Metallurgy Team Leader
Locations: Toronto, ON | Etobicoke, ON | Sudbury, ON
Work Model: Hybrid (3 days per week in office)
Compensation: $148,000 - $198,000 base salary + annual performance bonus
Hollingsgate Recruitment is proud to be partnering with a well-established engineering consulting firm to recruit an experienced Metallurgy Team Leader.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a respected organization with a strong presence in the mining and metals sector, leading technically challenging projects across Canada and internationally. If you're passionate about mineral processing, technical leadership, mentoring high-performing teams, and building strong client relationships, this role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while advancing your career.
The Opportunity
As the Metallurgy Team Leader, you will provide technical leadership and oversee the successful delivery of metallurgical studies, feasibility assessments, and engineering projects for mining clients. You will lead a team of metallurgists, collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams, and play a key role in business development, client engagement, and the continued growth of the Mining & Metals practice.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of metallurgical engineers, fostering technical excellence and professional growth.
- Manage the planning, execution, and delivery of metallurgical studies, engineering projects, and mineral processing initiatives from concept through implementation.
- Provide technical leadership in mineral processing, metallurgy, and hydrometallurgical systems for both greenfield and brownfield mining projects.
- Build and maintain strong client relationships while serving as a trusted technical advisor.
- Support business development efforts through proposal preparation, presentations, and client engagement activities.
- Review technical deliverables to ensure quality, accuracy, and compliance with industry standards and best practices.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams across process, mechanical, civil, electrical, and project management disciplines.
- Identify opportunities for innovation, continuous improvement, and operational excellence across project delivery.
- Provide strategic guidance on metallurgical process design and engineering solutions to meet client objectives.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation in good standing.
- 15+ years of progressive experience in metallurgy, mineral processing, and process engineering within the mining industry.
- Previous experience leading and mentoring technical engineering teams.
- Strong background delivering feasibility studies, process design, and detailed engineering projects.
- Experience within an engineering consulting environment is highly preferred.
- Experience with HSC Chemistry and/or METSIM is considered an asset.
- Proven ability to develop strong client relationships and support business development initiatives.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Why Join?
- Join a well-established engineering consulting firm recognized for delivering innovative mining and mineral processing solutions.
- Lead technically complex and high-profile mining projects across Canada and internationally.
- Hybrid work model with three days per week in the office.
- Competitive base salary of $148,000 - $198,000, plus an annual performance bonus.
- Comprehensive benefits package, retirement savings program, paid vacation, and ongoing professional development.
- Opportunity to lead, mentor, and grow a talented team while advancing your own career within a collaborative and technically driven environment.
Apply today or contact Jordyn Knoll, CPC, Senior Recruiter at Hollingsgate Recruitment, for a confidential conversation.
Hollingsgate Recruitment is recruiting on behalf of our client. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Pay: $148,000.00-$198,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Paid time off
- Vision care
Work Location: In person
