Lead Process Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Career progression

Flexible work arrangements

Travel opportunities

Competitive remuneration

Employee benefits platform discounts

Maternity leave (18 weeks)

Job summary

Lycopodium is recruiting a Lead Process Engineer to join the Perth team. You will lead process engineering across studies and detailed design, guiding multidisciplinary interfaces and acting as a key technical adviser during project execution.

You will mentor engineers, oversee equipment selection and bid evaluations, and ensure safety, quality and client outcomes across mineral processing projects globally.

Qualifications

• Degree in Metallurgy, Chemical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Min 12 years of experience in mineral processing, hydrometallurgy or mining project development.
• Proven experience in EPCM, engineering consultancy and mineral processing operations.
• Demonstrated leadership in engineering studies and project delivery within EPCM.
• Strong knowledge of process design, plant optimisation and commissioning in mineral processing.

Responsibilities

• Lead process engineering scopes across scoping, prefeasibility, feasibility and detailed engineering.
• Manage and coordinate process engineering teams to deliver high-quality technical results.
• Develop and review design criteria, mass and water balances, P&IDs, equipment datasheets, and control philosophies.
• Oversee metallurgical testwork programmes and interpretation of results.
• Ensure process designs comply with client, regulatory and company requirements.
• Coordinate with project managers, discipline leads, vendors and clients.
• Lead the selection of process equipment, vendor evaluations and technical bid assessments.
• Identify project risks and implement practical engineering solutions.
• Provide technical guidance during construction and commissioning.
• Mentor and develop graduate, intermediate and senior process engineers.
• Support proposals, business development activities and client presentations.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Stakeholder mgmt

Process design

Plant optimisation

Commissioning

Education

Degree in Metallurgy or Chemical Engineering

Job description

With offices in Australia, Canada, USA, Southern Africa, Ghana, Philippines, Argentina and Peru, Lycopodium proudly delivers high quality professional engineering and project delivery services globally, across the resources, infrastructure and industrial processes sectors. By joining our global team and learning from renowned subject matter experts, we can offer you a diverse career that could take you anywhere in the world.

Lycopodium is currently recruiting for a Lead Process Engineer to join our growing process team in Perth, Western Australia.

Reporting to the Group Manager - Process, the Lead Process Engineer will lead process engineering activities across studies and detailed design projects, ensuring technical quality, schedule performance and strong client outcomes. You will guide process teams, coordinate multidisciplinary interfaces and serve as a key technical adviser throughout project execution.

The tasks you'll perform

• Lead process engineering scopes across scoping, prefeasibility, feasibility and detailed engineering.
• Manage and coordinate process engineering teams to deliver high-quality technical results.
• Develop and review design criteria, mass and water balances, process flow diagrams, P&IDs, equipment datasheets, and control philosophies.
• Oversee metallurgical testwork programmes and the interpretation of their results.
• Ensure process designs comply with Client, regulatory and company requirements.
• Coordinate with project managers, discipline leads, vendors and Clients.
• Lead the selection of process equipment, vendor evaluations and technical bid assessments.
• Identify project risks and implement practical engineering solutions.
• Provide technical guidance during construction and commissioning.
• Mentor and develop graduate, intermediate and senior process engineers.
• Support proposals, business development activities and Client presentations.
• Promote a culture of safety, quality, innovation and continuous improvement.

The expertise you'll bring

• Degree in Metallurgy, Chemical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Min 12 years of experience in mineral processing, hydrometallurgy or mining project development.
• Proven experience in EPCM, engineering consultancy and mineral processing operations.
• Demonstrated leadership in engineering studies and project delivery within EPCM.
• Strong knowledge of process design, plant optimisation and commissioning in mineral processing (e.g. Gold, Base Metals, Lithium, Rare Earths, or Critical Minerals).
• Experience leading and mentoring engineering teams.
• Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Commercial awareness and a Client-focused approach.
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills.

The benefits we'll provide

Lycopodium has a strong company culture focused on career progression and technical skill development. You can expect to be involved in a wide range of large projects whilst working amongst a team of highly skilled professionals.

We recognise that everyone is different and needs may change over the course of your career. That's why we :

• Invest in our people for the long-term, building a diverse and rewarding career, mentored by the best in the industry.
• Career progression towards Principal Engineer or Department Manager positions.
• Exposure to major local and international mining and mineral-processing projects.
• Flexible working arrangements and competitive remuneration.
• Opportunities to lead technically challenging studies and project development.
• Domestic and international travel, including commissioning assignments.
• Allow our people to balance work with other commitments, like family or study, offering flexible work arrangements.
• Provide access to a benefits, rewards and recognition platform that also offers great discounts to hundreds of retailers in Australia.
• Provideemployeeswitha variety ofadditionalbenefits such as coverage for professional memberships, 18 weeks full paid company maternity leave + superannuation continuance, discountand rewards programs, andmuchmore.

Lycopodium is an equalopportunity employer committed to fostering diversityandmaintaininga discrimination free workplace,guidedbyour core values of Respect,Integrityand Diligence.

As part of our commitment to providing the best possible care and service to you the candidate, we commit to respond to every applicant.