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We pursue value-creating opportunities involving other minerals, where we can leverage our existing assets, shareholdings, skills and experience.\nAt AngloGold Ashanti, we assure you of work that carries significance and creates tangible results. What we do goes beyond mining. We build livelihoods in communities, champion environmental stewardship, and strengthen local and national economies. Our leaders and teams are committed to listening to and supporting each other, valuing differences, and embracing equity. We are convinced that greatness only happens when we prioritize these behaviors and the well-being of every person.\nLearn more about ourVision, purpose, values - AngloGold Ashanti\nPrincipal, Project Processing Engineer\nRole Overview\nEvery gold plant starts as a flow sheet on a page: the crushing, grinding, leaching and refining steps that turn ore into bars. As our Principal Process Engineer, you will help design those flow sheets on our studies and growth projects, and make sure they work in the real world. You will be the in-house gold processing expert, guiding engineering partners and challenging designs so we build plants that perform. This is a brand-new role with real influence, where your judgement will shape how our gold is produced for years to come.\nIf you have run plants and designed them too, this role brings both sides of your experience together.\nYour work will reach from the first study through to handover. You will work with our Director of Studies, outside engineering firms and site teams, and you will be trusted to say what others may not: where a design can be simpler, safer or better value.\nKey Responsibilities\nProvide expert processing support to our studies team, from first concept through to commissioning.\nGuide outside engineering partners on studies, and review their gold flow sheets for quality, safety and value.\nSupport our brownfield growth projects during execution when they need specialist help.\nCompare processing options and technologies, and recommend the best fit for each ore body and site.\nChallenge over-design and promote right-sized solutions that stay safe and compliant.\nLead safety and risk reviews, including commissioning and operational readiness checks.\nAnalyse the cost and time impact of supplier process packages and construction contracts.\nWork with international project teams and global engineering firms to keep standards high.\nLead and coach a project-based team and develop junior and senior engineers.\nInfluence decisions across functions and countries, even without direct line authority.\nShare lessons from site operations so that designs work well for the people who will run them every day.\nRequired Qualifications\nA bachelor of engineering degree in chemical, metallurgical or mineral processing engineering.\nRegistration as a Professional Engineer with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA). This is essential.\n8 to 10 years of engineering experience in mineral processing, gold metallurgy, plant operations and capital-heavy projects.\nAt least 5 years at senior, principal or expert level, ideally in an owner’s team managing engineering, procurement and construction contracts.\nHands-on experience with gold flow sheets. Gold mining experience is required.\nSkills and Competencies\nExpert knowledge of gold plant design, including crushing, grinding, gravity concentration, flotation, leaching, carbon-in-pulp and carbon-in-leach circuits, gold room refining and cyanide detoxification.\nA deep understanding of process, environmental and safety design codes, including the International Cyanide Management Code.\nStrong skills in risk-based technical assurance, safety in design and operational readiness reviews.\nSharp analysis and problem-solving, even in uncertain or fast-moving situations.\nExcellent communication and influencing skills across teams and countries.\nA practical, value-focused mindset with the confidence to challenge a design.\nEnergy and enthusiasm for coaching others and building a culture of learning.\nWork Environment and Expectations\nBased in Johannesburg, with regular travel to mine sites. Expect about one week of site visits every six weeks.\nYou will work closely with the Director of Studies and external engineering partners, so strong teamwork across locations is essential.\nMine sites are safety-sensitive environments. You will lead by example on safety and follow site rules at all times.\nYou may guide a project-based team of 5 to 10 people who report to other managers (a dotted-line team), depending on the project needs.\nThis is a new position, so you will help shape how it works.\nYou will report to the Director, Project Engineering.\nBenefits Summary\nAngloGold Ashanti offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support employees’ health, financial security, and overall well-being.\nMedical insurance, employee assistance programmes, and wellbeing initiatives.\nCompany-supported pension or provident fund contributions.\nAnnual leave, sick leave, and public holidays in line with company policy.\nAngloGold Ashanti Limited\nReg No: 1944/017354/06\nwww.anglogoldashanti.com\nAngloGold Ashanti is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals regardless of gender, race, religion, nationality, or disability.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5510,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":8,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Annual leave","Equity","Health insurance"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Precious Metals","Mining"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-20T09:04:50Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":72,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.803,"p_room":0.9,"age_days":28,"expected_fill_days":45,"reasons":["conf:5","win:mid"],"computed_at":"2026-10-21T05:46:15Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/anglogold-ashanti-principal-project-processing-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/anglogold-ashanti-principal-project-processing-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-21T23:04:26Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":32801,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-22T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2740353},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2740353"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fanglogold-ashanti-principal-project-processing-engineer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fanglogold-ashanti-principal-project-processing-engineer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fanglogold-ashanti-principal-project-processing-engineer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/anglogold-ashanti-principal-project-processing-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fanglogold-ashanti-principal-project-processing-engineer"}]}