Mineral Processing Leader — Flexible Schedule

BBA Consultants; Elko (NV); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

BBA Consultants is seeking a Mineral Processing Leader to provide technical leadership and strategic direction for metallurgical and process design across all project phases in the U.S. market.

You’ll oversee multidisciplinary teams, support project execution and ensure processing solutions are optimized for performance, operability and cost efficiency. The role requires leading process engineering activities from studies through commissioning, mentoring engineers, and collaborating with clients

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in metallurgical, chemical or process engineering.
• 15+ years of experience in mineral processing or extractive metallurgy within mining or EPCM environments.
• Experience leading engineering teams and delivering complex projects.
• Experience supporting feasibility studies, due diligence work, large-scale EPCM or capital projects.
• Strong background in process modelling and simulation tools (e.g. JKSimMet, Molycop, LIMN, Bruno, Metsim).
• Professional Engineer (PE) in Arizona, Nevada is mandatory
• Available for occasional to frequent travel (site visits, commissioning)
• Asset: strong experience in heap leach systems (gold, copper or similar)
• Asset: bilingual (Spanish or French)

Responsibilities

• Lead process engineering activities for projects from studies through to detailed engineering and commissioning.
• Lead or contribute to projects as part of a multidisciplinary engineering team.
• Serve as the technical authority on mineral processing and extractive metallurgy design and operation.
• Drive process optimization by improving recovery, throughput and operational reliability.
• Oversee multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, cost-effective and high-quality solutions.
• Advise clients on process design, performance improvement and operational strategies.
• Provide guidance on developing metallurgical testwork programs to support flowsheet design.
• Lead the preparation of key process design deliverables (mass balances, PFDs, P&IDs, design criteria and technical specifications).
• Support business development by contributing to proposals and strengthening client relationships.
• Mentor and develop junior engineers to enhance team capabilities.

Skills

Technical leadership

Process design

Project management

Mentoring

BD support

Cross-disciplinary teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in metallurgical, chemical or process engineering

Tools

JKSimMet

Metsim

Limn

Bruno

Job description

BBA Consultants is seeking a Mineral Processing Leader to provide technical leadership and strategic direction for metallurgical and process design across all project phases in the U.S. market.

You’ll oversee multidisciplinary teams, support project execution and ensure processing solutions are optimized for performance, operability and cost efficiency. The role requires leading process engineering activities from studies through commissioning, mentoring engineers, and collaborating with clients