Remote Principal Metallurgist — Hydrometallurgy Lead

Placements24; Mbombela (Nelspruit); Hybride; ZAR 2 991 000 - 4 985 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Global health insurance

Dental & vision insurance

Flexible hours

Professional development allowance

Home office stipend

Tech stipend

Global project exposure

Résumé du poste

Placements24 is seeking a Principal Metallurgist specializing in hydrometallurgy for a fully remote role. You will lead advanced leaching, SX/EW, and purification efforts, developing models and driving process innovation from anywhere in the world.

You will mentor teams, review designs, and support environmental and feasibility studies, enabling major global mining projects with minimal office requirements.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in Metallurgy, Chemical Engineering, or related field with hydrometallurgy emphasis.
• 12+ years in metallurgical process development/operations, with 7+ years in hydrometallurgy.
• Expertise in leaching, solvent extraction, ion exchange, electrowinning and precipitation.
• Experience with process modeling and optimization of hydrometallurgical circuits.
• Strong thermodynamics, kinetics, and solution chemistry knowledge.
• Excellent communication and remote collaboration skills.

Responsabilités

• Provide technical leadership in hydrometallurgical processing and related operations.
• Develop and validate advanced process models using METSIM/HSC.
• Lead process development studies, pilot plants, and troubleshoot complex ores.
• Perform techno-economic evaluations and feasibility studies.
• Review process designs, equipment specs, and operating procedures.
• Stay ahead of hydrometallurgy developments and identify tech adoption opportunities.
• Collaborate with R&D to advance process innovation and efficiency.
• Provide guidance on environmental aspects including reagent management and effluent treatment.
• Support projects through engineering, construction, and commissioning phases.

Connaissances

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Remote collaboration

Project management

Decision making

Leadership

Formation

Master's or PhD in Metallurgy or Chemical Engineering (hydrometallurgy focus)

Outils

METSIM

HSC

Description du poste

Placements24 is seeking a Principal Metallurgist specializing in hydrometallurgy for a fully remote role. You will lead advanced leaching, SX/EW, and purification efforts, developing models and driving process innovation from anywhere in the world.

You will mentor teams, review designs, and support environmental and feasibility studies, enabling major global mining projects with minimal office requirements.