Exploration Geologist Superintendent

OceanaGold Corporation; South Carolina; On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision and dental insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

OceanaGold is seeking a Senior Superintendent of Exploration to bridge strategy and field delivery at the Haile operation in South Carolina. You will lead drilling programs, manage budgets, and ensure governance and safety.

You will mentor teams, supervise contractors, interpret geology, and deliver robust exploration results to advance our asset base. A B.Sc. in Geology and 10+ years in exploration are required, with professional accreditation preferred.

Qualifications

• The role requires a Geologist with a B.Sc. (or higher) in Geology or earth sciences.
• The incumbent should have 10+ years in exploration/mining geology across various environments.
• Experience in acquisition and interpretation of geological mapping, geochemical data, and geophysical data for discovery.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, planning and execution of exploration programs to test targets.
• Coordinate and deliver technically robust exploration outcomes and recommendations for portfolio decisions.
• Manage budgets, contractors and governance to ensure safety and regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with Environmental/EA&SP teams on permitting and approvals.
• Provide coaching, performance appraisals and development for team members.

Skills

Self-starter

Discovery driven

Decision making

Team leadership

Budget management

Education

B.Sc. Geology

Tools

Geostatistics

Geochemical sampling

Geophysical interpretation

Job description

OceanaGold is aglobal intermediate gold and copper producer with more than 35 years of exploration, development and operating experience.We have four operating mines – Haile in the USA, Macraes and Waihi in New Zealand, and Didipio in the Philippines and aglobal workforce of ~ 5 , 400 employees and contractors.

Our people, assets, and strategy are core to our success. Guided by our values—Care, Respect, Integrity, Performance, and Teamwork—we strive to be atrusted company people want to work for, partner with, supply and invest in, to create value.We are committed to safe and responsible mining that generates strong returns and contributes to sustainable development in the regions where we operate. OceanaGold is listed on the Toronto and New York Stock Exchanges (TSX: OGC; NYSE:OGC).

Haile Gold Mine located in South Carolina is the largest gold mine on the East Coast of America. Our employees are at the heart of all we do. With 84 % of our employees living in the surrounding community, they are neighbors and friends as well. Join our team, where your expertise can make atrue impact!

Job Description

This role bridges strategic direction and field implementation, managing teams, budgets, and technical outputs while ensuring compliance and continuous improvement. Specifically, the incumbent is accountable for the design, planning, and execution of programs that deliver asset growth and additional discovery through execution of high-quality technical programs.The role is accountable for coordination and delivery of technically robust outcomes and proposes recommendations for key decisions to advance the portfolio of projects.The incumbent is also accountable for safe execution of programs, technical leadership of direct reports, and effective communication of exploration results. The role is accountable for ensuring that OGC governance frameworks are following and overall technical performance that contributes to the overall objective of discovering additional resources forOceanaGold.

• Lead by example in safe behaviours in all aspects of the work, including championing those programs that support excellence in safety performance (including but not limited to Critical Control Field Verification, Job Hazard Assessments, Hazard and Incident Reporting, Stop and Think, and Our SafeBehaviours)
• Demonstrate visible safety leadership through leading safety toolbox meeting and actively participating in safetybriefings.
• Design and deliver drill programs that effectively and efficiently test targets within ourportfolio
• Uses results of these programs and integrates them with the wider knowledge and understanding of the exploration search area to improve and advance the projectpipeline.
• Maintain and keep current geological models and interpretations, including supporting databases, that underpin decision-making and growth of the assetbase.
• Effectively manage contractors to ahigh level of safety and technical performance through regular meetings and assessments to ensure continued alignment and delivery of positiveoutcomes.
• Accountable for the completion of internal and regulatory reporting requirements to ensure that the tenements and programs are kept in goodstanding.
• Collaborate with Resource Development and Mine Planning teams to realise effective and thorough transmission of exploration results and resource models to those teams for further resource development.
• Manage the allocated budget to support work programs and reports in atimely and accurate manner project-level expenditures, variances, and forecasts to ensure the programs are completed within budget.Takes responsibilityfor identifying and implementing cost efficiency improvements.
• Works in close collaboration with Environmental and EA&SP teams to ensure appropriate consultation, permitting, access agreements, and environmental management conditions are met ahead of execution of exploration programs.
• Shares knowledge and experience to lift technical performance across the team, including coaching and developing team members to build capabilities.
• Conducts performance appraisals for direct reports and provides recommendations to the Exploration Manager for succession planning and additional professional development
• Ensures that training and competencies of team are current and appropriate for the tasks to be carriedout.
• Champions and actively participates in Living Our Values and culture improvement events that strengthen the Values ofOGC.
• Carry out other duties as directed by the Exploration Manager

Qualifications

• The role requires asuitably qualified geoscientist with aB.Sc. (or higher) degree in Geology (or earth sciences equivalent) from arecognized university
• The role requires at least 10 years’ post-graduate experience in exploration and/or mining geology, ideally across arange of geological environments and deposittypes
• The incumbent will have asolid understanding and experience of the acquisition and interpretation of geological mapping, geochemical sampling, and geophysical data to create actionable insights focused ondiscovery
• An understanding of resource estimation methodology and geostatistics is alsorequired

Knowledge &Core Functional Competencies:

• The successful Superintendent of Exploration holds self and others to account to develop and deliver commitments aligned with OceanaGold’s Values
• The person is aself-starter and passionate aboutdiscovery
• The person is readily able to use logic and reasoning to address challenges and capable of effective decision-making that drives positive outcomes for thebusiness
• The person also understands how to set clear goals and prioritise the work need to realise those goals in self and in others to build effectiveteams

Licences/Tickets:

• Valid driver’slicense.
• The role requires membership of aprofessional association (e.g. AusIMM, SEG, GSL, SME, AIPG) and ability to act as aQualified/Competent Person for exploration resultsreporting.

Additional Information

WHAT’S ONOFFER:

• Competitive salary + short-term and long-termbonus
• Comprehensive benefits package including health, vision and dental insurance, 401 K, andmore
• Great residential location close to Charlotte, NC, and is located between the mountains andsea.
• Long service recognition
• Living Our Values recognition program
• Monthly paid training available and professional development
• Supportive work environment with afocus on safety andteamwork
• Access to OceanaGold Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  

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