Senior Process Engineer
Freeport McMoRan Inc.. · Vancouver, British Columbia, CA, V6C 1T2 · Canada · Hybrid
Pay: CAD 110,000 – 140,000 a year
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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…