The company is currently looking for three Exploration Managers to be based in different regions: Exploration Manager Africa (DRC/Zambia), Exploration Manager Brazil, and Exploration Manager MENA (Dubai).
Ideally, they are looking for the following candidates:
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree or higher
- Generalist in mineral exploration management and execution, in greenfields, brownfields and near mine environments
- Proven 10+ years of experience working in a successful exploration team
- Broad range of knowledge of mineral deposits and exploration techniques
- Experience in managing quality control within exploration teams is required
- Experience in assessing opportunities for acquisition is preferred
- Current member, or ability to apply for membership of a professional geological/mining association
- Fluent English
- Leading geoscience software packages, preferably Leapfrog and ArcGIS (experience with any GIS package is acceptable)
Purpose of the position:
- To lead and manage regional Exploration teams to discovery of additional mineral inventory within the guidelines of international standards, and to industry best practice
Key responsibility:
- To ensure that exploration programs are executed according to industry standards and best practice, with maximum efficiency, and with a focus on discovery. The scope starts from implementation of generative concepts through to delivery of clean datasets to the Chief Technical Officer
Functional responsibilities:
- Work with the Head of Exploration, regional CEO and COO, and the Target Generation Group to build work programs and budgets for annual approval by the CEO
- Ensure the exploration teams comply to CRIRSCO Table 1 quality standards in all aspects of exploration work
- Manage the exploration teams in application of exploration targeting from district to drill hole scale
- Work with the Project Generation Group design and execute exploration programs in accordance with the agreed work programs and budgets
- Assist in the development conceptual and empirical exploration models with the Target Generation group. Ensure these models are applied in the exploration effort
- With the Support of Head of Exploration, and the Target Generation Group, assist in the development and application of ranking systems in the regional exploration portfolio
- Work as part of the exploration leadership team to assess and implement new technologies and geological concepts
- Ensure interpretations and geological models are built using all available geological information
- Participate in the review of new opportunities by providing geological interpretations and recommendations
- Support the introduction of the ERG Global Geodata Initiative.