Solutions engineer

SUMMARY:
Sales engineer /solutions architect Presales Engineer (Mining Metallurgy , Geology)

POSITION INFO:

Global company and Pioneers in digital mining Solution providing real-time sensor- based ore sorting for Large scale mining seeks a Technical sales engineer with a post graduate degree in Mining , Metallurgy, Geology Degree with at least 8 -12 years working experience to join their team .

Minumum Requirements :

• Post-graduate qualification in Mining, Metallurgy, Geology or a related field will be preferable.
• At least 8-12 years working experience within the African Mining industry and region
• At least 5 years working experience in open pit mining (base metals) and related operations, mine design, mine production planning, pit optimization, mineral processing, grade control and mineral asset valuation. Experience dealing with remote sensing will be preferrable.
• Ability to understand technical challenges as it relates to ore body characterization and mineralogy.
• Proven ability to collect and research mining information (i.e. research clients, understand their main business drivers for a given mining operation).
• Previous experience working with customers and proven ability to work with technical people and both the site and at the corporate level.
• Previous experience working with a business development team and being the technical sales expert.

Additional & Soft skills 

• English is required. French or another language may be a plus.
• Excellent people skills including time management and organization skills.
• Strong modeling skills with the ability to manipulate spreadsheets with various types of formulas, pivot tables, etc.
• Proven ability to work under stressful work conditions and can demonstrate good problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and ability to work with other cultures globally.
• Flexible attitude and must be able to work with demanding deadlines and changing priorities.
• Must be able to travel to the customer’s work site and follow their site operation and safety procedures. Travel time is estimated to be approximately 25%.

Job Responsibilties :

Development of Value Models:

• Value Models define the use cases for the mining operations and the benefits that the Compnay solutions can provide. They have a general framework, but often require some degree of customization and subsequent validation. They are not intended to be at the detail of more formal block modeling / extraction solutions, however, they are meant to directionally capture the majority of the value generation.
• Evaluate the ore body characteristics, extraction methods and downstream processing from technical reports produced by the client, presentations, insights from meetings, etc.
• Work with the value model template, create a Company Value Model for the mine’s operations that incorporates site specific key inputs.
• Conduct off-line simulations to assess the relevant sensitivities.
• Advance the model to incorporate additional features ranging from block model grade distributions to pit shell models and secondary benefits such as impurities management.

Client Facing:

• As part of Business Development team, you will have to present the Value Model to the client.
• Work with technical personnel on the client side to identify the key assumptions used in the model. The technical personnel includes geologists, mining engineers, mine planners, grade control engineers, drilling/blasting engineers, mineral processors, process metallurgists, etc.
• Support the client to building their Business Case
• Understand the end to end mining value drivers to be able to communicate and exchange ideas with the customer.
• Actively participate and potentially direct activities with the mining sites from Amenability Testing, Pilot Trials and Commercial Trials

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