Senior Process Engineer

Senior Process Engineer

You will be part of an engineering team providing services and field support, developing solutions across various systems, unit operations, and process equipment in a process plant. This includes interaction, checking, and verification of third-party engineering consultants. You will report to the Program Director of the ACT 4 project.

You are passionate about this field and a subject matter expert in one or more of the following commodities: Nickel, Cobalt, Lithium, P-CAM, CAM, EV battery recycling, and black mass shredding.

Key Responsibilities:

• Execute process engineering tasks for hydrometallurgical projects in battery recycling plants.
• Perform design calculations, compile equipment lists, and execute design criteria with full competence.
• Engage with third-party consultants to define process design criteria and technology selection.
• Compile Process Flow Diagrams and conduct mass and energy balance calculations.
• Conduct trade-off studies and capacity analysis for existing plants.
• Design process control logic adhering to safety standards and document into Functional Descriptions.
• Review equipment bids, proposals, and other initiatives.
• Collaborate with other discipline engineers to ensure design conformity.

Key Skills:

• Extensive design, commissioning, and operational experience in hydrometallurgical processing equipment.
• Expertise in unit processes such as leaching, solvent extraction, neutralisation, crystallisation, IX, dewatering, filtering, electrowinning, etc.
• Proven ability to lead third-party engineering consultants and manage processing engineering tasks within budget and schedule.
• Experience in scoping, managing, and coordinating metallurgical test work programs (bench scale, pilot scale, on-site testing).

Qualifications:

• Degree in Process Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, or Chemical Engineering.
• Extensive experience in hydrometallurgical processing design, commissioning, and operations.

About Us:

Altilium is a UK-based clean technology group supporting the transformation of the global energy sector from fossil-based to zero-carbon.

Our vision is for a circular and domestic EV battery supply chain, where the critical minerals powering the energy transition are safely recovered from recycling end-of- life EV batteries and mine tailings, saving natural resources, and reducing mining.

We are developing the green processing technologies and building at-scale recycling infrastructure to decarbonise the automotive supply chain, providing the lowest carbon, most eco-friendly battery materials for a cleaner transport future.

This is your opportunity to be in at the beginning of the sixth wave industrial revolution, providing circular energy solutions to the UK and Europe as part of a global team.

We’re working to be an inclusive employer and we encourage people from all backgrounds, ways of thinking and working to apply. We love that everyone brings different perspectives and experiences.

We strive to eliminate any barriers that might prevent individuals from showcasing their skills and qualifications. If you require adjustments at any stage of the application process or to the role, please let us know and we’ll see how we can accommodate them.

Apply to join our team and make a significant impact!

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From £60,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Work Location: In person

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