Manager Exploration

About the Role

Maaden is seeking a Manager Exploration to join their team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time position requires a professional with over 10 years of experience, who will serve as an active safety leader and drive exploration programs aligned with the company's growth strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish, lead, and drive exploration work programs to achieve strategic targets and KPIs.
• Develop drilling strategies, plans, and budgets, focusing on identifying and delineating new mineral resources near existing mine sites.
• Provide technical guidance and peer review for exploration targets to site-based teams.
• Lead continuous improvement in understanding the economic geology of identified target areas.
• Interpret drilling results and provide geological insights to support resource estimation and development planning.
• Support the creation of a 5-year exploration overview, inventory delivery forecast, budget, and project pipeline advancement for Greenfields & Brownfields projects.
• Create and budget a detailed 2-year exploration work program to meet business commitments.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure exploration plans are socially and environmentally responsible and adhere to land management governance standards.
• Track exploration performance against KPIs, providing regular updates and analysis.
• Ensure collaboration between technical, study, and cross-functional teams, and business partners.
• Update and validate exploration programs based on new data and changing conditions.
• Apply and govern exploration systems and technical standards to ensure safe operations and productivity.
• Support the ME group in desktop and field review of potential target areas and early-stage projects.
• Foster an owner’s mindset in all exploration elements to ensure efficient and timely delivery.

Team Leadership and Development

• Explain the purpose and value of the team's work to the business.
• Encourage team members to identify critical issues and listen when they are raised.
• Allocate work to contribute to team goals and review performance.
• Recognize and reward good work through feedback and coaching.
• Work with the Director to build, develop, recruit, and manage team performance.
• Review decisions of Superintendents & Leads, correcting course as needed.
• Design roles for team members working under Superintendents/Leads.
• Foster an inclusive climate where team members feel safe to contribute, collaborate, and receive feedback.

Individual Contribution and Safety

• Listen, understand, and ask questions about the team's purpose and value.
• Speak up when critical issues or problems affecting work are identified.
• Contribute ideas for improving processes.
• Seek clarification on assigned work and ask for feedback for continuous improvement.
• Stop all unsafe work.

Qualifications and Requirements

• A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience.
• Commitment to the highest standards of visible felt leadership in Health and Safety, Sustainability, and External Relations.
• Registered with a relevant professional body (, AusIMM PGeo) or qualified for immediate registration.

Work Environment

This role is based in Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and is a full-time position. Frequent travel to BMNM CAGR exploration projects and/or mine sites will be required to fulfill the responsibilities of this role.