Senior Geologist

at  Newcrest Mining

20 MAR 2024

Newmont has recently acquired Newcrest Mining creating the world’s leading gold mining company.
With operations around the world, our workforce reflects the diversity of the communities where we operate. We aim to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels safe, valued, and supported to bring their whole unique self to work. We bring out the best in each other, inspiring performance and a shared belief that what we do matters.
Our Red Chris mine is located on the traditional territory of the Tahltan and we encourage qualified applicants from the local communities to apply. We offer several designated marshalling points within BC including Nanaimo, Vancouver, Kelowna, Kamloops, Prince George, Smithers, and Calgary, AB.
The Red Chris Technical Services team is now recruiting for the position of Senior Geologist with a competitive base salary between $125,000.00 - $138,000.00, with an additional short-term incentive of 15%. The offered base salary will be determined based on the successful candidate’s relevant experience, skills and competencies with consideration to internal equity.
We are seeking an individual for a Fly In, Fly Out opportunity working on a two weeks in, two weeks out rotation.
About You
Position requirements include, but are not limited to:
Accountabilities
Technical

Demonstrates technical and conceptual excellence in geological knowledge, supports the team and plans to deliver agreed departmental and business goals to ensure the value of the business is maintained or improved:

• Responsible for planning and overseeing all production geology and grade control programs.
• Oversee blast hole sampling, assaying and analysis.
• Establish, document, and maintain a system for sampling, data analysis, interpretation, in-field direction, and record keeping in accordance with the ML/ARD Management Plan.
• Work collaboratively and proactively with the Operations and Technical teams to ensure efficient use of shared field resources, contractors, and personnel.
• Provide technical guidance, coaching, and mentoring to the program team, including supervision of Geologists.
• Collects and interprets geological data from exploration programs, including diamond drilling, diamond core logging, surface mapping, geological sampling, processing, environmental and metallurgical sampling.
• Competent person providing structural geology expertise, and/or geochemical geology expertise.
• Ensures Open Pit group is provided with most current geological interpretations and that changes to interpretations are conveyed to the appropriate departments.
• Investigates improved techniques for ore/waste delineation and recovery.
• Assists with ore and waste rock management programs as directed.
• Inputs and ensures quality, accurate and up to date geological data is entered to geology databases.
• Drive data quality through regular process reviews, database validation and weekly and annual QAQC reviews.
• Provide technical inputs to build a strong geo-metallurgical framework, whilst contributing to geo-metallurgical projects.
• Update all 3D structural and lithological interpretations.
• Aiding in the communication of geological (structural, lithological, mineralogical) risk.
• Responsible for version control, record keeping, and processes for all geological data.

Health & Safety

Demonstrates absolute commitment and leadership in providing a safe and healthy working environment:

• Must have past demonstrated experience in helping build a strong safety culture, as well as awareness of, and adherence to, all required health and safety best practices.
• Supports the Safety Management System ensuring a safety-first work culture.
• Actively promotes proactive safety behaviors (including behaviors in line with NewSafe).
• Follows standards, frameworks and ensures personal behaviors are aligned to a culture of recognizing hazards and minimizing risk and consequential harm to fellow employees.
• Ensures compliance to all regulations, laws, policies, procedures and standards.
• Participates in site safety initiatives, including being an advocate for NewSafe behaviors.
• Maintains functional safety and awareness of emerging safety standards, ensuring alignment with industry.
• Ensuring personnel are adequately trained to safely complete work requirements; verifying work instructions are clear.
• Attending safety/toolbox meeting and communicate expectations with a focus of continued improvement of the Health and Safety Management System and addressing concerns.
• Ensuring close out CHESS incidents and safety actions within the required timeframe.

Budget, Cost & Governance

Contributes to or establishes effective budgeting, forecasting, cost management and analysis processes ensuring compliance with company financial and governance policies, procedures and reporting standards.

• Ensures compliance with the Mines Act and applicable permits, regulations and site policies in the execution of assigned duties.
• Performs risk management audits, taking a proactive risk management approach to departmental tasks, i.e., recognizing, analyzing, and responding to ensure risks are managed in accordance with company requirements.
• Operates budget monitoring, ensures suitable cost controls are in place.
• Develops, progresses, and tracks specific cost reduction initiatives and activities.
• Manages change and risk through the application of appropriate assessment and quantification process to ensure that the business is not deliberately or inadvertently subjected to unnecessary operational, commercial, or legal risks.
• Monitors the effectiveness of the process for recording identified material risks in the Operations/Site Risk Register and in-line with Newmont standards and requirements.
• Undertakes all business in adherence to the company Code of Conduct, Anti-Bribery and Corruption and Fraud prevention policies, procedures, and strategies.

