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About the Role

Maaden is seeking a Manager Process & Metallurgy (Studies) to join its team in Riyadh. This full-time position requires a minimum of 10 years of experience and focuses on leading metallurgical and process engineering activities during project development phases.

Role Overview and Responsibilities

The Manager Process & Metallurgy (Studies) is responsible for ensuring that all metallurgical and process engineering activities during project development are robust, optimized, and investment-ready. This includes defining processing routes, developing high-level flowsheets, and establishing initial recovery assumptions and process options with associated trade-offs during strategic and scoping stages. The role ensures processing inputs meet stage-gate requirements from concept through feasibility and execution readiness.

• Develop preliminary process design criteria, mass and water balances, and metallurgical risk registers during PFS, validating recovery models and ore variability understanding.
• Drive trade-off studies to support process optimization and decision-making.
• Approve final flowsheets and detailed process design (PFDs, P&IDs), equipment selection, sizing, specifications, and process design criteria during FS/BFS.
• Ensure metallurgical risk registers are finalized and comprehensive, including risks such as refractory ore, variability, and scale-up.
• Verify the accuracy of CAPEX/OPEX inputs, delivery of bankable and investment-grade outputs, and provision of design basis for EPCM execution.
• Ensure process design reflects ore variability and test work outcomes.
• Lead investigations and implement improvement opportunities to enhance competitive advantage and align with organizational strategy.
• Coach and mentor business development personnel and support capability development.
• Ensure compliance with company and site-specific policies, standards, and procedures, recommending improvements where necessary.
• Provide technical expertise in metallurgy and processing engineering across affiliates to support effective implementation of Maaden standards.
• Contribute to the development, improvement, and effectiveness measurement of company policies and standards, and support their interpretation and implementation across affiliates.
• Support corporate SME teams and contribute to technical communications aligned with corporate policies across multiple channels.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications and Experience

The minimum qualifications for this role include:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical, Minerals, or Chemical Engineering.
• A minimum of 20 years of experience in metallurgical operations, engineering, and laboratory environments related to gold and base metal extraction processes.
• Project management experience is also required.

Required Skills and Competencies

As a functional leader, the Processing Manager for Studies will champion improvements in all aspects of metal processing. Key skills and competencies include:

• Ability to deliver resource models in quality and timely manner through consultation with other functional teams.
• Knowledge of life-of-mine planning, including budgeting and metal planning.
• Knowledge of Metallurgical Accounting Standards.
• Experience with plant control systems and the use of data historian trends for operating and reporting.
• Ability to present to and collaborate with corporate executives and the site Senior Leadership Team.
• Strong computer skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Access).
• Knowledge of Safety requirements.
• Frequent communication with all internal and external stakeholders regarding Metallurgy and Process Engineering matters.
• Generic Maaden Behavioral Competencies: Leadership, Achievement Drive, Communication, Teamwork & Collaboration, Analytical Thinking.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh. The role requires ensuring compliance with company and site-specific policies, standards, and procedures, and contributing to their improvement and implementation across affiliates.