Type of position: Régulier
Your future role on our team
As a Mineral Processing Lead, you will provide technical
leadership and strategic direction for metallurgical and process design
activities across all project phases. You will oversee multidisciplinary teams,
support project execution, and ensure that processing solutions are optimized
for performance, operability, and cost efficiency.
You will play a key role in supporting our growth in the
U.S. market, particularly in projects involving mineral processing, heap leach
and hydrometallurgical processes. You will also occasionally visit client
sites, support business development efforts, and mentor junior engineers to
support team growth.
With us, you’ll get the opportunity to...
- Lead process engineering activities for projects, from studies through detailed engineering and commissioning
- Lead or contribute to projects as part of a multi-disciplinary engineering team.
- Act as the technical authority on mineral processing and extractive metallurgy design and operation
- Drive process optimization by improving recovery, throughput, and operational reliability
- Oversee multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, cost-effective, and high-quality solutions
- Advise clients on process design, performance improvement, and operational strategies
- Provide guidance on metallurgical testwork program development and analysis to direct flowsheet development.
- Lead preparation of key process design deliverables (mass balances, PFDs, P&IDs, design criteria, specifications)
- Support business development by contributing to proposals and expanding client relationships
- Mentor and develop junior and intermediate engineers to strengthen team capabilities
Do your qualities and values match our
corporate culture?
- Entrepreneurial spirit
- Results-driven
- Desire to motivate and train the next generation
- Inspirational leadership
- Ability to share and pass on knowledge
- Interest in solving the most complex challenges
Summary of certifications and job
requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical, Chemical or Process Engineering
- 12–20+ years of experience in mineral processing or extractive metallurgy within mining or EPCM environments
- Experience leading engineering teams and delivering complex projects
- Experience in supporting feasibility studies, due diligence work, large-scale EPCM or capital projects
- Strong background in process modelling and simulation tools (e.g. JKSimMet, Molycop, LIMN, Bruno, Metsim etc.)
- Professional Engineer (PE) in Arizona, Nevada and eligible states
- Travel: Occasional to frequent (site visits, commissioning)
- Asset : Strong experience in heap leach systems (gold, copper or similar)
- Asset : Bilingual (Spanish or French)
An overview of BBA’s total rewards
- Annual premium program for regular employees
- Group insurance plan from the first day of employment
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Annual paid time off (PTO)
- Statutory holidays
- Premium for employee referrals
BBA considers
many factors when determining the annual base salary, including location, market,
education, relevant and demonstrated work experience, technical assessment,
qualifications, certifications and other relevant skills.
At BBA, you get many benefits
- Opportunity to mentor our next generation: We invest in our people and help them develop
- A corporate culture that values expertise
- Participation in innovation projects
- Promotion of our experts (SMEs), both externally and internally
- A flexible schedule that combines office presence and working from home
- A caring environment wher