Global Lead Process Engineer

Lycopodium; Perth; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Lycopodium currently seeks a Principal Process Engineer to join the Perth-based Process team. You will lead feasibility studies, detailed design, and supervision of process engineers on major mineral processing projects.

Reporting to the Group Manager - Process, you will guide flowsheet development, cost estimation, PIDs, and commissioning activities, while mentoring junior engineers and driving best-practice design within budget and schedule.

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary education qualifications.
• Minimum of 15+ years of combined operations/commissioning and engineering design experience.
• Experience in modeling and digitalization, in hydrometallurgy (not essential, but desirable).
• Experience in flotation, gold and/or copper, base metals or lithium processing will be considered favourably.
• Intuitive leader with the ability to initiate, lead and manage change in a complex environment.
• Demonstrated commitment to providing high quality service to clients within budget and time constraints.
• Willing to travel outside Australia on short term assignments ranging up to 6 week cycles when commissioning process plants.

Responsibilities

• Develop project reporting requirements in accordance with Company and Client standards to a high level of accuracy and professionalism.
• Respond immediately to change to ensure projects are completed on time in accordance with the contractual scope of work and services.
• Responsible and accountable for all Process design functions carried out on designated Projects, whether handled personally or delegated to subordinate staff members.
• Deliver best practice process designs in accordance with project, time, budget and technical requirements.
• Contribute to engineers in trainings professional development by providing consistent mentoring and identify avenues of development.
• Provide leadership, guidance and direction to the Process Engineering group as required.

Skills

Flotation

Gold processing

Copper processing

Hydrometallurgy

Modeling & digitalization

Leadership

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Lycopodium currently seeks a Principal Process Engineer to join the Perth-based Process team. You will lead feasibility studies, detailed design, and supervision of process engineers on major mineral processing projects.

Reporting to the Group Manager - Process, you will guide flowsheet development, cost estimation, PIDs, and commissioning activities, while mentoring junior engineers and driving best-practice design within budget and schedule.