Senior Metallurgist

The Opportunity

As a Senior Metallurgical Engineer in the ERI Metals and Mining group, you will work within a multidisciplinary team dedicated to planning and executing studies and detailed engineering for new processing plants as well as upgrades to existing facilities, located in our Vancouver office.

• Identify client needs and contribute to proposals.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders to define project needs and present technical information, concepts, and study outcomes.
• Establish design criteria, develop mass balances, define process flow diagrams, size and select process equipment, and prepare piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs).
• Develop laboratory test programs, oversee their execution, and analyze resulting data.
• Prepare capital and operating cost estimates.
• Review and produce tender packages, technical specifications, and related engineering documents.
• Act as a Qualified Person (QP) for technical reports.
• Provide supervision and guidance to technicians, drafters, and junior metallurgists.
• Assist project managers and team leads as required.
• Carry out other related tasks that support market growth and successful project delivery.

• Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or an equivalent discipline.
• 15+ years of relevant experience in metallurgical processes.
• Current P.ENG license.
• Experience in consulting engineering companies (asset).
• Robust initiative, attention to detail, and rigorous work approach.
• Ability to work collaboratively and share expertise across teams.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Bilingualism (English/French) – asset.

AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $135,200 – $179,100
MB & ON: $123,300 – $169,800
NB, NL, NS, PEI & QC: $114,900 – $154,800

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