Senior Mineral Processing Leader - Drive Design & Optimization

BBA Consultants; Tucson (AZ); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual premium program for regular-em

Group insurance plan

401(k) retirement plan

Annual PTO

Statutory holidays

Employee referral bonus

Job summary

BBA is seeking a Mineral Processing Leader to provide technical leadership and strategic direction for metallurgical and process design across all project phases. You will oversee multidisciplinary teams, support project execution and optimize processing solutions for performance, operability and cost efficiency.

You will play a key role in supporting growth in the U.S. market, with occasional client-site visits, and mentoring junior engineers to strengthen the team’s capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in metallurgical, chemical or process engineering.
• 12–20+ years of experience in mineral processing or extractive metallurgy in mining/EPCM environments.
• Experience leading engineering teams and delivering complex projects.
• Feasibility studies, due diligence, large EPCM or capital projects experience.
• Strong background in process modelling and simulation tools listed above.
• PE license in AZ/NV or eligible states; travel to client sites as needed.
• Heap leach experience is a plus; bilingual (Spanish or French) is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Lead process engineering activities from studies to commissioning.
• Oversee multidisciplinary engineering teams and project delivery.
• Act as technical authority on mineral processing and extractive metallurgy.
• Drive recovery, throughput and operational reliability improvements.
• Support business development with proposals and client relationships.
• Mentor junior and intermediate engineers to grow the team.
• Prepare key process design deliverables: mass balances, PFDs, P&IDs, specs.

Skills

Process modelling tools

Metallurgical expertise

Team leadership

Technical leadership

Design coordination

Client advisory

Education

Bachelors in metallurgical/chemical/process engineering

PE license in AZ/NV or eligible

Tools

JKSimMet

Molycop

LIMN

Bruno

Metsim

Job description

BBA is seeking a Mineral Processing Leader to provide technical leadership and strategic direction for metallurgical and process design across all project phases. You will oversee multidisciplinary teams, support project execution and optimize processing solutions for performance, operability and cost efficiency.

You will play a key role in supporting growth in the U.S. market, with occasional client-site visits, and mentoring junior engineers to strengthen the team’s capabilities.