Senior Metallurgy Engineer

About the role

Exxaro Resources is seeking a Senior Metallurgy Engineer to join its team in Centurion, Gauteng. You will provide specialised metallurgical engineering and design services, focusing on process modelling, simulation and best‑practice implementation for coal and manganese processing.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver professional services in process engineering, emphasizing coal and manganese operations.
• Develop and apply best‑practice processing simulation and high‑order modelling using tools such as Python.
• Support Life‑of‑Mine and Value‑in‑Use analyses by integrating modelling outputs with geoscience, mining and marketing data.
• Lead benchmarking initiatives and share best practices across the organisation.
• Manage project delivery to ensure accurate, reliable metallurgy results and high customer satisfaction.
• Collaborate with geoscience, mining, marketing and other stakeholders to align processing strategies.

Required profile

• BEng or BSc in Chemical or Metallurgical Engineering (minimum qualification).
• 6‑8 years of operational experience in coal handling and preparation plants.
• Experience in processing simulation, high‑order modelling and plant design.
• Project portfolio management experience in a mining environment (preferred).
• Valid Certificate of Fitness and willingness to complete a psychometric assessment.

Required skills

• Python programming for modelling and simulation.
• Process simulation and high‑order modelling techniques.
• Design of coal handling and preparation plants.
• Project portfolio management in mining contexts.

What we offer

• A dynamic environment that values creativity, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Opportunities to lead safety, sustainability and operational‑excellence initiatives.
• Exposure to advanced metallurgical technologies and cross‑functional teams.