Minerals processing engineering and plant operations for global mining
Sedgman designs, builds, and operates mineral processing plants for base metals, precious metals, iron ore, and industrial minerals. The engineering-heavy hiring mix (50 of 67 active roles) with seniority skewed toward senior and principal levels signals expansion into complex, high-stakes project delivery rather than labor scaling. Pain points around North American office growth, cost control, and contractual risk management indicate the company is navigating rapid geographic expansion while maintaining margins on fixed-price engineering contracts.
Notable leadership hires: Commercial Director
Sedgman is a minerals processing engineering and operations contractor based in Queensland, Australia, with a 44-year track record across coal, metals, and industrial minerals. The company operates a portfolio of over 250 processing plants globally and provides integrated services spanning concept development, feasibility studies, detailed design, construction, commissioning, and long-term plant operations. Sedgman is a wholly owned subsidiary of CIMIC Group Limited, a public company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX:CIM) and one of the world's largest contract miners. The company hires across Australia, Canada, and Germany, with active roles concentrated in engineering and operations.
Sedgman designs, builds, and operates mineral processing plants for mining companies. Services span feasibility studies, detailed engineering design, construction, factory acceptance testing, commissioning, and long-term plant operations across base metals, precious metals, iron ore, and industrial minerals.
Sedgman uses AutoCAD, Primavera P6, and Aconex for project delivery; JD Edwards, SAP PM, and Salesforce for operations and sales; Rockwell Automation, Siemens, and Citect SCADA for plant control systems; and AWS, Azure, SQL Server, Python, and Power BI for data and analytics.
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