Senior Process Engineer - Hydrometallurgy

Hatch; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 115,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Hatch Ltd. is seeking a Senior Process Engineer in Hydrometallurgy to join the Metals Business Unit. You will apply extensive hydrometallurgical design and field experience to support projects across multiple commodities, mentoring junior staff and coordinating lab and pilot work.

Base salary range is CAD 115,000 to CAD 165,000, with a comprehensive total rewards package including incentives and benefits. Equal opportunity employer welcoming diverse talent in Canada.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years extensive design, commissioning and/or operational hydrometallurgical experience.
• Experience in scoping and management of metallurgical testwork programs (benchscale, pilot scale, on-site testing).
• Strong client and business development focus; ability to lead processing engineering tasks on a project within budget and schedule.

Responsibilities

• Perform process engineering tasks on Hydrometallurgical projects across commodities.
• Act as Lead Process Engineer on projects or studies when requested.
• Operate design calculations, prepare equipment lists and calculations; mentor junior colleagues.
• Engage with clients to define process design criteria and technology selection.
• Compile Process Flow Diagrams and mass/energy balance calculations.
• Design process control logic and ensure safety standards; document into Functional Descriptions.
• Review equipment bids and liaise with other discipline engineers to meet process requirements.

Skills

Leaching

Solvent extraction

Neutralization

Crystallization

Ion exchange

Dewatering

Filtering

Electrowinning

Education

Process/Chemical/Metallurgical Eng degree

Job description

Senior Process Engineer - Hydrometallurgy

Company: Hatch

Join a company that is passionately committed to the pursuit of a better world through positive change. With more than 70 years of business and technical expertise in mining , energy , and infrastructure ,our 10,000 colleagues in 150 countries tirelessly work toward bettering the industries in which we operate. With practical solutions that are safe, innovative and sustainable, we think globally while acting locally. Are you looking for an opportunity to join a diverse group of professionals who are committed to remaining exceptional?

If it isn't grown, it's mined. Our mining and metals teams help our clients to safely and sustainably mine the minerals and metals used in our everyday lives. Want to play a part of innovating and optimizing the mining life cycle on greenfield and brownfield facilities?

The hydrometallurgy team is growing! Hatch needs a Senior Process Engineer to join our Metals Business Unit in the Hydrometallurgy Practice. Become part of a global team of innovative and trusted professionals who provide process engineering input to the different sectors within a Consulting Engineering and EPCM Environment. Youwill be part of an engineering team providing engineering services and/or field support while developing solutionsin all areas of the process plant across various systems, unit operations and process equipment. You are passionate about this field and are a subject matter expert in one or more of the following commodities:alumina, battery chemicals, copper, cobalt, nickel, lithium, phosphates, rare earths, uranium and/or precious metals. Experience with processing lithium from hard rock or clays will be highly regarded You have demonstrated skills in:

• Unit process knowhow for leaching, solvent extraction, neutralization, crystallization, IX, dewatering, filtering, electrowinning, etc.
• Design, coordination and supervision of laboratory test work,
• Plant audits, surveys, sampling campaigns, and circuit optimization,
• Mathematical modelling and simulations
• Writing technical reports and engineering documentation
• Mentoring of more junior staff

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Perform process engineering tasks on Hydrometallurgical aspects of projects, in a variety of commodities. When requested, act as Lead Process Engineer on projects or studies.
• Operate with full competence and independence in the execution of all design calculations, design criteria, in the compilation and execution of equipment lists and calculations. Provide frequent training, guidance and supervision to junior colleagues.
• Actively engage with clients to understand project requirements and work to define process design criteria and technology selection
• Compilation of Process Flow Diagrams, along with associated mass and energy balance calculations
• Undertake trade off studies to resolve options
• Conduct capacity analysis for existing plants
• Design of the process control logic adhering to appropriate safety standards, and documentation into Functional Descriptions
• Process review of equipment bids, proposals, and other initiatives
• Liaising with other discipline engineers to ensure designs conform to process requirements

Qualifications and Experience:

• Process Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, or Chemical Engineering degree.
• Minimum 12 years extensive design, commissioning and/or operational experience of hydrometallurgical processing equipment
• Experience in scoping and management of metallurgical testwork programs (benchscale, pilot scale, on-site testing)
• Strong client and business development focus.
• Ability to lead processing engineering tasks on a project, within the allocated budget and schedule, including mentoring and guidance of junior colleagues

Base salary range: $115,000 to $165,000

At Hatch, we are committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. In accordance with legislated pay transparency requirements, the expected salary range for this position is based on current market data and aligned with internal pay structures to ensure consistency and fairness.

Your individual compensation within this range will depend on factors such as skills, experience, qualifications and location. In addition to base pay, our total rewards package may include performance-based incentives, comprehensive benefits, and other programs designed to support your well-being and growth.

• Collaborate on exciting projects to develop innovative solutions

We're committed to fostering a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we operate and serve. Hatch is an Equal Opportunity Employer that considers applicants without regard to age, race, color, national origin, citizenship, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, veteran, or any other protected status. If you have any accommodation requirements, please let us know. We'll do our best to meet your needs in accordance with applicable local legislation.