Senior Process Technologist

Worley; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global professional services company seeks a Senior Process Engineer in London, specializing in minerals processing and battery materials. The role involves providing expert guidance on large-scale projects, designing metallurgical circuits, and mentoring engineering staff. Ideal candidates will possess a degree in metallurgical or chemical engineering and have a strong commitment to safety and quality.

Benefits

Flexible Working

Hybrid Working Model

Pension

Extra Holiday Purchase Scheme

Many More

Qualifications

• Experienced in minerals processing and battery materials.
• Knowledgeable in engineering studies and circuit design.
• Strong technical and practical engineering skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide process engineering services on large projects.
• Lead metallurgy circuit design and selection.
• Coordinate with external engineering consultants.

Skills

Mineral processing unit operations

Comminution

Separation

Solid-Liquid Separation

Tailings handling

Review of Mass, Water and Energy Balances

Design/Develop/Review Design Calculations

Education

Degree in metallurgical or chemical engineering

Chartered status

Tools

Process engineering specific software

MS Office Suite

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Job Description - Senior Process Technologist (LON038G):

Building on our past. Ready for the future

Worley is a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia.

Right now, we’re bridging two worlds as we accelerate to more sustainable energy sources, while helping our customers provide the energy, chemicals and resources that society needs now.

We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their portfolio of assets. We solve complex problems by finding integrated data-centric solutions from the first stages of consulting and engineering to installation and commissioning, to the last stages of decommissioning and remediation. Join us and help drive innovation and sustainability in our projects.

Senior Process Engineer

Benefits: Flexible Working, Hybrid Working Model, Pension, Extra Holiday Purchase Scheme, & Many More.

You'll be:

1. The Mining, Mineral and Battery Materials business is looking to employ experienced Subject Matter Experts (SME), together with Principal and Senior Minerals Processing and Battery Materials Process Engineers.

2. They will be a global leader in Minerals Processing and Battery Materials Processing for Worley. Be able to work and travel to our offices and Client sites to provide expertise, guidance, and Minerals Processing and Battery Materials Processing design services.

3. You will provide process engineering services on large or mega projects to Worley and its customers, including technical support and supervision within the process engineering team.

4. Be experienced in undertaking engineering studies to the level of detail as guided by the study phase required by the client (scoping study, pre-feasibility, definitive or bankable feasibility or a detailed design).

5. Lead the development of metallurgical circuit design and selection using ore characterisation testwork to select the circuit configuration and to size major equipment. Use mine schedule information to refine designs.

6. Lead the engineering design for the development of studies through to detailed engineering, including assisting with capital and operating costs. Generate documentation to cover items such as circuit design philosophy, process design criteria, circuit description, process flow diagrams with mass balance, P&IDs, major equipment calculations and specifications, control philosophy and functional design specification. Be able to liaise with equipment vendors in relation to equipment selection and design.

7. Coordinate with external engineering consultants on process design as required.

You’ll be:

Experienced and knowledgeable in the following areas:

• Mineral processing unit operations including but not limited to:
• Comminution
• Separation (Gravity, Magnetic, Flotation etc)
• Classification (Screen, Cyclones, Elutriation etc)
• Solid-Liquid Separation
• Tailings handling

Commodities:

• Base Metals
• Gold
• Agitated tank plus heap leaching
• Intense cyanidation of gravity gold concentrates
• CIP, CIL and RIP circuit design and modelling
• AARL and Zadra elution circuit design
• Cyanide recovery/destruction circuit design
• Refractory gold treatment (pressure oxidation and bio-oxidation)

Precious Metals

Core Skills:

• Review of Mass, Water and Energy Balances
• Develop and/or Review PFDs and P&IDs
• Design/Develop/Supervise Testwork
• Design/Develop/Review Design Calculations

Have site experience in the following areas:

• Processing plant operations
• Plant commissioning
• Plant site troubleshooting

Be able to work with, support, guide, train, and mentor Worley engineering staff.

A strong safety leader, driving attitudes and behaviours and promoting the Worley safety culture

You’ll have

A degree in metallurgical or chemical engineering; an advanced or supplementary degree an asset; professionally qualified – Chartered status.

Excellent technical and practical engineering skills and ability to consistently deliver quality, accurate and timely work to Worley and its Clients.

Excellent knowledge of applicable local and international standards and statutory and regulatory specifications.

Competent use of relevant software such as MS Office Suite and process engineering specific software.