Senior Metallurgist

• 10+ years of operations and consulting experience in the mineral processing industry

• Post-secondary education with a degree in metallurgical, chemical, or mining engineering (mineral processing focus)

• Registered as a Professional Engineer

• Based in Toronto area with flexible work options available

• Opportunity for personal and professional growth

We are SLR Consulting (Canada), a 600+ team of environmental/regulatory professionals across the country. We are a leading consulting firm delivering over 30 technical disciplines helping our clients reach their environmental and sustainability goals. With over 25 years of experience, we are a recognized leader in environmental and advisory solutions.

Job Description

As our new Senior Metallurgist, you will play an important role with our current teams by leading or supporting technical services projects. You will make technical contributions to projects focusing on mineral processing, and bring strong data analysis and problem-solving skills, and critical and conceptual thinking abilities.

Working closely with senior team members, you will bring excellent interpersonal and communication skills, the ability to build relationships across multi-disciplinary teams and manage multiple projects and priorities independently.

Cultural fit and shared vision are very important to SLR. We want to grow our team around the right people. If you are practical, highly motivated and a team player, we'd love to hear from you.

Responsibilities:

1. Contribute to process technology and operational/optimization projects with key success factors aligned to the project business case, including health and safety, environmental compliance, technical outcomes, schedule, cost, and quality.
2. Coordinate operational activities with multiple groups, including internal teams, engineering companies, on-site contractors, and subject matter experts.
3. Provide metallurgical support to techno-economic studies, including scoping, pre-feasibility, and feasibility engineering activities.
4. Provide metallurgical support for due diligence and independent engineer activities.
5. Provide consulting services to operational sites and project teams in various areas of mineral processing engineering.
6. Follow established health and safety policies.

This is a unique opportunity to bring your ambition to a highly engaged team, where your efforts and impact will be recognized and valued.

Working @ SLR

With us, there is no doubt you'll grow your subject-matter expertise and industry knowledge. We care about investing in our employees for the long-run, and if you ask our team, they'll tell you that's just one of the many benefits of working here. We want to be a place where you can experience career growth and satisfaction for many years.

Benefits:

1. Competitive total compensation package including comprehensive benefits, vacation, and a suite of wellness initiatives.
2. Full-time, permanent role with opportunities for professional growth and advancement.

Qualifications:

1. 10+ years of experience in the engineering or environmental consulting industry.
2. 5+ years of operational experience in a mineral processing environment.
3. Experience with sample selection and conducting metallurgical test work programs.
4. Experience with designing and supervising metallurgical test work programs and interpretation of results.
5. Experience in process design and familiarity with processing methods for a variety of commodities.
6. Experience with budgeting or operating cost estimation.
7. Strong technical mindset and good report writing skills.
8. Degree in metallurgical, chemical, or mining engineering (mineral processing focus).
9. Registered as a professional engineer.

SLR strives to build diverse teams that reflect the communities we work in, and encourages applications from traditionally underrepresented groups including women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as 2SLGBTQ+, veterans, and people with disabilities.