Principal Senior Mineral Process Engineer

Job Description - Principal Senior Mineral Process Engineer (SPA0010)

Company: Worley

Primary Location

Spain

Job

Process

Schedule

Full-time

Employment Type: Employee

Job Level: Experienced

Job Posting

Feb 14, 2025

Unposting Date

Mar 16, 2025

Reporting Manager Title: Principal Process Engineer

Building on our past. Ready for the future

Worley is a global professional services company of energy, chemicals, and resources experts headquartered in Australia.

Right now, we’re bridging two worlds as we accelerate to more sustainable energy sources, while helping our customers provide the energy, chemicals, and resources that society needs now.

We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their portfolio of assets. We solve complex problems by finding integrated data-centric solutions from the first stages of consulting and engineering to installation and commissioning, to the last stages of decommissioning and remediation. Join us and help drive innovation and sustainability in our projects.

Principal Senior Mineral Process Engineer

Role Context:

The Mining, Mineral and Battery Materials business is looking to employ experienced Subject Matter Experts (SME), together with Principal and Senior Minerals Processing and Battery Materials Process Engineers. They will be a global leader in Minerals Processing and Battery Materials Processing for Worley. Be able to work and travel to our offices and Client sites to provide expertise, guidance, and Minerals Processing and Battery Materials Processing design services.

You will provide process engineering services on large or mega projects to Worley and its customers, including technical support and supervision within the process engineering team. Be experienced in undertaking engineering studies to the level of detail as guided by the study phase required by the client (scoping study, pre-feasibility, definitive or bankable feasibility or a detailed design).

Lead the development of metallurgical circuit design and selection using ore characterisation testwork to select the circuit configuration and to size major equipment. Use mine schedule information to refine designs.

Lead the engineering design for the development of studies through to detailed engineering, including assisting with capital and operating costs. Generate documentation to cover items such as circuit design philosophy, process design criteria, circuit description, process flow diagrams with mass balance, P&IDs, major equipment calculations and specifications, control philosophy and functional design specification. Be able to liaise with equipment vendors in relation to equipment selection and design.

Coordinating with external engineering consultants on process design as required.

You'll be:

Experienced and knowledgeable in the following areas:

• Mineral processing unit operations including but not limited to:
• Comminution
• Separation (Gravity, Magnetic, Flotation etc)
• Commodities
• Base Metals
• Graphite
• Gold
• Agitated tank plus heap leaching
• Intense cyanidation of gravity gold concentrates
• CIP, CIL and RIP circuit design and modelling
• AARL and Zadra elution circuit design
• Refractory gold treatment (pressure oxidation and bio-oxidation)
• Core Skills
• Review of Mass, Water and Energy Balances
• Develop and/or Review PFDs and P&IDs
• Design/Develop/Supervise Testwork
• Design/Develop/Review Design Calculations

Have site experience in the following areas:

• Processing plant operations
• Plant commissioning

Be able to work with, support, guide, train, and mentor Worley engineering staff.

A strong safety leader, driving attitudes and behaviors and promoting the Worley safety culture.

You'll have:

• A degree in metallurgical or chemical engineering; an advanced or supplementary degree an asset; professionally qualified – Chartered status.
• Excellent technical and practical engineering skills and ability to consistently deliver quality, accurate and timely work to Worley and its Clients.
• Excellent knowledge of applicable local and international standards and statutory and regulatory specifications.
• Competent use of relevant software such as MS Office Suite and process engineering specific software.

Moving Forward:

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation.

We’re building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and are heard. And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology.

Whatever your ambition, there’s a path for you here. And there’s no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.