Ausenco is a fast-growing company with big ideas. We redefine what’s possible in some of the world’s most complex projects and toughest environments. Delivering innovative, value-add consulting, project delivery, asset operations and maintenance solutions is what we do. From 22 offices in 9 countries, with projects in over 80 locations worldwide, we create sustainable outcomes for our people, clients and communities.
Ausenco is seeking an experienced Senior/Lead Flotation Specialist to join our Process/Metallurgy team in Vancouver or Toronto, providing technical leadership and mentorship across flotation-related work on projects spanning the mining and minerals sector. This role suits a seasoned flotation professional who can lead teams and set technical direction across operations know-how, OEM engagement, test work, optimisation, and design. Experience with coarse particle flotation, test work management, and site-based training is highly regarded, along with a willingness to travel to site for optimisation and diagnostic work.
- Provide technical leadership and direction on flotation circuit design, from concept through detailed engineering, across a range of ore types and project stages (scoping, PFS, FS, EPCM)
- Lead and mentor a team of metallurgists and process engineers, reviewing their work and building technical capability across the group
- Own the review and interpretation of metallurgical test work programs (bench, pilot, and plant-scale), guiding test work strategy and ensuring outcomes translate into robust design criteria
- Act as the senior technical point of contact with OEMs and equipment suppliers on flotation cell selection, sizing, and performance guarantees
- Lead optimisation initiatives for operating plants, including circuit troubleshooting, debottlenecking, and performance improvement studies
- Travel to site to conduct optimisation reviews and diagnostic work, identifying root causes of performance issues and implementing corrective actions
- Manage flotation test work programs end-to-end, including scope development, laboratory/site coordination, scheduling, budget tracking, and reporting
- Deliver site-based training to operations and technical teams on flotation fundamentals, best practice, and troubleshooting
- Apply deep operational experience to ensure designs are practical, maintainable, and aligned with real-world plant performance
- Take ownership of mass balances, equipment sizing calculations, and process design criteria for flotation circuits, signing off on deliverables
- Lead due diligence reviews, technical audits, and studies for clients, presenting findings and recommendations directly
- Represent Ausenco in client-facing discussions, workshops, and technical presentations
- Collaborate with and provide technical input to multidisciplinary project teams (mechanical, controls, piping) to ensure integrated design outcomes
- Contribute to business development, including technical input on proposals and scopes of work
- Support recruitment, technical training programs, and continuous improvement of internal flotation design standards and tools
- Minimum 10 years' experience in flotation, spanning operations, engineering, or a combination of both, with demonstrated progression into a technical leadership capacity
- Bachelor's degree in Metallurgical/Mineral Processing Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related discipline
- Broad experience across operations, OEM/equipment vendor roles, metallurgical test work interpretation, circuit optimisation, and flotation circuit design
- Strong understanding of flotation fundamentals, reagent schemes, and circuit configurations across various commodities (copper, gold, base metals, etc.)
- Track record of developing and reviewing process design criteria, mass balances, and equipment specifications
- Demonstrated ability to lead and develop technical staff
- Confident, senior-level communicator, comfortable representing the business with clients, OEMs, and internal stakeholders
- Willing and able to travel to site for optimisation and diagnostic work, including extended stays as required
- Experience with coarse particle flotation (e.g. HydroFloat, Reflux Flotation Cell, or similar coarse particle recovery technologies)
- Proven experience managing test work programs, including scoping, scheduling, budgeting, and liaising with laboratories and test facilities
- Experience delivering site-based training for operations and technical personnel on flotation fundamentals and best practice
- Experience across multiple commodities and geographies
- Familiarity with flotation modelling/simulation software
- Prior consulting or EPCM project experience in a leadership role
- Chartered/Professional Engineer status
We’re committed to a fair and human hiring process. All applications are reviewed by a member of our team and are not automatically screened or rejected by AI.
Why Ausenco?
We support individual growth and aim to allow you to work in a way that plays to your strengths. Beyond a competitive remuneration package we offer:
- A leadership role shaping high-profile, technically challenging projects across the global minerals industry
- A collaborative, multidisciplinary team environment
- Genuine influence over technical standards, team development, and project outcomes
- Flexible working arrangements
Our people don’t settle for the status quo. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit and want to help set a new standard in sustainability, we’ll help you find your place. This means working with you to develop a unique career path and skillset to match your ambition.
We’re proud of the work we do, and we do it within a culture that is open, honest, and cooperative. We have a history of attracting visionary people who embrace challenges and deliver creative solutions for every project, and your voice is an important part of the conversation.
As a global company we embrace and encourage diversity in its fullest sense – gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, experience, nationality, colour, language, religion, location, disability, education, skills, working styles and time availability. Our work environments are based on mutual trust and respect for the rights and opportunities of every individual.
Salary range: $150,000-$190,000 annually
Expected Salary: Variation in salary is determined by factors such as qualifications, relevant years of experience, and prevailing market conditions for the specific role
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