Senior Hydrometallurgy & Process Design Engineer

SGS; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

SGS is a global leader in inspection, verification, testing and certification. SGS seeks a Process Engineer to provide technical input to marketing, develop scoping documents, and generate mass/energy balances and PFDs for frontline project work.

Responsibilities include defining scope, contributing to design criteria, equipment specifications and documentation, and supporting commissioning and post-commissioning activities. Strong experience in industrial processing is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level engineering degree with professional registration required.
• Experience in industrial operations and design for process plants is preferred.
• Knowledge of environmental, safety, and design standards is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide process engineering input to marketing and proposals with technical support.
• Define the scope of work, develop mass and energy balances and PFDs.
• Generate detailed design criteria, equipment lists and data sheets.
• Support client relations through technical and commercial input and reviews.
• Contribute to plant commissioning plans and post-commissioning support.
• Ensure compliance with design codes, standards and project budgets.

Skills

Process engineering

Risk Analysis

HAZOP

Mass balance

Process Flow Diagrams

Equipment specifications

Technical Documentation

Economical awareness

Process Simulation

Education

Bsc/B.Eng Chemical Engineering or Extractive Metallurgy or Minerals Processing and ECSA registration as a professional engineer

Job description

SGS is a global leader in inspection, verification, testing and certification. SGS seeks a Process Engineer to provide technical input to marketing, develop scoping documents, and generate mass/energy balances and PFDs for frontline project work.

Responsibilities include defining scope, contributing to design criteria, equipment specifications and documentation, and supporting commissioning and post-commissioning activities. Strong experience in industrial processing is preferred.