Exploration Early Stage Special Projects, Manager
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About the Role
Ma'aden is seeking an Exploration Manager to drive discovery across district-scale camps, overseeing exploration strategy, budgeting, technical leadership, and talent development. Requires 15+ years in mining geology with 5+ years in management and a MSc/PhD in Geoscience.
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Responsibilities
- Promote a 'Safety First' culture and implement EHSS management system
- Develop, manage, and optimize exploration budgets
- Oversee application of advanced exploration techniques and technologies
- Build workforce capability by mentoring and developing talent
- Assess exploration programs based on potential reward, risk, and cost
- Identify and pursue new business opportunities targeting high potential geological areas
Requirements
- Bachelor's and MSc Degree (or PhD preferable) in relevant Geoscience discipline
- 15 years of experience in geology within the mining industry
- 5+ years of experience across management roles
- Exceptional skills in target generation, grassroots exploration and project execution
- Proven success on mineral exploration and discovery cycle
- Extensive field experience across diverse geological settings and mineralization styles
- Full range of exploration methods and processes
- Strong project management skills
- Extensive knowledge of JORC and N143 401 standards
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About Maaden
- Maaden is one of the fastest growing mining companies and the largest multi commodity mining and metals company in the Middle East.
- This role offers a chance to contribute to ambitious growth and shape the future of mining in the Kingdom.
Job Purpose
- The Exploration Manager plays a pivotal role in driving discovery by enhancing effectiveness and efficiency of exploration activities across single or multiple district scale camps.
- Requires comprehensive understanding of technical, financial, legal, commercial, economic, community, and corporate factors influencing value creation through mineral discovery.
Key Accountabilities
- Promote a 'Safety First' culture and implement EHSS management system.
- Ensure excellence in exploration executions.
- Develop, manage, and optimize exploration budgets.
- Oversee application of advanced exploration techniques and technologies.
- Build workforce capability by mentoring and developing talent.
- Assess exploration programs based on potential reward, risk, and cost.
- Identify and pursue new business opportunities targeting high potential geological areas.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's and MSc Degree (or PhD preferable) in relevant Geoscience discipline.
- Exceptional skills in target generation, grassroots exploration and project execution.
- Proven success on mineral exploration and discovery cycle.
- Extensive field experience across diverse geological settings and mineralization styles.
- Full range of exploration methods and processes known.
- A strong passion for discovery.
- Commercial acumen.
- Proven leadership capabilities.
- Strategic and operational expertise.
- Innovative thinking.
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills.
- Collaborative mindset.
Minimum Experience
- 15 years of experience in geology within the mining industry.
- 5+ years of experience across management roles.
- Familiarity with KSA mining, minerals, and exploration sector (optional).
Skills
- Strong project management skills.
- Leading and executing field operations.
- Highly skilled in field analysis, mapping, sampling, documentation, mentoring and reporting.
- Identifying and analyzing geoscientific and geophysics datasets.
- Presenting mineral projects clearly.
- Team management, goal, objective and time management.
- Solid analytical skills.
- Extensive knowledge of JORC and N143 401 standards.
- Broad experience in QA/QC.
- Exceptional technical skills across geosciences.
- Strong communication skills.
- Expertise in advanced exploration related positions.
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