Job Title: Senior Process Engineer
Job Location: Gauteng, Johannesburg
Deadline: January 11, 2025
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Key Responsibilities Include:
- Perform process engineering tasks on Minerals Processing projects, in a variety of commodities.
- When requested, act as Lead Process Engineer on projects or studies.
- Operate with full competence and independence in the execution of all design calculations, design criteria, in the compilation and execution of equipment lists and calculations.
- Develop new criteria/calculations where required, maintaining high levels of accuracy.
- Provide frequent training, guidance and supervision to junior colleagues.
- Actively engage with clients to understand project requirements.
- Process scope definition and technology selection.
- Define the process design criteria.
- Define the process block flow diagram and unit operations.
- Compilation of Process Flow Diagrams, along with associated mass and energy balance calculations.
- Undertake trade-off studies to resolve options.
- Identify, scope and manage process test work (on-site or laboratory based).
- Conduct capacity analysis for existing plants.
- Select the equipment for projects.
- Carry out engineering design calculations and equipment sizing calculations.
- Prepare specifications of process attributes for equipment, through compilation of process datasheets (or process input to general datasheets).
- Compilation of Process Description.
- Design of the process control logic adhering to appropriate safety standards, and documentation into Functional Descriptions.
- Display full competence and independence in the compilation of P&IDs and all levels of control philosophies.
- Ensure process specifications portray the appropriate information and design intent and review of equipment bids.
- Liaising with other discipline engineers to ensure designs conform to process requirements.
- Contribute to hazard studies.
- Compile operating cost estimates including estimation of consumables, labor, maintenance materials and power.
- Provide input to capital cost estimates.
- Prepare well-written project reports.
- Play a lead role in site commissioning of new equipment and process systems.
- Participate in the preparation of proposals and other business development initiatives.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering or Mineral Processing.
- Minimum of 15 years’ experience.
- Extensive design, commissioning and/or operational experience of minerals processing equipment (comminution, flotation, DMS, gravity separation, screening, thickening and filtration).
- Copper Concentrator experience is highly advantageous.
- Experience in scoping and management of metallurgical testwork programs (benchscale, pilot scale, on-site testing).
- Experience in modelling of minerals processing equipment and systems.
- Strong client focus.
- Ability to lead engineering tasks on a project, within the allocated budget and schedule, including mentoring and guidance of junior colleagues and professional interaction with other project disciplines.
- Ability to manage individuals to attain quality, cost and schedule objectives.
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