Manager of Metallurgy & Strategic Planning
Location: Phoenix
Posted on: June 23, 2025
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Job Description:
Metallurgy & Strategic Planning Manager Hybrid | Phoenix, AZ
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About Our Client: Our client is a leading global mining company
with significant operations in copper and gold production. With
major mining operations they are focused on sustainable extraction
and processing of mineral resources. The company is dedicated to
excellence in metallurgical performance, operational efficiency,
and strategic growth planning. They maintain a strong commitment to
innovation, technical expertise, and continuous improvement across
their global operations in the mining and metals industry. Job
Description: As the Manager of Metallurgy & Strategic Planning, you
will be responsible for the management and oversight of strategic
metallurgical projects, with specific focus on the extractive
metallurgical performance of future processing plants. You will
develop production forecasts (including appropriate financial
analysis) to enable economic trade-offs and new process flow sheets
for expansions, utilizing long-range forecasts. Your role will
involve leading strategic project planning, including project
identification and formulation, while coordinating with key
stakeholders on decision methodologies and resource allocation.
You'll interact with internal and external resources on the
company's growth projects, ensuring project schedules and cost
outcomes are achieved. The ideal candidate will have extensive
experience in mineral processing, strong analytical skills, and the
ability to collaborate effectively across multiple technical
disciplines and with executive management. Responsibilities: •Lead
strategic project planning including project identification,
formulation, and execution oversight. •Develop documentation of
Feasibility Studies for new projects and expansions. •Interact with
internal and external resources on growth projects, ensuring
schedule and cost targets are met. •Perform metallurgical
accounting audits at mine site concentrators and smelters. •Prepare
annual budgets and resource plans for metallurgical operations.
•Recruit and manage new personnel for the team. •Support 10k
reserve estimation by providing metallurgical recoveries for
various ore bodies. •Prepare and present update materials to
executive management and external business partners. •Develop
technical materials for patents and conferences. •Maintain and
expand a network of industry contacts focused on extractive
metallurgy and mineral processing. •Promote industry best practices
at operating companies across the organization. •Continuously
improve production planning and forecasting methodologies.
Qualifications: •Bachelor's degree in Engineering. •Ten (10) years
of experience in mineral processing. •Five (5) years of experience
in a mineral processing concentrator. •Three (3) years of
experience working on large growth projects involving mining and
engineering companies. •Strong working knowledge of
geo-metallurgical testing, data interpretation, and modeling tools
for forecasting. •Strong working knowledge of analytical techniques
and complex mineralogy of large Porphyry copper deposits.
•Demonstrated history of interpretation of geo-metallurgical
results and performance of regression analyses and/or simulations.
•Ability to develop grade and recovery models for ore types.
•Demonstrated data-centric capabilities using a structured
problem-solving approach with statistics and regression tools.
•Excellent cross-discipline communication skills. •Ability to
execute complex projects and manage multiple priorities.
Nice-to-Haves: •Working knowledge of Python and C# programming
languages. •Specialized technical expertise in at least 3 of the
following disciplines and good general knowledge in 5: crushing,
grinding, flotation, copper smelting, precious metal refining,
solvent extraction, electrowinning, liquid-solid separation,
tailings, materials handling, process modeling and simulation,
statistical analysis, process control, sampling and assaying, and
metallurgical accounting. •MBA or related certification/experience
in financial and economic evaluations. •Experience in management of
large and complex projects covering several disciplines. Keywords:
Metallurgy | Strategic Planning | Mining | Mineral Processing |
Project Management | Copper | Gold | Extractive Metallurgy |
Engineering | Feasibility Studies | Technical Leadership
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