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Freeport-McMoRan

Senior Process Engineer

Vancouver, Brit, CA
Where You Will Work Located in Downtown Vancouver’s central business district, this area is a dense, high-end urban neighborhood dominated by major office towers, financial institutions, and professional services. Employees in Vancouver mostly follow a hybrid schedule where they are required to work in office, attend in-person meetings or training and may also collaborate virtually.  It offers a fast-paced, corporate environment with strong transit access and a mix of nearby dining, retail, and residential amenities. What You Will Do Under general direction, this position will serve as a senior technical resource within the Capital Project Design & Delivery team, providing process engineering expertise throughout the planning, design, and execution of large-scale mineral processing and plant engineering capital projects. You will support major studies, develop design packages, and contribute to successful project delivery across all phases. • Lead and support process engineering efforts throughout all phases of the project lifecycle, including project scoping, prefeasibility and feasibility studies, FEL/FEED activities, detailed engineering, commissioning, and startup. • Review, evaluate, and optimize process designs for mineral processing systems, including crushing, grinding, flotation, thickening, filtration, tailings management, water systems, and related material handling and pumping circuits. • Develop, review, and validate key process engineering deliverables, including process flow diagrams (PFDs), piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), design criteria, equipment specifications, process control philosophies, and operating strategies. • Provide technical leadership and oversight for EPCM and EPC contractors to ensure engineering deliverables align with project requirements, company standards, and operational readiness objectives. • Assess emerging technologies, equipment solutions, and process improvement opportunities to enhance the reliability, efficiency, and sustainability of mineral processing operations. • Support project risk management activities through participation in HAZOPs, operability reviews, design verification efforts, and other engineering risk assessments. • Partner with site operations, maintenance, process design, and corporate engineering teams to ensure project solutions meet operational, regulatory, safety, and performance requirements. • Contribute to the development of project budgets, schedules, forecasts, and strategic plans related to process engineering scope and execution. • Support commissioning, startup, and ramp-up activities by developing commissioning plans, executing test procedures, and verifying process performance against design objectives. • Serve as a process engineering representative on company steering committees, technical review boards, and cross-functional project teams. • Performs other duties as required. What You Bring • Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Process Engineering, or a related discipline and at least five (5) years of experience in mineral processing, process engineering, or capital project execution; OR • Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Process Engineering, or a related discipline and at least three (3) years of experience in mineral processing, process engineering, or capital project execution. Preferred Qualifications • Master’s degree in Mineral Processing. • Professional Engineer (P.Eng. or PE) designation, or eligibility to obtain certification. • Demonstrated experience supporting major capital projects through scoping, prefeasibility, feasibility, FEL/FEED, detailed engineering, commissioning, and startup. • Experience working with EPCM/EPC contractors and multidisciplinary engineering teams. • Strong understanding of mineral processing operations including crushing, grinding, flotation, thickening, filtration, tailings, water systems, and reagent systems. • Proficiency with process simulation and mass balance tools such as METSIM, HSC, JKSimMet, JKSimFloat, or equivalent. • Experience developing and reviewing PFDs, P&IDs, design criteria, equipment specifications, control philosophies, and operating strategies. • Experience supporting commissioning, startup, ramp-up, and operational readiness programs. Physical Demands & Work Environment • Ability to travel to the United States and internationally up to 20% of the time, depending on project needs and collaboration requirements. • Must be able to work in a potentially stressful environment. • Personal protective equipment is required when performing work in a mine, outdoor, manufacturing or plant environment, including hard hat, hearing protection, safety glasses, safety footwear, and as needed, respirator, rubber steel-toe boots, protective clothing, gloves and any other protective equipment as required. What We Offer You The estimated annual pay-range for this role is currently $110,000 - $140,000 CAD. This range reflects base salary only and does not include bonus payments, benefits or retirement contributions. Actual base pay is determined by experience, qualifications, skills and other job-related factors. This role is eligible for additional discretionary and incentive payment considerations based on company and individual performance. More details will be shared during the hiring process. • Affordable medical, dental and vision benefits  • Company-paid life and disability insurance  • RRSP plan with employer contribution/match  • Paid time off, paid sick time, holiday pay • Learn more about our competitive and comprehensive benefits package!  What We Require  • Freeport-McMoRan promotes a drug/alcohol-free work environment through the use of mandatory pre-employment drug testing and on-going random drug testing as allowed by applicable state laws.  Equal Opportunity Employer  Please be advised Freeport-McMoRan will never request payment for job-related expenses from applicants. If you receive any suspicious emails, please disregard them, and report the incident to HRSC@fmi.com.