Senior Mineralogist

Job Description

This position is accountable for the successful and profitable management of projects and for clear, concise verbal and written communication with colleagues and clients.

Manages mineralogical projects to optimize client satisfaction and project profitability. Plans, organizes and coordinates laboratory projects. Ensures the proper use of all facilities, instruments and equipment used during a project. Peer review colleague’s mineralogical reports for technical content, readability and grammatical structure. Provides process mineralogical context to output from optical and automated (QEMSCAN/TIMA, SEM-EDS, and XRD) mineralogical studies, and provides Quality Control on the output through mineralogical balances and assay reconciliation checks and validation and using parallel mineralogical tools for validation purposes. Responsible for quality and timely completion of technical reports, and related invoicing. Develops new business opportunities through industry contact and research (ex. reading trade magazines, reviewing industry press releases). Explores commercial opportunities for growth in mineralogical services with SGS Minerals in Canada. Develops new business by maintaining good relationships with clients and identifying and addressing, in a timely fashion, their needs. Writes technical articles for public presentation or publishing. Promotes the capabilities, facilities, personnel and experience of SGS and SGS Minerals in Canada and elsewhere. Mentoring of junior staff both technical and professional, on both technical content and processes, and report writing.

Qualifications

Education: A four-year university degree in Mineralogy, Geology, Environmental Mineralogy, Soil Science or Earth Sciences is required. Experience: 5 or more years of previous working experience (or equivalent) in a mineralogy related field.

REQUIRED SKILLS

Specific technical skills:

Previous experience in mineralogical instrument-based applications and consulting. The ideal candidate will have experience in performing a wide-variety of microscope and instrument-based mineralogical studies for base metal, precious metal, industrial mineral, environmental mineralogy or REE mineralogy projects supported by various instrumentation including X-ray diffraction, image analysis, SEM-EDS analysis, electron microprobe and QEMSCAN/ TIMA. Experience in the area of industrial mineralogy (cement, alloys, castings, refractories, high-tech metals) is a definite asset. Candidates must be proficient in using various type of computer software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook etc.) in addition to supporting software systems for various mineralogical instruments. A solid understanding of LIMS (Laboratory Management System) and Oracle systems is an asset. Proven ability to manage and coordinate multiple projects in a fast-paced, highly professional environment. Ability to interpret data from a variety of automated applications (QEMSCAN/TIMA, SEM-EDS, XRD, EMPA, SIMS, etc.) and apply it to various projects.

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