Mintek | View - Business Development and Commercialization Specialist

Business Development and Commercialization Specialist - 3 Year Fixed Term Contract

Listing reference: minte_000428

Listing status: Online

Apply by: 10 July 2026

Position summary

Industry: Mining & Quarrying

Job category: Metallurgy

Location: Randburg

Contract: Fixed Term Contract

Remuneration: Market Related

EE position: Yes

Introduction

Mintek seeks a technically credible Business Development Specialist to originate, shape, and position opportunities for the Mineral Processing & Characterisation (MPC) Cluster and, where appropriate, for the broader Mintek platform. This is a science-and-engineering business development role in an R&D environment, not a generic sales or finance post.

Job description

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:

Proactively identify, originate, pursue, and help mature business, partnership, investor, and
funding opportunities on behalf of the MPC Cluster.
Scan the market for opportunities aligned with MPC capabilities and identify higher-value
opportunities that can be positioned through broader Mintek integration.
Work closely with ACD, MND, and MPD technical teams to extract, interpret, and package key
technical insights into externally relevant value propositions.
Integrate capabilities across MPC and, where relevant, across EXT and MMA into coherent
solution offerings that address real client and sector needs.
Shape opportunities into structured programmes, projects, concept notes, proposals, and
partnership initiatives with clear scope, deliverables, and commercial logic.
Contribute to appropriate scoping, costing, and pricing so that the full value of Mintek’s
technical capability is reflected.
Engage mining companies, industrial partners, government stakeholders, development finance
institutions, funding agencies, and investors in a credible and well-structured manner.
Support the positioning and communication of techno-economic scenarios and investment
cases prepared by technical specialists, including discussion of metrics such as NPV, IRR,
payback, discount rate, sensitivity, and scenario-based cases.
Build and manage an opportunity pipeline that supports funding growth, revenue generation,
and strategic partnerships for MPC and, where appropriate, for the wider Mintek platform.

JOB KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

Demonstrated ability to work credibly with technical specialists and translate complex
technical content into partner-facing opportunity narratives.
Proven exposure to opportunity origination, proposal development, programme shaping,
commercial scoping, costing, pricing, or strategic partnership development.
Experience in business development, technology commercialisation, innovation
management, programme development, or opportunity development in a science-based,
engineering, mining, minerals, or industrial R&D environment.
Working familiarity with techno-economic concepts and the ability to engage in discussions
involving NPV, IRR, payback, discount rates, sensitivities, and scenario-based investment
cases.
Sound commercial reasoning and sufficient financial literacy to engage with business cases
and pricing logic.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear
business-facing and investor-facing material.
Integrated solution development across divisions and clusters.
Stakeholder engagement and relationship development.

Important Note: This role requires a strong appreciation of the science-and-engineering
R&D environment and its relationship to the mining and minerals industry. Candidates with
purely finance or generic commercial qualifications, without sufficient technical grounding
or demonstrated ability to operate in a science-led R&D context, are unlikely to be suitable.

QUALIFICATIONS:

A minimum of 10 years industrial experience in technical, R&D, or consulting environment
within the mining, minerals, materials or process control sectors.
A relevant degree (BSc, BEng, or equivalent) in science or engineering is required. An MSc/PhD
will be advantageous.
Relevant academic backgrounds may include mineral processing, metallurgy, chemical
engineering, chemistry, mineralogy, process engineering, mining-related engineering, or
closely aligned scientific and engineering disciplines.
Strong technical grounding and the ability to operate credibly in a science-led R&D environment
linked to the mining and minerals industry are essential.
Experience in business development, technology commercialisation, innovation management,
programme development, strategic partnerships, or opportunity development in a relevant
technical environment will be advantageous.
An MBA or postgraduate business/commercial qualification, supported by strong technical
grounding, will be advantageous.

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:

Be able to work in a team.
Excellent communication, presentation and organisational skills.
Attention to detail, ability to follow up and take initiative.
Initiative, judgment and delivery focus.

Minimum requirements

QUALIFICATIONS:

A minimum of 10 years industrial experience in technical, R&D, or consulting environment
within the mining, minerals, materials or process control sectors.
A relevant degree (BSc, BEng, or equivalent) in science or engineering is required. An MSc/PhD
will be advantageous.
Relevant academic backgrounds may include mineral processing, metallurgy, chemical
engineering, chemistry, mineralogy, process engineering, mining-related engineering, or
closely aligned scientific and engineering disciplines.
Strong technical grounding and the ability to operate credibly in a science-led R&D environment
linked to the mining and minerals industry are essential.
Experience in business development, technology commercialisation, innovation management,
programme development, strategic partnerships, or opportunity development in a relevant
technical environment will be advantageous.
An MBA or postgraduate business/commercial qualification, supported by strong technical
grounding, will be advantageous.