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Posted: 2 Nov 2009
Location: Calgary, AB, Canada
Minerals Processing Engineer Calgary, AB, Canada
Job Reference no.24768
Contract periodContract
Closing date13-11-2009
Organization/DepartmentThe Mineral Processing Engineer oversees the technical development of the following systems: hydrotransport, extraction, extraction secondary recovery (i.e. flotation) and tailings transport. The minerals processing engineer is responsible to ensure the final design for extraction is safe, cost effective, operable and meets the design intent. This includes managing the design progression to ensure the construction deliverables are adequate and follow through on the project through construction, commissioning, startup and initial operations to assist with ensuring the plant is properly operating and reliable. Key interfaces include the design team, contractors, operations and other technical teams (such as research and development and EPC firms, etc.) as necessary. Technical guidance will be provided from the design site lead, the project process engineering lead and Functional Support organization, as needed.
Job descriptionResponsibilities
•Integration of mining and extraction processes to optimize bitumen production and recovery in the most cost effective manner for the total operation.
•Provide overall process engineering technical leadership and expertise
•Steward the progression of technical definition and system design by the contractor.
•Oversee the development and issue of key process deliverables for extraction, including heat and material balances, PFDs, P&IDs, equipment sizing, line sizing, operating procedures, control narratives and system descriptions.
•Participate in or support other groups such as construction, commissioning, startup teams and operations to troubleshoot and advise with the plant design intent and operation.
•Able to analyze process information and advise operations on appropriate operating guidelines based on ore characteristics, drawing meaningful conclusions.
•Identifies bottlenecks and provides ideas to enhance recovery and throughput and provides process engineering input on enhancement projects
•Apply advanced control techniques to improve process performance
•Mineral processing, process engineering principles, theories, and concepts
•Process simulators and heat and mass balance software
•Understanding of the overall extraction processes, and relationships between minerals processing, mining and downstream processing.
•Understanding of ore characteristics such as grade, PSD, fines, D50, etc. and their impact on ore processability (performance in PSC, Flotation, pipelines, etc.)
•Understanding of slurry behavior, hydrotransport and knowledgeable in slurry pumping systems. Able to size hydrotransport systems and advise on operating parameters.
•Understanding of the properties of oil sands and associated factors on processing such as interfacial properties, wettability, impacts of clays and water chemistry.
•How ore processability is affected by pH, viscosity, aeration, weathered ore, caustic and chemical additions.
•Sound judgment in the selection and application of equipment and systems for mineral processing, solids and slurry handling, process and process control hardware and software
RequirementsMinimum Qualifications
•Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (preferably Mineral Processing or Chemical Engineering)
•3+ years of experience in a mineral processing design or operations technical/advisor capacity, oil and gas processing experience is an asset.
•Strong communication, coordination, technical and problem solving skills
•Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of software programs
Desired Qualifications
•Experience in oil sands facilities.
•5+ years experience as a process engineer providing operations technical field support
•Experience as a process engineer working on a major project.

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