Process Engineer

The Company

We are looking for a talented junior or intermediate Process Engineer with 2-10 years of experience to join our talented team who produce clean water and reduce environmental footprints within the mining industry internationally. We extract mineral value from wastewater, whilst helping clients to meet stringent government regulations in a socially acceptable way with a social on water as a shared resource. We develop new innovative new technologies, design and operate water treatment plants, and provide ongoing technical support which enables us to continuously improve our designs and technologies.

The Opportunity

Our Process Engineers have a broad range of responsibilities and engage with all members of the company, as well as our clients. In this diverse role you will:

- Take projects from conceptual design to full scale plant operation

- Help develop new technologies and apply existing technologies in new areas of wastewater treatment; support the lab by provide hands-on assistance with laboratory and pilot-scale testing

- Become an expert in designing many unit operations including hydraulic conveying, solid-liquid separation, gas-liquid mass transfer, chemical and biochemical reactors, ion exchange and electro-reduction

- Support our business development group by completing scoping level designs and cost estimates for preliminary evaluations of new applications

- Assist the operations group and gain experience with hands-on operation at full scale plants

- Complete detailed process engineering design including mass and energy balances, equipment sizing and specifications, PFDs, P&IDs, GAs, instrument lists, etc.

- Write, review and edit technical documentation including lab reports, technical papers, design reports and proposals

- Plan process automation for treatment plants (i.e. control philosophies, instrument specification, as well as the opportunity for PLC/HMI programming if interested)

Qualifications and requirements

- Degree in engineering, disciplines of preference - chemical, hydrometallurgy, mineral processing, materials or mechanical

- 2-10 years of experience in detailed process plant design engineering in water treatment, mineral processing, chemical industries as well as hands-on plant commissioning/operation

- Solid understanding of the fundamental principles of aqueous inorganic chemistry Strong mechanical aptitude – you have built things before and can figure out how things work.

- Can-do attitude – you always find a way to get things done You enjoy multi-discipline engineering and you would not hesitate to put on coveralls to repair piloting equipment or help an operator at a plan

- Personally, you'll posess attention to detail, ownership of your work, proven effective communication, effective relationship building skills (with colleagues, clients and vendors)

- Registered/ ability to register as a Professional Engineer in your province

- Ability to travel ot sites in North America or internationaly

- Ability to work remotely, from site or from our beautiful brand new office and lab in Mount Pleasant

Perks

In addition to international experience and collaboration with every talented department at the business, you will receive:

- Competitive salary

- Manulife health coverage on hire

- Bonus company-funded HSA account upon probation completion

- On site gym and parking

- Up to $1,000 annually in education matching

- GRRSP

- Monthly staff socials

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $70,000.00-$100,000.00 per hour

Benefits:

- Company events

- Dental care

- Extended health care

- Mileage reimbursement

- On-site gym

- On-site parking

- Paid time off

- RRSP match

- Tuition reimbursement

- Vision care

Application question(s):

- Do you, at the time of application, already have the legal right to work in Canada for any employer?

- We have many sites in the USA which you'd be invited to travel to. Do you meet eligibility criteria for a TN visa or would you need something like a B1? Please check before responding. The response submitted should not be yes/no.

- Please detail your experience within the water treatment or mining industry. Respond N/A if you have none.

Work Location: In person