Job Opening:
Project Geologist


Department: Exploration

Location: Fairbanks or Anchorage and Field Locations, Alaska

Reports To: Senior Project Geologist

Revision Date: 10/23/2020

Purpose:

The Project Geologist controls, directs and participates in mineral exploration projects. The primary objective of the position is for the successful advancement of projects assigned. Secondarily, the Project Geologist will generate ideas and concepts to generate new projects.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Manage and execute exploration projects.

  • Build, lead and motivate exploration teams composed of contractors and field staff, with direct onsite supervision.

  • Lead exploration team efforts to develop exploration plans by analyzing prior exploration results and existing data.

  • Identify program logistical needs and work with support staff for contract services.

  • Make exploration plan recommendations to management and partners.

  • Project promotion and championship.

  • Lead the efforts of exploration teams to execute approved exploration project plans.

  • Ensure that all operations are conducted to the highest level of safety standards, environmental and operational best practices and corporate and social responsibility in accordance with Millrock policies, procedures and expectations.

  • Prepare project budgets and be responsible to deliver exploration projects on budget (or timely flag budget problems).

  • Coordinate with support staff to assure that land tenure is maintained, assessment reporting requirements are met, and that all necessary permits are acquired and in good standing at all times.

  • Report project results in a comprehensive and timely manner to management, business partners and regulators.

  • Ensure the capture, safety and integrity of all project data.

  • Build relationships with existing and potential business partners, service suppliers, and local and regional project stakeholders.

  • Generate new exploration projects.

  • Make recommendations for mineral right acquisition and relinquishment.

  • Other responsibilities as may be required or assigned by the supervisor.

Computer Equipment and Software Requirements:

  • Supervise exploration project teams.

  • Work with office administrative staff to meet project goals.

Education and Experience Required:

  • Bachelors or Masters of Science in Geology or related field.

  • Three years minimum experience, with one year experience on drill projects.

  • Strong technical writing skills.

  • Previous experience working in Alaska and/or Arizona terrains as applicable.

  • Previous experience managing projects.

  • Demonstrated ability to plan and execute field programs with minimal direction.

  • Dynamic, high energy, self-motivated and ability to make independent decisions 

  • Must enjoy outdoor work and be able to tolerate difficult weather and terrain.

  • Working knowledge of GIS systems

  • Basic MS Office software

Preferred Skills and Experience:

  • Experience with Cordilleran Intrusion-Related Gold deposits and Porphyry Copper-Gold deposits

  • Advanced computer skills, 3-D modelling

Working Conditions and Physical Work Demands

  • Comfortable with working in rugged terrain

  • Remote locations often in exploration camp style work environment

  • Extended periods away from home base

  • Physical ability to work in remote areas where operating equipment, climbing, walking long distances, working in steep terrain may be required.

Note:

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. 

A review of this position has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties. All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

To perform this job successfully, the incumbent(s) will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities.

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship. 

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