Senior Exploration Geologist at African Industries Group (AIG)

Job Purpose

To plan and execute exploration projects within the country. This role carries overall accountability for the execution of all exploration activities on a given project, including management of near-mine, brownfields, and greenfields exploration projects; leadership of exploration teams, contractors, and consultants; and general management of exploration budgets.

Principal Accountabilities

• Ensure the safety, health, and well-being of employees and equipment to comply with legal requirements and company policy
• Plan and lead exploration projects and programmes, ensuring standard operating procedures and technical standards are implemented and followed
• Plan and direct exploration activities, including soil sampling, geological mapping, supervising drilling, drillcore/chip logging and sampling, and geological modelling to achieve exploration goals on time and within budget
• Utilise geological software to analyse geological, geochemistry, geophysical, and drillhole data to develop geological models and create maps to guide exploration
• Supervise the generation of quality data according to data management protocols and standards for reporting of mineral resources to the company's chosen international reporting code (JORC)
• Manage timely internal and external exploration and geological reporting mandates
• Mentor, train, and develop a motivated exploration team that adds functional value
• Anchor operational excellence across exploration teams through continuous improvement initiatives and establishment of quality as a way of life, especially in the adoption and application of industry best practices, efficient and cost-effective mineral exploration techniques

Requirements

• Professional Geologist designation
• BSc (Hons) in Geology; MSc in Exploration Geology or a related geoscience field is preferred