Senior Lead Mineral Processing Engineer
$115,100–$174,900 year
On-siteLakewood, Colorado, United States
Lakewood, Colorado, United StatesOn-siteFull Time$115,100–$174,900 yearSenior LevelBachelors DegreeEnvironmental ServicesLarge
Full TimeSenior LevelBachelors DegreeLargeEnvironmental Services
Job Summary
Lead development of process engineering deliverables for mineral processing plants recovering copper, gold, silver, diamonds, potash, REE, and critical minerals. Generate accurate documentation, conduct preliminary design calculations, and prepare final design plans, cost estimates, and technical deliverables. Oversee project budgets, manage subcontractors and employees, and mentor staff to support their professional growth. Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to solve client challenges while adhering to industry standards for safety, design, and functionality. Maintain project documentation and exercise ethical decision-making regarding company resources.
Required Qualifications
- Degree in Chemical, Metallurgical, or Mineral Process Engineering
- 10+ years of process engineering experience on mining, mineral processing, or metallurgical capital projects
- demonstrated depth in gold heap leaching
- copper flotation
- base metal hydrometallurgical plants
- solvent extraction process design
- Familiarity with HAZOP and process safety review methodologies
- experience as a participant or study node leader
- Experience working within an EPCM project
- responsibility for reviewing and coordinating engineering deliverables produced by sub-consultants and turnkey package manufactures
- Demonstrated work in extractive metallurgical process engineering
- strong desire to advance skills related to WSP's work and projects
- Excellent research skills
- analytical mindset
- Highly proficient with making technical computations and calculations
- application of engineering principles
- understanding plans and specifications
- making factual comparisons to the appropriate regulations
- Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills
- interacting with others
- expressing intricate ideas effectively and professionally
- engineering and non-engineering audience
- Strong self-leadership
- interpersonal communication skills
- ability to effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with clients
- regulators
- project managers
- employees at all levels of the organization
- Works independently
- provide guidance and leadership to mid-level to senior level team or project members
- strict adherence to QA/QC
- High proficiency with technical writing
- office automation
- software
- spreadsheets
- technology
- tools
- Experienced with providing critical review
- documents
- preparing technical deliverables and plans
- high degree of complexity
- Well-developed critical thinking
- problem-solving skills
- apply technical knowledge
- reach conclusions from testing results
- data collation
- statistical analysis
- arriving at the most effective, economical, and logical solution
- Demonstrated effectiveness at coordinating
- assertively directing subcontractors
- others
- consistently complete tasks safely and efficiently
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety
- ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies
- Must be flexible to a variety of schedules
- meet business needs
- able to prioritize responsibilities
- quickly adapt to change
- pressure work environment
- Ability to work schedules conductive to project-specific requirements
- extend beyond the typical workweek
- Occasional travel
- depending on project-specific requirements
Desired Qualifications
- Professional Engineer (P.E.), or FE Certification
- the ability to obtain PE within 2 years hire
- A member of and/or actively participate in local professional practice organizations
- Hands-on experience developing and reviewing PFDs
- P&IDs
- heat and mass balances
- equipment specifications
- process datasheets
- detailed design environment
- Proficiency with process simulation and modeling tools
- relevant to rare earth or base metal processing
- HSC Chemistry
- Aspen Plus/HYSYS
- JKSimMet
- METSIM
- or equivalent
- Exposure to a wide range of process operations
- crushing
- grinding
- screening
- hydro classification
- air classification
- gravity concentration
- magnetic separation
- dense media separation
- sensor-based sorting
- flotation
- leaching
- heap leaching
- pressure oxidation
- solvent extraction
- electrowinning
- thickening
- clarification
- filtration
- drying
- mixing
- feeding
- pumping
- bulk solids handling
- pneumatic conveying
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