Senior Process Consultant (mineral processing / plants / EPC / remote) – USA

GateSource HR is partnering with a confidential client looking for a Senior Process Consultant – Mineral Processing to build and lead a high-impact, customer-facing consulting capability across North America.

The Opportunity

This role is ideal for a senior mineral processing professional who thrives in operating plants—working side-by-side with operators, diagnosing real performance constraints, and delivering practical, decision-grade improvement strategies. You will play a key role in shaping a process-first consulting offering focused on measurable plant performance improvements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead customer discovery to understand flowsheets, KPIs, constraints, and performance gaps
  
• Diagnose plant issues through on-site assessments, data analysis, and operator engagement
  
• Design and lead structured sampling and diagnostic campaigns (safe, disciplined, decision-grade)
  
• Translate findings into clear, implementable improvement recommendations
  
• Facilitate technical workshops with operators, site leadership, and senior stakeholders
  
• Coordinate internal technical capabilities including testwork programs and engineering studies
  
• Produce high-quality customer-facing technical reports in professional English
  
• Demonstrate visible safety leadership and ensure full site compliance
  

Requirements

Required Experience & Qualifications

• 10+ years in mineral processing, metallurgy, or plant performance consulting
  
• Strong gravimetric circuit expertise (mandatory)
  
• Proven track record diagnosing plant issues and delivering performance improvements
  
• Experience leading sampling campaigns and converting data into decisions
  
• Excellent written and verbal English
  
• Willingness to travel extensively across North America
  

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Magnetic separation experience
  
• Flotation exposure
  
• Multi-site operational or consulting background
  
• Confidence presenting to senior technical and capital stakeholders
  

Why Consider This Role

• Exposure to multiple sites, commodities, and flowsheets
  
• Hands-on, plant-based consulting—not desk-only work
  
• Opportunity to build a strong personal reputation as a trusted technical advisor