Principal Metallurgist

SLR Consulting; Lakewood (CO); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Competitive benefits

Career growth

Job summary

SLR Consulting (Americas) seeks a Principal Metallurgist to lead or support mineral processing projects. You will apply data analysis to design and optimize processing plants, guide multidisciplinary teams, and deliver technical solutions for challenging challenges.

This role requires 15–20 years in mining, a degree in Extractive Metallurgy or Mineral Processing, and client-facing leadership. Based in Denver or Toronto with flexible work options, supporting growth and long-term impact.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in mining industry with demonstrated project leadership.
• University degree in Extractive Metallurgy or Mineral Processing.
• Familiar with NI 43-101, JORC, SAMREC and related reporting codes.
• Authorized to work in North America with strong client-facing skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Lead or support metallurgical projects focusing on mineral processing.
• Design metallurgical test programs, supervise tests, interpret results.
• Design and optimize processing plants and estimate operating costs.
• Perform due diligence, technical audits, and prepare reports for clients.
• Lead project teams and manage client relationships and communications.
• Contribute to PRE- FEAS studies and NI 43-101 reporting as required.

Skills

Data analysis

Project management

Client liaison

Communication skills

Problem solving

Leadership

Education

Mining/Extractive Metallurgy degree

Tools

NI 43-101 reporting guidance

Financial modeling

Job description

We are SLR Consulting (Americas), a 1500+ team of advisory, environmental, engineering, and regulatory professionals across Canada, the United States, and LATAM. We deliver environmental and sustainability services to our clients through the integration of over 30 advisory, technical environmental, and engineering disciplines to help clients address some of their most complex challenges around sustainability. We are Making Sustainability Happen.

• 15+ years of experience in the mining industry
• Post-secondary education with a degree in in metallurgical, chemical, or mining engineering (mineral processing focus)
• Based in Toronto or Denver with flexible working options available

As our new Principal Metallurgist, you will play an important role with our current teams by leading or supporting technical services projects. You will make technical contributions to projects focusing on mineral processing, and bring strong data analysis and problem-solving skills, and critical and conceptual thinking abilities.

Working closely with senior team members, you will bring excellent interpersonal and communication skills, the ability to build relationships across multi-disciplinary teams and manage multiple projects and priorities independently.

Specifically, Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Maintain industry-leading standards for engineering work.
• Metallurgical test work program design (including selection of representative samples), test work supervision, and interpretation of results.
• Processing plant design and optimization (either by the candidate or by directing other engineers).
• Processing plant operating cost estimation.
• Assessment, due diligence, and technical auditing of mines and projects
• Business development
• Liaise with clients as required and be prepared to respond to clients in a timely manner in response to any questions or concerns that they may raise.
• Prepare or participate in the preparation of Preliminary Economic Assessments, scoping, prefeasibility, and feasibility studies
• Report writing and client presentations
• Prepare or participate in the preparation of NI 43-101 reports or international equivalents as may be required by the client.
• Project Management, including leadership of other engineers, geologists, and third-party consulting groups
• Financial modeling and analysis

Working @ SLR

With us, there is no doubt you’ll grow your subject-matter expertise and industry knowledge. We care about investing in our employees for the long-run, and if you ask our team, they’ll tell you that’s just one of the many benefits of working here. We want to be a place where you can experience career growth and satisfaction for many years.

Here’s what else you’ll enjoy as part of our team:

• Competitive total compensation package including comprehensive benefits, vacation, and a suite of wellness initiatives.
• Final agreed upon compensation will be commensurate with individual education, professional designation, experience, internal parity, and location.
• Full-time, permanent role with opportunities for professional growth and advancement.

Qualifications

• Registered or qualified for registration as a Professional Engineer in Canada or the equivalent in the USA, UK, Australia, or South Africa
• University degree in Extractive Metallurgy or Mineral Processing
• Familiar with international and public disclosure and reporting codes, including NI43-101, JORC, SAMREC, Competent Persons Reports, and Mineral Expert Reports etc.
• Legally able to work and reside in the country specified.
• Strong and varied operations experience, preferably with multiple commodities, as well as significant exposure to consulting, with 15-20 years in the industry
• The incumbent must be able to show success in meeting objectives and budgets
• Must be dynamic, self-motivated, and demonstrate a determination to excel and commitment to action, and be able to transfer these attributes to client(s) and the consulting company’s management and mining engineering team
• Strong analytical skills, communication skills, demonstrated ability to write reports and interact with clients.

This job posting is for an existing vacancy.

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SLR strives to build diverse teams that reflect the communities we work in, and encourages applications from traditionally underrepresented groups including women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as 2SLGBTQI+, veterans, and people with disabilities.