[Hiring] Principal Resource Geologist @Wood

Role Description

Wood Minerals and Metals Business currently has an exciting opportunity for a Principal Resource Geologist. Reporting to the Operations Director, this position will have overall responsibility for:

• Generating and maintaining geological models
• Resource and reserve estimates
• Leading and authoring technical reports, mineral resource and reserve disclosures, economic studies, and public filings in accordance with NI 43-101, CIM Definition Standards, and SEC Regulation S-K 1300 requirements for various projects throughout North America and the world

The successful candidate must be comfortable acting as a Qualified Person (QP), providing technical oversight to multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring all mineral project disclosures are technically defensible, auditable, and legally compliant across various commodities, such as gold, copper, base metals, uranium, and potash.

Responsibilities

• Direct execution of mineral resource estimation and support to mineral reserve estimates
• Perform geological and mineral resource/mineral reserves due diligence assessments to maximize value for clients
• Lead, author and act as a Qualified Person (QP) for technical reports, including coordination of external consultant contributions
• Develop technical disclosures supporting public company filings and ensure consistency between technical reports and public disclosures
• Ensure compliance of resource and reserve estimates with international professional standards and government regulations for public disclosures
• Ensure suitable quality of geological models and domaining of grade populations
• Perform variography and grade interpolation as well as verification and validation of resource models
• Perform grade control and reconciliation studies; conduct exploratory data analysis
• Train and mentor staff in mineral resource estimation methodology
• Assist in the identification and recruitment of high-quality staff
• Actively support business development activities and strategic client relationship management

Qualifications

• Undergraduate or graduate degree in geology, geostatistics, geological or mining engineering or mining-related field
• More than 15 years’ experience in resource development, operations and geology with a focus on mineral resource estimation
• More than 10 years’ experience with direct authorship of multiple NI 43-101 and S-K 1300 technical reports
• Professional Geologist (P.Geo) registration or eligibility to register as a Professional Geoscientist or Engineer in Canada and/or USA, Chile or Peru
• Industry recognition as an expert in geology and resource estimation
• Fluency in the operation of major modeling software packages such as Leapfrog Geo, Datamine, MineSight, Gemcom or Vulcan
• Must be eligible to act as a Qualified Person under NI 43-101 and S-K 1300
• Knowledge of industry standards in mineral resource and mineral reserve estimation
• Experience in multiple operating mines and/or multiple commodities is an asset
• Experience with a variety of project development studies (PEA, PFS, FS) is an asset
• Experience with M&A due diligence, IPO and financing and on international projects is an asset
• Willingness to travel both domestically and internationally
• Fluent and effective spoken and written English; Spanish or Portuguese would be advantageous
• Authorization to lawfully work in Canada or USA, Chile or Peru without sponsorship from Wood is required

Benefits

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across our Mining & Minerals sector
• Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews; salary range for this role is CAD $205,000 - $250,000 per year
• Flexible benefits package that can be adapted to suit your lifestyle
• Commitment to continued professional development; development plans tailored to individual needs and interests
• Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry