WSP

Senior Metallurgist

WSP$122K — $162K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or similar field.
  • 15+ years of experience in metallurgical processes.
  • Active member of a recognized professional engineering association.
  • Consulting engineering experience is advantageous.
  • Strong attention to detail and initiative.
  • Collaborative mindset with team-oriented skills.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication abilities, bilingual in French and English.

Responsibilities

  • Identify client needs and contribute to proposals.
  • Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders.
  • Establish design criteria and develop process flow diagrams.
  • Develop and oversee laboratory test programs.
  • Prepare capital and operating cost estimates.
  • Review and produce tender packages and technical specifications.
  • Act as Qualified Person (QP) for technical reports.
  • Supervise technicians, drafters, and project metallurgists.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in multiple locations in Quebec.
  • Participation in national initiatives involving English and French communication.
  • Engagement with complex and strategic industrial projects.
  • Key role in resource optimization and technical innovation.
  • Support from a recognized team in process development and mineral processing engineering.
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Opportunity

Unlock Potential - Are you looking to leverage your metallurgy expertise on complex and strategic industrial projects? As a Senior Metallurgist, you will join a team recognized for its expertise in process development and mineral processing plant engineering, where your knowledge will directly contribute to resource optimization, technical innovation, and the successful delivery of large-scale projects. This position can be based in Montreal, Laval, Brossard, Quebec City, or Lévis.

Your Impact
  • Identify client needs and contribute to proposals.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders to define project needs and present technical information, concepts, and study outcomes.
  • Establish design criteria, develop mass balances, define process flow diagrams, size and select process equipment, and prepare piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs).
  • Develop laboratory test programs, oversee their execution, and analyze the resulting data.
  • Prepare capital and operating cost estimates.
  • Review and produce tender packages, technical specifications, and related engineering documents.
  • Act as a Qualified Person (QP) for technical reports.
  • Provide supervision and guidance to technicians, drafters, and project metallurgists.
  • Assist project managers and team leads as required.
  • Carry out other related tasks that support market growth and successful project delivery.

The skills that set you apart
  • Bachelor's degree in Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or an equivalent discipline.
  • 15+ years of relevant experience in metallurgical processes.
  • Membership in a recognized professional engineering association, in good standing.
  • Experience in consulting engineering (an asset).
  • Strong initiative, attention to detail, and a rigorous work approach.
  • Ability to work collaboratively and share expertise across teams.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Bilingualism is required because the individual will participate in national initiatives requiring communication with English- and French-speaking clients.

Compensation

AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT : $135 200 $ - $179 100

MB & ON : $123 300 $ - $169 800

NB, NL, NS, PEI & QC : $122 100 - $162 200

Disclosure:

The final salary awarded for this role may vary from the above range based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs. The wage range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes.

Make Your Mark with WSP

If you're driven by purpose and impact, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now and take the first step toward a rewarding career with us.

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About WSP

WSP is a Canadian engineering consulting firm that provides services to transform the built environment and restore the natural environment. The firm's expertise ranges from environmental remediation and urban planning, to engineering iconic buildings and designing sustainable transport networks, to developing the energy sources of the future and enabling new ways of extracting essential resources. It has approximately 54,000 employees, including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors, program and construction management professionals, and various environmental experts. WSP has offices in more than 40 countries and territories around the world.
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