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This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside industry-leading specialists on a diverse range of technical and consulting projects across the mining and minerals sector.\nRole Overview\nAs a Metallurgist / Mineral Processing Engineer, you will play a key role within our Mining Advisory team, leading or supporting a diverse range of technical services projects for clients across the mining and minerals sector.\nWorking closely with senior technical specialists, you will contribute to projects focused on mineral processing, process technology, operational improvement, and optimisation. You'll apply strong analytical, problem-solving, and conceptual thinking skills to help deliver technically robust and commercially viable solutions for our clients.\nThis role offers the opportunity to work across multiple commodities and processing routes while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams on projects spanning techno-economic studies, due diligence reviews, operational support, and process optimisation initiatives.\nResponsibilities\nResponsibilities will include:\nContributing to process technology, operational improvement, and optimisation projects, ensuring project objectives are achieved in relation to health and safety, environmental compliance, technical performance, schedule, cost, and quality.\nCoordinating activities across multidisciplinary teams, including internal specialists, engineering consultants, site personnel, contractors, and subject matter experts.\nProviding metallurgical input to techno-economic studies, including scoping studies, pre-feasibility studies, and feasibility studies.\nSupporting due diligence assessments and independent engineer reviews for mining and minerals projects.\nDelivering technical consulting services to operational sites and project teams across a wide range of mineral processing disciplines.\nAnalysing operational and test work data to identify opportunities for process improvement and optimisation.\nPreparing high-quality technical reports, presentations, and client deliverables.\nBuilding and maintaining effective working relationships with clients, colleagues, and project stakeholders.\nManaging multiple projects and priorities while delivering work to agreed timescales and standards.\nFollowing company health, safety, and environmental policies and promoting a strong safety culture.\nRewards & Benefits\nWe recognise that our people are our greatest asset and are committed to providing a supportive and rewarding working environment. In return for your expertise and commitment, we offer:\nCompetitive salary and annual salary review process.\nHybrid and flexible working arrangements.\nGenerous pension contribution.\nLife assurance and income protection.\nPrivate medical insurance options.\nEnhanced annual leave entitlement.\nProfessional membership fees and support towards chartership.\nOngoing training and career development opportunities.\nEmployee wellbeing initiatives and support services.\nThe opportunity to work with industry-leading experts on challenging and rewarding projects around the world.\nAbout You\nWe're looking for a technically capable and collaborative professional who can bring both strong engineering fundamentals and practical problem-solving abilities to a variety of project challenges.\nYou will ideally have:\nA degree in Metallurgy, Mineral Processing, Chemical Engineering, Mineral Engineering, or a related discipline.\nExperience within mineral processing, extractive metallurgy, mining, industrial minerals, or related process industries.\nExperience supporting or delivering technical studies, operational support, process improvement, or optimisation projects.\nKnowledge of mineral processing operations and unit processes such as comminution, flotation, gravity separation, hydrometallurgy, or related processing technologies.\nStrong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills.\nThe ability to interpret, analyse, and communicate technical data effectively.\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills.\nStrong interpersonal skills and the ability to build effective relationships across multidisciplinary teams.\nStrong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities.\nA commitment to maintaining high standards of health, safety, and environmental performance.\nChartered status, or progress towards professional registration, would be advantageous but is not essential.\nCulture & Inclusion\nAt SLR, we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to succeed. 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