Principal Engineer and Expert, Iron Ore Processing

Principal Engineer and Expert, Iron Ore Processing

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Principal Engineer and Expert, Iron Ore Processing

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Your future role on our team

BBA is a well established private Canadian firm and provides specialized engineering services in the natural resources industry, including iron ore processing. We’re currently seeking a senior engineer with extensive expertise in iron ore processing. The specific sectors of expertise we’re seeking include magnetic processes (low and high intensity), gravity separation (hydroclassifiers and spirals), concentrate drying and dewatering, flotation for production of high purity concentrates, bulk concentrate management, pelletizing, direct reduction processes and operational experience. At BBA, we’re proud to define and strive toward the mine of the future and green mining operations.

Type of position: Regular

Your future role on our team

BBA is a well established private Canadian firm and provides specialized engineering services in the natural resources industry, including iron ore processing. We’re currently seeking a senior engineer with extensive expertise in iron ore processing. The specific sectors of expertise we’re seeking include magnetic processes (low and high intensity), gravity separation (hydroclassifiers and spirals), concentrate drying and dewatering, flotation for production of high purity concentrates, bulk concentrate management, pelletizing, direct reduction processes and operational experience. At BBA, we’re proud to define and strive toward the mine of the future and green mining operations.

With us, you’ll get the opportunity to...

• Provide metallurgical expertise for all aspects of projects and studies, including EPCM projects
• Serve as a discipline lead for studies and supervise the work of junior and intermediate engineers
• Lead metallurgical tests and guide clients in developing their projects
• Perform due diligence audits and manage preliminary economic, prefeasibility and feasibility studies within multidisciplinary project teams
• Promote BBA expertise in the iron ore processing industry
• Liaise with clients on technical matters and professionally present reports, publications and briefings
• Design and simulate mineralogical processes
• Examine and approve mass balances, process design criteria, PFDs, P&IDs, layouts and technical specifications
• Lead and participate in market analyses for local and worldwide iron ore projects
• Prepare, review and approve professional qualifications, expressions of interest as well as proposals and service offerings
• Take on various interdisciplinary technical challenges to ensure factory acceptance tests and the implementation of optimization solutions for processes are performed on time, safely and cost effectively
• Review, analyze or develop PFDs, P&IDs, technical specifications and evaluations, material land energy balances and process design and operating parameters
• Assess, select and commission new technology to improve the sustainability, efficiency and profitability of client operations
  
  

Do your qualities and values match our corporate culture?

• Entrepreneurial spirit
• Results-driven
• Thirst to learn and excel
• Willingness to work together while having fun
• Constantly seeking sustainable and agile solutions
• Rigour and ethical
  
  

Overview Of Certifications And Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s or graduate degree in mineral processing, metallurgy, chemical engineering or mining
• At least 15 years of experience in mineral processing operations
• Strong track record of successfully completing projects in the mining and metals industry
• Qualified person as per CIM standards
• Ability to travel frequently across Canada and abroad (> 25 %)
• Canadian Professional engineer (P.Eng.) designation or eligible to
• Bilingual (English and French)
  
  

An Overview Of BBA’s Total Reward

• Annual base salary, based on 37.5 hours weekly, between $150 000 to $205 000
• Annual bonification program for all regular employees
• Onsite mobility premium
• Access to a time bank
• Cellphone Program
• Group insurance plan starting day one including short term and long-term disability insurance
• Pension Plan
• Vacation and sick leave
• Premium offer through the Employee Referral Program
  
  

BBA considers many factors to determine the annual base salary such as, but no limited to: Location of the position, education, relevant and demonstrated work experience, technical assessment, qualifications, certifications, and other relevant competencies.

At BBA, You Get Many Benefits

• A corporate culture that values expertise
• Participation in innovation projects
• Flexible schedule that combines office presence and telecommuting
• Friendly, eco-mindful and high-tech workspaces
• Growing business with many opportunities
• Generous pension and insurance plan
  
  

About BBA

For over 40 years, we’ve been pushing the boundaries of engineering to serve our clients in the Energy and Natural Resources sector. At BBA, we develop innovative, flexible and sustainable solutions, from strategy to execution. BBA is one of Canada’s leading private consulting engineering firms, focused on practice (PCB), with a network of 18 offices. Our teams work closely to deliver projects that shape tomorrow’s industry at the local, national and international levels.

Our goal is to ensure a diverse and inclusive work environment. We do everything we can to build a workplace where all of our employees want to excel and where they feel respected, heard and valued. Every day.

Our people’s passion and excellence make BBA one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies .

We have unique talents, and we’re committed to providing a workplace where you can be yourself . Job postings are written in gender-neutral language.

Learn more about us by visiting our LinkedIn page and join the networks of our talent attraction specialists to speak with them directly.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Design, Consulting, and Engineering

• Industries

  Mining and Chemical Manufacturing

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