Senior Project Geologist

ExploreTech Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ExploreTech Inc. is seeking a Senior Project Geologist to lead our most complex customer projects from initial scope to final deliverable.

You will work with chief geologists and exploration teams, using Python APIs, GIS, and modeling tools to generate drill targets and geological results for large multi-deposit engagements. You will mentor Project Geologists and help shape delivery templates and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in geology, economic geology, or a related earth science field.
• 8+ years of hands-on mineral exploration experience, including leading projects or teams from target generation through drill testing.
• Track record of delivering drill-ready targets or discoveries.
• Comfortable with Python, scripting, and 3D modeling and GIS tools.
• Able to discuss ore deposit models, drill targeting, and data quality at a peer level.

Responsibilities

• Lead our most complex customer projects, including multi-deposit and multi-project engagements, from scope through delivery.
• Use our software, Python APIs, and modeling tools to generate geological results and drill targets.
• Run technical discovery with customers and work with our science and engineering teams to turn their geology into project scope and pricing.
• Guide exploration thinking and drilling decisions in partnership with customer geologists and executives.
• Mentor and review the work of Project Geologists.
• Write proposals, statements of work, and technical reports.
• Help define and improve how we deliver projects, from templates to quality standards.
• Bring customer feedback to the product and research teams.
• Join customer field campaigns and site visits as needed.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Customer-facing

Travel

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD in Geology

Tools

Python

3D Modeling

GIS Tools

Job description

We're accelerating the pace of mineral discovery. Our AI drill targeting software has gone 8 for 8 hitting mineralized targets, a significant improvement over industry standards. Now the biggest mining companies in the world want results on their ground, and we deliver them as a service. We're hiring a Senior Project Geologist to lead our most complex and most important customer projects.

You'll own customer-facing projects from first conversation to final deliverable: scoping the work with chief geologists and exploration teams, using our software, Python APIs, and modeling tools to produce geological results, and working through those results with the customers' geologists. You'll take on the largest and most technically demanding projects, mentor our Project Geologists, and help shape how we deliver. The role sits between geology, software, and the customer, and you'll work closely with the founders.

What You’ll Do

• Lead our most complex customer projects, including multi-deposit and multi-project engagements, from scope through delivery
• Use our software, Python APIs, and modeling tools to generate geological results and drill targets
• Run technical discovery with customers and work with our science and engineering teams to turn their geology into project scope and pricing
• Guide exploration thinking and drilling decisions in partnership with customer geologists and executives
• Mentor and review the work of Project Geologists
• Write proposals, statements of work, and technical reports
• Help define and improve how we deliver projects, from templates to quality standards
• Bring customer feedback to the product and research teams
• Join customer field campaigns and site visits as needed

About You

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in geology, economic geology, or a related earth science field
• 8+ years of hands-on mineral exploration experience, including leading projects or teams from target generation through drill testing
• A track record of delivering drill-ready targets or discoveries
• Comfortable with Python, scripting, and 3D modeling and GIS tools
• Credible and personable with experienced geologists and executives; you can discuss ore deposit models, drill targeting, and data quality at a peer level
• Comfortable owning a project, its timeline, and the customer relationship
• Able to travel to customer sites and remote parts of the US and world

Bonus Points For

• Professional registration (P.Geo, CPG, or equivalent)
• Experience developing software tools for exploration
• Experience mentoring geologists
• Startup experience