Senior Lead - Research and Development / Canada

Reporting to the Manager, Applied Research and Development, the Senior Lead, Research and Development is responsible for leading the delivery of large water quality research and development (R&D) projects. The successful candidate will be responsible for collaborating with the external R&D partners to develop research programs, then safely executing those programs on active mine sites. Looking for someone with PHD, or applicable experience in Water Quality/ treatment (mining), managing groups of academics (but no direct reports) and executing research projects in the field.

 

Responsibilities:

• Be a courageous safety leader, adhere to and sponsor safety and environmental rules and procedures
• Lead significant projects through their entire life cycle from idea, lab and pilot testing, to transfer to operations
• Collaborate with the organizations Environment and Social Responsibility function to acquire necessary permits and work with regulators to transition R&D projects to technologies that can be relied on as primary mitigation
• Balance the technical needs of research programs with the practical requirements of active mining or industrial environments
• Act as project manager to set engineering scope, develop engineering RFPs, and evaluate proposals
• Become an internal expert in relevant R&D disciplines including geochemistry, hydrogeology, hydrology, and microbiology
• Understand fundamental geochemical release and attenuation mechanisms for selenium, nitrate, and other constituents of interest
• Deliver R&D updates to both internal and external stakeholders

 

Qualifications:

• Engineering or Science degree in a civil, chemical, geological, mining, environmental, or other related field
• Ten or more years of experience in deploying projects in an industrial setting; ideally mining
• Ability to collaborate technically with research partners in terms of experimental plan development and data analysis, providing direction to ensure research programs are fit for purpose
• Experience working on significant projects, overseeing, coordinating, and communicating with multiple internal resources, external contractors, and regulators
• Experience building collaborative relationships with operations to execute projects on sites
• Ability to communicate at an appropriate level to a wide variety of stakeholder groups
• Formal or informal supervisory experience
• Experience planning on a three to five year time horizon
• Experience in organizing and facilitating multi-stakeholder workshops
• Experience working in alternative mine design or water treatment is an asset