Regional Hydrometallurgical Lead at Hatch

Demonstrated skills are needed in:

• Unit processes for leaching, solvent extraction, neutralization, crystallization, IX, dewatering, filtering, electrowinning, etc.
• Design, coordination and supervision of laboratory test work,
• Plant audits, surveys, sampling campaigns, and circuit optimization,
• Mathematical modelling and simulations
• Writing technical reports and engineering documentation
• Mentoring of more junior staff
• Client engagement and business growth
• Hatch culture and approach to delivering projects

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Supporting the development of new business including maintaining and nurturing existing client relationships.
• Leading or participating in the preparation of proposals
• Mentoring and developing staff with a focus on culture and technical progress
• Performing process engineering tasks on Hydrometallurgical aspects of projects, in a variety of commodities, including;
• Acting as Lead Process Engineer on projects or studies.
• Undertaking trade off studies to resolve options.
• Actively engaging clients to understand project requirements. 
• Developing process design, process design criteria, capacity analysis, process calculations, equipment sizing, process control logic.     
• Developing Process Flow Diagrams, along with associated mass and energy balances.
• Input to Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams.
• Process review of equipment bids, proposals, and other initiatives
• Liaising with other discipline engineers to ensure designs conform to process requirements

Qualifications and Experience:

• Process Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, or Chemical Engineering degree.
• Extensive design experience, but also with commissioning and/or operational experience of hydrometallurgical processing equipment
• Experience in scoping and management of metallurgical testwork programs (benchscale, pilot scale, on-site testing)
• Strong client and business development focus.
• Ability to lead processing engineering tasks on a project, within the allocated budget and schedule, including mentoring and guidance of junior colleagues
• Ability to communicate effectively with both internal and external clients on a technical and interpersonal level