to existing operation and growth study.
• This position is responsible for delivering resources models with consultation with other functional areas within technical services, operational leadership and corporate, in a quality and timely manner.
• Knowledge of life‑of‑mine planning including budgeting and metal planning.
• Knowledge of Metallurgical Accounting Standard.
• Experience with plant control systems and use of data historian trends for operating and reporting.
• Ability to present to and collaborate with corporate executives and the site Senior Leadership Team; strong computer skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Access).
• Knowledge of safety requirements.
• Processing Manager for Study role needs to communicate frequently within all internal and external stakeholders for all matters related to metallurgy and process engineering.