Exploration Early Stage Special Projects, Manager
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Drive exploration activities by ensuring safety, managing budgets, applying advanced techniques, developing talent, and pursuing new business opportunities in mineral discovery.
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Overview
The Exploration Manager plays a pivotal role in driving discovery by enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of exploration activities across single or multiple district-scale camps.
This role requires a comprehensive understanding of the technical, financial, legal, commercial, economic, community, and corporate factors that influence value creation through mineral discovery.
Aligned with Maaden s Exploration & Resource Development (ERD) strategy and the broader Strategy 2040, the Exploration Manager contributes to identifying and delivering resources in core commodities, focusing on regions with the highest geological potential.
Key Accountabilities
- Promote a Safety First culture in exploration operations team and implement the Environment, Health, Safety and Security (EHSS) management system to ensure team members fulfill standard EHSS processes and operating procedures.
- Proactively identify and mitigate current and emerging risks to maintain high operational standards.
- Ensure and aim for excellence in exploration executions
- Strategic Planning & Budgeting: Develop, manage, and optimize exploration budgets to ensure alignment with strategic priorities and cost-efficiency.
- Technical Leadership: Oversee the application of advanced exploration techniques and technologies, including geophysics, geochemistry, remote sensing, sampling, drilling, and resource modeling. Ensure exploration programs are technically sound and deliver high-value outcomes
- Talent Development: Build workforce capability by mentoring and developing talent to meet present and future operational needs. Implement effective staff management and development practices across all levels of responsibility.
- Project Evaluation & Portfolio Optimization: Assess exploration programs based on potential reward, risk, and cost. Prioritize resources toward high-potential projects and decisively exit underperforming initiatives.
- Business Development: Identify and pursue new business opportunities by targeting high-potential geological areas. Contribute to expanding Maaden s resource base and strategic footprint.
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