Exploration Geologist

Tondro Consultancy Arabia for Management; Riyadh; In loco; SAR 201.000 - 279.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Tondro Consultancy Arabia for Management in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, seeks an experienced Geologist to lead an industrial minerals exploration program from target generation to reporting. You will manage field mapping, sampling, trenching and drilling supervision, and prepare spending plans and technical reports for Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources.

The role requires 5+ years in mineral exploration, a geology degree, Arabic and English, and willingness to work in the field with a Saudi

Competenze

• Over 5 years of mineral exploration hands-on experience in field mapping, sampling, trenching or drilling.
• Saudi-based or expatriate with transferable iqama.
• Proficient in Arabic and English; driving license required.

Mansioni

• Lead the exploration programme end to end: target generation and desk study, field mapping and sampling, trenching and drill supervision.
• Assess resources and prepare work programmes, spending plans and technical reports.
• Support licence applications with the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources.
• Prefer experience with industrial minerals (feldspar, silica sand, gypsum, limestone).

Conoscenze

Mineral exploration

English

Arabic

Driving licence

Field work

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Geology

Geophysics or Geochemistry

Descrizione del lavoro

Job Description

Join a 172-person Riyadh contracting group with its own earthmoving and haulage fleet as it opens a mineral-exploration line.

You will lead the exploration programme end to end: target generation and desk study, field mapping and sampling, trenching and drill supervision, resource assessment, and the work programmes, spending plans and technical reports that support licence applications with the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources.

First focus is industrial minerals in central Saudi Arabia: feldspathic sand first, then gypsum and related evaporite and carbonate deposits, with fleet and full field support behind you.

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Salary: SAR 18,000–25,000 per month (total package; final figure by experience grade)

Application deadline: 2026-11-15

Job Specification

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Geology (Geophysics or Geochemistry also accepted).
• More than 5 years of hands‑on MINERAL EXPLORATION experience (field mapping, sampling, trenching or drilling programmes)—production, geotechnical, petroleum or well-site experience alone does not meet this requirement.
• Currently in Saudi Arabia—Saudi national, or expatriate on a transferable iqama.
• Able to prepare exploration work programmes, spending plans and technical reports to Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources standards.
• Arabic and English.
• Valid Saudi driving licence and willingness to work in the field.
• Preferred: experience with industrial minerals—feldspar, silica sand, kaolin, gypsum, anhydrite, limestone or other evaporite and carbonate deposits.