Responsibilities

• Ensure the efficient planning and coordination of all geological activities to meet operational targets.
• Participate-in and provide a strong contribution to the site safety and environment culture.
• Ensure the works are performed in accordance with approved Standard Operating
• Procedures (SOP), supervising and coaching of graduate geologists.
• Engage in MRM technical training program for Junior/Graduate Geologists to ensure for full geological understanding of ore bodies.
• Supervise drilling programs and field logistics to ensure drilling compliance is tracked against budget.
• Ensures best practice in drilling, sampling and assay quality control and quality assurance and develops procedures.
• Providing geological support to the operation while assisting with effective supervision of junior staff within MRM to help maximize resource definition, geological understanding and profitable ore extraction.
• Lead, develop, motivate, and encourage direct reports, peers, and other personnel to successfully achieve individual, departmental and company objectives.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external customers and stakeholders.
• Liaise with the site geologists to prepare and interpret the geology on geological sections to derive a geological model for deposits.
• Produce high quality geological models using Seequent’s Leapfrog Geo geological modelling software.
• Ensure geological modelling methodologies are undertaken in accordance with standards and procedures.
• Undertake data validation and QAQC on modelling-related data. Ensure QA compliance of samples, follow-up QC issues and sources of errors, identify mistakes and rectify.
• Close working relationship with Exploration to ensure that the geological modelling agrees with operational geology data.
• Prepare routine reports as required.
• Manage budgets for drill programs.
• Creation of additional targets into the pipeline.
• To the best of your knowledge and abilities, perform the duties assigned to you.
• Ore Control and ore accounting.
• Ensure ore is mined with maximum recovery and minimal dilution.
• Geological logging and interpretation of grade control drill holes.
• Liaise with the Survey Section to facilitate the set-out and or pick-up of drill hole collars, pick up of blast indicators before and after the blast, ore block set outs, and pit mapping points
• Participate in the delineation of ore zones and design of ore blocks using all available data from models, mapping, logging, assays, adjacent ore blocks and blast movement vectors
• Blast movement monitoring
• Regular pit face and floor mapping.
• Monitor all tasks being undertaken by Geotechnicians and contractors to ensure required works are completed to defined standards.

Qualification requirements

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Geology or related field required.

Experience and Competencies needed

• Five to seven years of post-graduate experience with at least 3 years in mineral exploration and mine geology, ore control or resource modelling or geologist roles.
• Experience with Vulcan, Leapfrog, Micromine or other mining software.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs.
• Ability to demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work within a team environment and excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal. Communication skills.
• Ability to take initiative on geological and work independently.
• High level of organization and attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to perform the essential functions of this job required.
• Demonstrated people leadership + management skills and training.
• Familiarity with and commitment to, OH&S and Environmental Management best practice.
• Database Software package.
• A valid Driver’s License. Have good work ethic and be goal oriented.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Current light vehicle driver’s license.
• Practical knowledge of Microsoft Office software.ie Power point.
• Familiarity with and commitment to HSE best practice.

What We Can Offer You

• A comprehensive compensation package including bonuses and site-specific benefits.
• The ability to make a difference and lasting impact.
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team.
• Opportunities to grow and learn with the industry colleagues are endless.
• Access to a variety of career opportunities across the organization.