Geologist, I

**1. JOB DETAILS**:
**Position Title**:Geologist**

**Broad Band**:M09: Professional**

**Talent Pipeline Layer**:Managing Self Technical/Professional**

**2. OVERALL JOB PURPOSE**:
**3. QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS**:
**Qualification**:
**1. Bachelors Degree in Earth Science related discipline**
**2. Eligible for registration as a professional geologist**

**Experience**:
**1. 2 years' experience as Geologist**
**2. Experience in open pit and/or underground mine geology**

**Skills**:
**1. Understanding of health and safety risks and safe operating procedures in operations [essential] in remote desert environment [desirable]**
**2. Senior first aid certificate [essential]**
**3. Demonstrable commitment to health and safety**
**4. Working knowledge of targeted mineral deposit types**
**5. Computer literacy in Office suites including MS Project and Team as well as mining software e.g. Acquire, ArcGIS, ioGas, Leapfrog, Vulcan, MicroMine, Surpac, Datamine**
**6. Competence in data management and QAQC**
**7. Knowledge of ore control practices and ability to implement best industry standards if required**
**8. Business and Technical report writing**
**9. Understanding of the reporting of Mineral Resources in accordance with JORC Code 2012 (desirable)**
**10. Resource estimation methodology**
**11. Verbal, written, analytical and influencing skills in English**

**4. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES**:
**Focus Area**

**Get results through individual contribution, effort and self management**

**Operational / Functional**

**1. Consistently delivers on all service level agreements**
**2. Quality results through cost effective service and on time support**
**3. Cost awareness and control**
**4. Technical expertise and advice**
**5. Technical/operating systems and models**
**6. HSE targets**

**1. Execute drilling programs in line with operational requirements**
**2. Execution of grade control drilling programs with the aim of continually improving the geological modelling, grade control processes and resource and estimation modelling.**
**3. Contribute to the reconciliation between the mine production, mineral resource and mineral reserves**
**4. Active in the execution of drilling programs that add to the mineral resource, replenish ore reserve depletion and identified possible near mine targets.**
**5. Involved in the ranking of near mine drilling targets and the strategic direction of any near mien exploration activities**
**6. Execute drilling and evaluation programmes**
**7. Analyse, interpret and report programme results, data QAQC drilling programmes**
**8. Evaluate near mine exploration targets including target ranking'**
**9. Provide technical advice to the Chief Geologist, Principal Geologist, Geology Manager and Senior Director Geology, and direction to mine geologists, geotechnicians**
**11. Self consistently meets targets, due dates and quality standards (production, service, advice, etc.)**
**12. Ensure knowledge and compliance with health, safety and environment statutory and regulatory requirements**
**13. Ensure knowledge and compliance with applicable Ma'aden HSE codes, policies, procedures and practices**

**1. Ensure compliance to environment statutory and regulatory requirements**
**2. Ensure compliance to Ma'aden HSE codes, policies, procedures and practices**

**Leadership**

**1. Understand, support and live the Ma'aden vision, values and goals**
**2. Takes accountability for personal improvement, personal development, skills development and effectiveness**
**3. Supports and articulate personal goals that are aligned to the business direction, that lead to personal development and effectiveness; Continuously strives to improve personal mastery, professional growth and business skills (ensuring technical/professional development in specialist area)**
**4. Establish professional standards for work, project plans and organization to ensure service provision and effective individual contribution**
**6. Conduct analysis to formulate recommendations and design solutions and implement them effectively, problem solving and decisions quality - Analysed, formulated recommendations, designed solutions and implemented them effectively**
**7. Progress monitoring, reporting and corrective action**
**8. Statutory compliance and professional practices**

**1. Review professional literature to maintain professional knowledge**
**2. Keep abreast of new and emerging technologies**
**3. Communicate results of environmental research to peers**

**Relationships**

**1. Build constructive working relationships with manager, peers, clients and other service providers (all stakeholders) to ensure effective stakeholder relationships**
**2. Supports peers/team members to achieve team objectives through knowledge sharing, networking and collaboration with colleagues and other teams**
**3. Maintain Manager and peer relationships marked by professional communication, behaviour and actions that results in high levels of credi