Leadership, People & Development:

Demonstrates leadership with the highest professional and ethical standards ensuring all actions are transparent and in accordance with company policies, standards, and values.

• Monitors, directs, and manages mining contractors to ensure compliance with all applicable regulations.
• Mentors, develops and sustains capability of the technical teams; plays an active role in building and sustaining technical and strategic capability within the teams.
• Communicates effectively and collaborates with cross shift geology team members.
• Creates opportunities for personnel to gain experience and for knowledge transfer, as part of a succession planning process for key technical roles.
• Communicates effectively to ensure all personnel understand relevant deliverables.
• Upholds and follows the Newmont values at all times ensuring a team-based culture between employees, departments and contractors is maintained.
• Leads and develops team members through mentoring, coaching, training and development of team members to continuously improve their knowledge, skills and relationship interactions.
• Provides effective and timely communication.
• Participates and approves risk management processes, e.g. JSEA and Fatality Risk Management, daily Pre start meetings.
• Openly supports Company policy regardless of personal views.
• Demonstrates behaviors consistent with Newmont’s values, Code of Conduct, and relevant Legislation.
• Monitors own work performance against role requirement and receives and implements feedback to improve processes.
• Inspires and influences peers and team members to assume ownership of the goals and actions.
• Initiates, develops, coordinates, and evaluates inclusive change strategies.
• Establishes, communicates, and monitors quality standards and embeds a philosophy of continuous improvement.

Qualification

Required and Desired Qualifications:

• Minimum of seven (7) to ten (10) years of experience in geology, open pit, or underground mining operations.
• Bachelor of Science degree in Geology or Earth Sciences or Bachelor of Engineering/Applied Science degree in Mining, Geological or Geotechnical Engineering.
• Registered P.Geo./P.Eng. with EGBC or able to register in B.C.
• Familiarity with relevant BC and federal legislation and regulations (e.g., WorksafeBC guidelines, Mines Act, Occupational Health and Safety Legislation) is desired.
• BC Mine Supervisor Certification or ability to achieve certification.
• Related experience in core descriptions, geological and geotechnical mapping and modeling in porphyry Copper-Gold systems.
• Related experience in bulk underground mining and an understanding of Project Management would be considered assets.
• Demonstrates people leadership skills, as well as critical and strategic thinking.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite of Products, Microsoft Teams, and One View reports.
• Experience with Vulcan, Deswik, and MineSight and/or other geological software considered a strong asset.
• Experience with Acquire, MS Excel, MS Teams, Sharepoint and SAP considered an asset.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a high degree of accuracy.
• Strong multi-tasking and proven ability to manage competing priorities based on business demands.
• Maintains a high level of confidentiality and professionalism.
• Must be able to work with minimal supervision once familiar with requirements.
• Self-motivated and takes initiative; proactively looks for ways to add value.
• Safety record – demonstrated safety leadership – Newmont values.
• Experience supervising others is an asset.

What We Offer
We are committed to ensuring that our team members are kept healthy and safe. To achieve this, we provide comfortable on-site accommodations, including excellent balanced meals prepared by our culinary team. Team members can expect access to TV and Wi-Fi, our on-site gym and a variety of recreational activities.

All our team members are also rewarded with a host of great benefits, including:

• Travel allowance and arrangements made for transportation to and from site
• Competitive salary commensurate with experience, skills, and qualifications
• Competitive Benefits and Registered Retirement Savings Plan matching program
• Ongoing training with continuous growth and development opportunities

It is important to note that the safety and wellbeing of our team is our top priority. As such, we promote a drug and alcohol-free work environment through the use of mandatory pre-employment drug and alcohol testing.
Our Commitment to You
Newmont is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Underpinned by our values of Safety, Sustainability, Integrity, Responsibility and Inclusion, our commitment is to respect the rights of every individual to work to their highest potential, free of discrimination, as well as the cultures, religions, and governing codes applicable to each country in which we operate.
If you share our values and feel that you could make a meaningful difference in this role, submit your application through our website before the advertised closing date.
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