1. JOB DETAILS:
Position Title: Senior Geologist
Broad Band: M10: Professional
Talent Pipeline Layer: Managing Self Expert Consultant (MS)
2. OVERALL JOB PURPOSE:
The purpose of the job is to study the composition, structure, and other physical aspects of the Earth, applying geological, physics, and mathematics knowledge, and provide original and innovative solutions in exploration of metals and minerals within the Geoscience discipline. This would include the Design, schedule, budget and execution of grade control and resource evaluation programmes. The incumbent will supervise and direct mine geologists, geotechnicans, drilling contractors in the execution of programmes and be accountable for the management of health and safety in programmes under your supervision in accordance with statutory legal requirements and Ma'aden HS&E standards and procedures.
The incumbent would be the ‘Competent Person’ for Ma’aden public reporting of ‘Exploration Results’ in accordance with JORC Code 2012 or international equivalent
3. QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:
Qualification:
1. Bachelors Degree in Earth Science related discipline
2. Eligible for registration as a professional geologist
Experience:
1. 8 years' experience as Geologist
2. Proven experience in open pit and/or underground mine geology
3. Proven experience in structurally complex gold epithermal systems - desirable
Skills:
1. Strong understanding of health and safety risks and safe operating procedures in operations [essential] in remote desert environment [desirable]
2. Senior first aid certificate [essential]
3. Demonstrable commitment to health and safety
4. Strong working knowledge [five years] of targeted mineral deposit type
5. Computer literacy in Office suites including MS Project and Team as well as mining software e.g. Acquire, ArcGIS, ioGas, Leapfrog, Vulcan, MicroMine, Surpac, Datamine
6. Strong competence in data management and QAQC
7. Strong knowledge of ore control practices and ability to implement best industry standards if required
8. Business and Technical report writing
9. Understanding of the reporting of Mineral Resources in accordance with JORC Code 2012 (desirable)
10. Resource estimation methodology
11. Verbal, written, analytical and influencing skills in English
4. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Focus Area
Get results through individual expert contributions, influence & efforts
Operational / Functional
1. Consistently deliver solutions which contribute to business results and improved competitiveness (consulting advice, business options)
2. Deliver quality solutions/ service cost effectively on time and within risk parameters
3. Provide advice that are generally accepted and implemented on programmes and systems, creating a competitive advantage for organization, leading to quality results
4. Continuously develop extensive knowledge relating to the field of work and personal mastery in technical skills application
5. Deliver cost effective results
6. Risk results
7. HSE targets
8. Conduct research & development that leads to new solutions being implemented in the organization
1. Plan, execute and ensure that drilling programs are in line with operational requirements
2. Development and active monitoring of grade control drilling programs with the aim of continually improving the geological modelling, grade control processes and resource and estimation modelling.
3. Responsible for the reconciliation between the mine production, mineral resource and mineral reserves
4. Active in the development of drilling programs that add to the mineral resource, replenish ore reserve depletion and identified possible near mine targets.
5. Involved in the ranking of near mine drilling targets and the strategic direction of any near mien exploration activities
6. Supervise and direct mine geologists, geotechnicians, drilling contractors in the performance of drilling programmes
7. Design, schedule, budget and execute drilling and evaluation programmes
8. Analyse, interpret and report programme results, data QAQC drilling programmes
9. Evaluate near mine exploration targets including target ranking'
10. Provide senior level technical advice to the Chief Geologist, Principal Geologist, Geology Manager and Senior Director Geology, and direction to mine geologists, geotechnicians
11. Monitor, evaluate and report the performance of personnel reporting to the senior geologist role
12. Train, coach and mentor direct reports in technical and safety aspects of their roles
13. Apply current industry best practice in grade control practices, mapping, geological modelling, reconciliation and QAQC
14. Self & team consistently meets targets, due dates and quality standards (production, service, advice, etc.)
15. Ensure knowledge and compliance with health, safety and environment statutory and regulatory requirements
16. Ensure knowledge and compliance with applicable Ma'aden HSE codes, policies, procedures and practices
Leadership
1. Understand, support and live the Ma'aden vision, values and goals
2. Expert utilization & direction through selling and obtaining support for value adding ideas leading to business improvement
3. Takes accountability for personal improvement, personal development, skills development and effectiveness
4. Expertise transfer, sharing and development
5. Plan and project management
6. Establish policies, practices, standards, procedures and methods; application, review and development
7. Deliver expert solutions as a thought leader, to meet changing business & work requirements through Trends, analysis, problem solving and quality decision making
8. Process and risk impact, reporting and corrective action
9. Extract, capture and disseminate knowledge within knowledge management standards
1. Review professional literature to maintain professional knowledge
2. Keep abreast of new and emerging technologies
3. Communicate results of environmental research to peers and stakeholders
4. Advise others about environmental management or conservation
5. Provide on-the-job training and guidance to less experienced colleagues
Relationships
1. Creating effective stakeholder and expert networking relationships (e.g. customers, suppliers, universities and specialist bodies)
2. Demonstrate influential relationships with manager peers and company business leaders
3. Contractor/consultant relations & management
4. Communication of expertise (best practices, technical reports, position statement) in a collaborative and consultative approach which consistently meet business needs
5. Develop and facilitate the implementation of new solutions in area of expertise
6. Participate in and maintained expert networks
1. Coordinate cross-disciplinary research programs
2. Build credibility and constructive working relationship with teams, managers and business leaders to enhance the knowledge base of the company
3. Maintain healthy and stable relations with contractors, consultants and management
4. Create and maintained well developed internal and external network
5. Liaise with external geoscience companies to share knowledge and benchmark
5. COMPETENCIES:
Technical/Functional
1. Sound proficiency in the management of the exploration programme on a project or mine-encompassing data verification, core description and updating of the geological model
2. Sound modelling expertise to build a geological model from first principles
3. Sound competency applying relevant software (e.g. analytical, scientific, design, data base & query, data conversion, map creation, document management, etc)
4. Sound knowledge and competency applying geoscience principles, various geological techniques, procedures, equipment and devices
5. Sound knowledge of the attributes of ores, soil, minerals, etc.
6. Sound competence to handle and analyse data, 2D and 3D models
7. Sound in analysis and modelling of engineering components, systems, processes
8. Sound knowledge with environmental regulations
Leadership
1. Developing self
2. Embrace digitalisation within the function
3. Teamwork and collaboration
4. Ability to transfer complex technical knowledge in a simple, effective and practical way
Safety
1. Safety advocate - anywhere and everywhere
2. Sound knowledge and application of HSE rules and procedures
3. Concern for own wellbeing and that of others
4. Ability to pro-actively identifying safety hazards and act accordingly
5. Embrace the Ma'aden Safety Culture Transformation