Senior APC Project Engineer – Mining, Metals & Cement

ABB; Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model (3 days/week)

Job summary

ABB in Canada is seeking a senior APC/Automation Lead to design, implement and optimize advanced control strategies across mining and cement processes. You will lead projects, define scope and execution plans, and work hybrid with three days on site.

The role requires 10+ years in advanced process control and strong knowledge of APC, MPC, OPC, historians and automation systems. You will collaborate with customers and internal teams, prepare technical documentation, and help grow APC expertise

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Chemical, Control/Automation, Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical, Metallurgical or Mining).
• 10+ years in advanced process control, industrial automation, or process optimization.
• Experience with mining or cement processes and APC/MPC solutions.
• Strong knowledge of control systems, instrumentation, OPC, historians and industrial networks.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and communicate effectively.
• Experience designing, implementing, testing and tuning APC solutions.

Responsibilities

• Technically lead APC projects, defining scope, schedule and resources.
• Analyze mining and cement processes to identify optimization opportunities.
• Design and commission APC strategies including MPC and fuzzy logic.
• Apply APC to grinding, kilns, mills, and other processes.
• Prepare technical docs: specs, test plans, performance reports.
• Integrate APC with control systems and historians.
• Support installation, start-up, tuning, and on-site validation.
• Contribute to proposals with effort estimates and risk assessments.
• Engage with customers, suppliers, and internal teams.
• Help standardize solutions and share APC expertise.

Skills

Advanced process control

Industrial automation

Process optimization

Mining processes

Cement processes

APC solutions development

Control systems

Instrumentation

Team leadership

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

800xA

ABB Ability

Expert Optimizer

DCS/PLC systems

Industrial historians and databases

OPC servers

Job description

At ABB, we help industries run leaner and cleaner-and every person here makes that happen. You'll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.

Acts as a design authority for an engineering discipline with medium complexity. Completes assignments on multiple projects of moderate size or portions of major projects in a cost-effective manner and in accordance with contract specifications, quality standards, safety requirements, and cybersecurity policies and standards.

The work model for the role is: Hybrid - 3 days per week

Your role and responsibilities

• Technically lead APC projects, defining scope, schedule, methodology, resources and execution strategy.
• Analyze mining, metals and cement processes to identify opportunities for optimization, stabilization and performance improvement.
• Design, configure, test and commission advanced control strategies, including APC, model predictive control (MPC), fuzzy logic, control logic and process variable optimization.
• Apply APC to grinding, flotation, thickening, crushing, pelletizing, kilns, mills, separators, feeding/dosing and other industrial processes.
• Prepare and review technical documentation: functional specifications, architectures, test procedures, commissioning plans and performance reports.
• Integrate APC solutions with control systems, historians, databases, OPC servers and other industrial systems.
• Support installation, testing, assisted start-up, tuning, stabilization and benefit validation on site with customers.
• Contribute to technical proposals, including effort estimates, scope definition, assumptions, risk assessment and implementation strategy.
• Work directly with customers, suppliers and internal teams, leading technical discussions and supporting project execution.
• Help standardize solutions, improve our delivery methods and build internal APC expertise through documentation and knowledge sharing.

Qualifications :

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, preferably Chemical, Control/Automation, Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical, Metallurgical or Mining Engineering (or a related field).
• 10+ years of hands-on experience in advanced process control, industrial automation or process optimization in process industries.
• Practical knowledge of mining (minerals processing) and/or cement processes, including critical variables, operating constraints and improvement opportunities.
• Experience developing, implementing, testing, commissioning and optimizing APC solutions.
• Working knowledge of control systems, instrumentation, regulatory control loops, historians, OPC, industrial networks and integration with automation systems.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary environment and interface directly with customers, operations, process, automation and project teams.
• Strong communication and analytical skills, a sense of ownership, good organization and technical leadership.

More about us :

• APC experience in grinding, flotation, thickening, crushing, cement kilns, vertical roller mills, ball mills or separators.
• Knowledge of APC/MPC solutions, predictive control, process modeling, fuzzy logic, real-time optimization or industrial analytics.
• Project experience in mining, metals, cement, chemicals or pulp & paper.
• Familiarity with ABB platforms: 800xA, ABB Ability™, Expert Optimizer, DCS/PLC systems, and industrial historians and databases.
• Experience with technical proposals, benefit assessment, risk management, gain validation and technical customer relationships.

Employment Equity & Inclusion Statement (Canada)

ABB values the dedication, commitment, and expertise of all our employees. As an Employment Equity Employer, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We actively support the principles of the Employment Equity Act and strive to build a workforce that reflects Canada's diversity, including:

• Women
• Indigenous Peoples
• Members of visible minorities
• Persons with disabilities

ABB is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you require accommodation during any stage of the recruitment process, we encourage you to let us know.