Metallurgist/Mineral Processing Engineer

SLR Consulting; England; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Pension

Life assurance

Private medical insurance

Enhanced annual leave

Professional membership fees

Training and career development

Wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

SLR Consulting is seeking a Metallurgist / Mineral Processing Engineer to join our Mining Advisory team. You will lead or support technical services across the mining and minerals sector, applying strong analytical skills to deliver robust, commercially viable process improvements and optimisation.

The role offers exposure to multiple commodities and processing routes, with collaboration across multidisciplinary teams worldwide.

Qualifications

• A degree in Metallurgy, Mineral Processing, Chemical Engineering, Mineral Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Experience in mineral processing, extractive metallurgy, mining, industrial minerals, or related process industries.
• Experience supporting or delivering technical studies, operational support, process improvement, or optimization projects.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to process technology, operational improvement, and optimisation projects, ensuring health, safety, environmental, technical, schedule, cost and quality objectives.
• Coordinate activities across multidisciplinary teams including internal specialists, site personnel, contractors and SMEs.
• Provide metallurgical input to techno-economic studies (scoping, pre-feasibility, feasibility).
• Support due diligence assessments and independent engineer reviews for mining and minerals projects.
• Deliver technical consulting services to operational sites and project teams across mineral processing disciplines.
• Analyse operational and test data to identify opportunities for process improvement.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Project coordination

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in Metallurgy / Mineral Processing / Chemical Engineering

Job description

SLR is a global leader in sustainability solutions, working with clients to help make sustainability happen, within a collaborative, people-first culture.
The SLR Mining Advisory team provides specialist technical expertise across the mining, minerals, and extractive industries, supporting projects from early-stage studies through to due diligence, operations, and optimisation.
As our project portfolio continues to grow, we are seeking a Metallurgist / Mineral Processing Engineer to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside industry-leading specialists on a diverse range of technical and consulting projects across the mining and minerals sector.
Role Overview
As a Metallurgist / Mineral Processing Engineer, you will play a key role within our Mining Advisory team, leading or supporting a diverse range of technical services projects for clients across the mining and minerals sector.
Working closely with senior technical specialists, you will contribute to projects focused on mineral processing, process technology, operational improvement, and optimisation. You'll apply strong analytical, problem-solving, and conceptual thinking skills to help deliver technically robust and commercially viable solutions for our clients.
This role offers the opportunity to work across multiple commodities and processing routes while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams on projects spanning techno-economic studies, due diligence reviews, operational support, and process optimisation initiatives.
Responsibilities will include:

• Contributing to process technology, operational improvement, and optimisation projects, ensuring project objectives are achieved in relation to health and safety, environmental compliance, technical performance, schedule, cost, and quality.
• Coordinating activities across multidisciplinary teams, including internal specialists, engineering consultants, site personnel, contractors, and subject matter experts.
• Providing metallurgical input to techno-economic studies, including scoping studies, pre-feasibility studies, and feasibility studies.
• Supporting due diligence assessments and independent engineer reviews for mining and minerals projects.
• Delivering technical consulting services to operational sites and project teams across a wide range of mineral processing disciplines.
• Analysing operational and test work data to identify opportunities for process improvement and optimisation.
• Preparing high-quality technical reports, presentations, and client deliverables.
• Building and maintaining effective working relationships with clients, colleagues, and project stakeholders.
• Managing multiple projects and priorities while delivering work to agreed timescales and standards.
• Following company health, safety, and environmental policies and promoting a strong safety culture.

Rewards & Benefits

We Recognise That Our People Are Our Greatest Asset And Are Committed To Providing a Supportive And Rewarding Working Environment. In Return For Your Expertise And Commitment, We Offer

• Competitive salary and annual salary review process.
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements.
• Generous pension contribution.
• Life assurance and income protection.
• Private medical insurance options.
• Enhanced annual leave entitlement.
• Professional membership fees and support towards chartership.
• Ongoing training and career development opportunities.
• Employee wellbeing initiatives and support services.
• The opportunity to work with industry-leading experts on challenging and rewarding projects around the world.

About You

We're looking for a technically capable and collaborative professional who can bring both strong engineering fundamentals and practical problem-solving abilities to a variety of project challenges.

You Will Ideally Have

• A degree in Metallurgy, Mineral Processing, Chemical Engineering, Mineral Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Experience within mineral processing, extractive metallurgy, mining, industrial minerals, or related process industries.
• Experience supporting or delivering technical studies, operational support, process improvement, or optimisation projects.
• Knowledge of mineral processing operations and unit processes such as comminution, flotation, gravity separation, hydrometallurgy, or related processing technologies.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to interpret, analyse, and communicate technical data effectively.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build effective relationships across multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities.
• A commitment to maintaining high standards of health, safety, and environmental performance.
• Chartered status, or progress towards professional registration, would be advantageous but is not essential.

Culture & Inclusion

At SLR, we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to succeed. We believe that a diverse workforce strengthens our business and enhances the solutions we provide to our clients.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and employment journey where required.