Principal Process Engineer - Mining & Metallurgy

With us, you'll get the opportunity to (~65 to 75% of time)...

· Work with a team of skilled engineers, designers and project support staff to deliver projects on time, on budget and to the quality standards expected of BBA

· Manage a variety of cross-discipline teams to ensure cost effective, safe and timely completion of projects that meet or exceed client expectations.

· Review and approve process plant material balance, process design criteria, PFD's, P&ID's, plant layouts, technical specifications and technical evaluations.

· Prepare operating cost evaluations.

· Liaise with clients on a technical level and present reports, publications and presentations in a professional manner.

· Manage the resource planning and assignment of work to team members

· Work with employees to identify and schedule internal/external training opportunities

· Lead the performance management process for team members

· Ensure that all team members adhere to BBA's 10 Golden Rules for health & safety and that this function is embedded within all the work that they do

· Be a champion of BBA values

Training component (15% of time)

· Plan and manage internal meetings with team members and external meetings with other stakeholders or subcontractors;

· Work with employees to identify and schedule internal/external training opportunities

· Ensure that information circulates within the team and that members provide appropriate information, produced within the required timeframe

· Act as a mentor to young professionals within the group.

Business Development component (5 to 10% of time)

· Develop constructive business relationships during project execution in order to promote repeat business;

· Promote the sale of cross-services to its existing clientele;

· Promote BBA's Mining and metal's services, both internally with colleagues and externally with our clients and future clients.

Corporate Component (5 to 10% of time)

· Participate in the development and implementation of the Mineral processing & Extractive Metallurgy Group's strategies, in collaboration with senior management, to stimulate the development of the group;

· Be involved in innovation, new service development and communication projects for the Mineral processing & Extractive Metallurgy Group.

· Support the Department Manager with change management and the communication of corporate initiatives

Do your qualities and values match our corporate culture?

· Client-oriented

· Results-driven

· Dedicated team player

· Ability to maintain positive peer relationships

· Ability to develop direct reports and others

· Possess functional and technical skills and an ability to learn

· Business acumen, internal and external

· Excellent consulting, analytical and organizational skills

Overview of certifications and job requirements

· Bachelor's degree in engineering, in Mineral Processing, Metallurgy or Chemical Engineering

· Registered as a Professional Engineer

· Over twelve (12) years of experience in gold, copper, green energy materials (lithium, graphite, etc.) or base metal operations and/or design

· General areas of expertise include metallurgical test work planning/analysis, crushing, grinding, flotation, hydrometallurgy, water treatment, gravity separation, pressure oxidation, heap leaching, CIL/CIP and electrowinning/refining

· Strong track record of successfully completed projects in the mining industry

· Available for occasional travel to domestic and international destinations

· Enthusiasm and capacity for business development and corporate growth

· Experience with Microsoft Office and process simulation software (e.g. METSIM, JKSimMet, Bruno, SysCAD, OLI)

· Experience in feasibility studies and NI 43-101 reports

· Excellent English communication skills, both spoken and written (a second language of French/Spanish is an asset)

· Asset: demonstrated ability to act as a Qualified person

· Asset: Knowledge of process control and optimization

· Asset: operations and/or consulting experience

· Asset: demonstrated ability to find innovative solutions to complex metallurgical problems

An overview of BBA's total compensation

· Annual bonus program for all regular employees

· Access to a time bank

· Onsite mobility premium

· Cellphone Program

· Group insurance plan starting day one including short-term and long-term disability insurance

· Pension Plan

· Vacation and sick leave

· Premium offered through the Employee Referral Program

At BBA, you get many benefits

· Long-term hiring (not just project-based)

· Wide playing field, based on your interests, from technical and team management to project management

· Participation in innovation projects

· A collaborative team that shares its ideas and knowledge

· Custom training and development plans

· Access to a leadership program