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We believe industry drives progress. As part of our Industrial sector, you’ll help shape efficient, advanced infrastructure and environmental stewardship. We partner with clients across industries to responsibly optimize processes, modernize facilities and solve complex challenges.

Our work spans the full project life cycle, from up-front evaluation and planning studies through design and into construction monitoring and operations. You can help clients push boundaries and meet evolving industrial demands while supporting resilient infrastructure and responsible growth. This isn’t just a job, it’s a chance to engineer smarter solutions, drive industrial innovation and make a lasting impact.

The Mining Potash Lead provides strategic, technical, and commercial leadership for the firm’s potash services. The role is accountable for building and sustaining a market‑leading potash capability by combining deep technical expertise with strong client relationships, talent development, and business growth.

Acting as HDR’s recognized potash authority, the Potash Lead shapes technical direction, ensures consistency and quality of delivery, and drives strategic engagement with owner‑operators, as well as mines in development Saskatchewan, the United States and globally.

Key Accountabilities

Practice Leadership & Strategy

- Set the technical and strategic direction for the potash commodity practice, aligned with firm‑wide growth objectives.




- Define and maintain potash‑specific standards, methodologies, design guides, and best practices across studies, projects, and operational support.
- Monitor industry trends, emerging technologies, and client investment cycles to inform practice positioning and offerings.
- Serve as SME for complex technical, execution, and commercial challenges.

Market & Client Leadership
- Act as the firm’s primary external contact for potash with key clients, joint venture partners, and industry stakeholders.
- Build and maintain long‑term relationships with potash owner‑operators and developers.
- Provide executive‑level advisory support, including independent technical opinion, peer review, and strategic guidance.
- Support major pursuits by shaping technical strategy, value propositions, and differentiation.

Technical Authority & Assurance
- Retain accountability for technical excellence and consistency across all potash engagements.
- Review and approve critical process deliverables at key project milestones.
- Provide independent oversight for high‑risk or high‑value projects, expansions, and debottlenecking programs.
- Ensure lessons learned are captured and embedded across the practice.

Capability & Talent Development
- Lead, mentor, and develop senior and emerging potash specialists across disciplines.
- Define competency frameworks and succession pathways for potash process and materials handling expertise.
- Foster collaboration between regional and global teams to leverage experience and capacity.
- Support recruiting, onboarding, and knowledge transfer for potash specialists.

Business Growth & Financial Stewardship
- Contribute to practice revenue forecasting, resource planning,



and margin performance.
- Support proposal development, project execution strategies, and risk management.
- Identify opportunities to expand services across the asset life cycle including studies, projects, operations support, and optimization.

Core Technical Domain Expertise

Potash Processing & Technologies
- Conventional underground and solution‑mined potash processing
- Crushing, screening, and ore preparation circuits
- Froth flotation (KCl/NaCl separation) and reagent chemistry
- Brine management, thickening, clarification, and tailings handling
- Drying, cooling, compaction, granulation, and product finishing
- Process control strategies and performance optimization

Materials Handling Systems

- High‑tonnage underground and surface conveying
- Hoisting, skipping, and ore handling systems
- Transfer chute design and bulk solids flow behavior
- Dust control, degradation mitigation, and segregation management
- Storage, reclaim, and load‑out systems (rail and truck

Process Equipment & Materials Selection
- Crushers, screens, flotation cells, thickeners, cyclones, pumps
- Dryers, coolers, compactors, and granulators
- Equipment selection for corrosive chloride environments
- Wear protection systems, linings, and specialty materials
- Vendor evaluation, shop inspections, and performance benchmarking

Preferred Qualifications

- A minimum of 15 years of progressive experience in potash processing, predominantly in Saskatchewan.
- Demonstrated experience spanning project development, operations, optimization, and expansions.
- Proven leadership in consulting, owner advisory, or technical governance roles.
- Eligible for Qualified Engineer (P.Eng.) registration in Canada.
- Leadership Profile- Recognized industry expert with executive‑level credibility.
- Strong commercial acumen with the ability to link technical decisions to business outcomes.
- Collaborative leader with a mentoring mindset.
- Highly effective communicator with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

📌 Mining Potash Lead (Toronto)
🏢 HDR
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