Geoscientist II
Freeport-McMoRan · Leadville, CO · 1 mo ago
Analyst$88k–$120k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: use .
Requirements: Minimum Requirements (Bachelor's + 3 years OR Master's + 2 years, ability to communicate, safety awareness, etc). Also Criteria/Conditions (language, PPE, drug testing) maybe part of Requirements.
Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications list.
Skills: Could be extracted from qualifications: knowledge of software, communication skills, organizational skills, interpersonal skills, etc. But we might combine into Qualifications or Skills. Since we have both Qualifications and Skills sections possible, we need to decide. The instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have both Qualifications and Skills. We'll need to allocate content accordingly.
We have Minimum Requirements (qualifications) and Preferred Qualifications (more qualifications). Could treat Minimum Requirements as Requirements, Preferred as Qualifications, and then Skills separate for skill-based items like communication, software knowledge, organizational skills, interpersonal skills, etc.
But there is overlap. Let's parse:
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant Scientific discipline and three (3) years of experience in applicable field of expertise, OR Master’s degree in a relevant Scientific discipline and two (2) years of experience in related scientific field
- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing to a diversely educated audience
- Ability to develop and maintain awareness of occupational hazards and safety for yourself and others
- Skilled in following safety practices and recognizing hazards
- Knowledge of principles and practice of geology, hydrogeology, geochemistry, or a related field of science or engineering
- Knowledge of appropriate software (MS Office, AutoCAD)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in a relevant Scientific discipline
- Certification of Geoscientist or Engineer in Training and/or equivalent relevant certification or licensure
- Experience with metal mining operations, especially with tailings storage facility (dam), water dams and/or crushed leach stockpile design and operations
- Experience with geotechnical or hydrogeological field investigation programs, lab testing, site characterization, monitoring programs, data management, and analysis - particularly for tailings or crushed leach facilities
- Experience reviewing and editing technical reports and documents for a variety of applications
- Experience managing construction projects or contractor work
- Experience with GIS, InSAR and other geospatial tools
- Experience with MS tools, Power BI and database management
- Excellent organizational skills
- Superior interpersonal as well as written and oral communication skills with diverse teams of technical and non-technical staff
Criteria/Conditions:
- Ability to understand and apply verbal and written work and safety-related instructions and procedures given in English
- Ability to communicate in English with respect to job assignments, job procedures, and applicable safety standards
- Personal protective equipment is required when performing work in a mine, outdoor, manufacturing or plant environment, including hard hat, hearing protection, safety glasses, safety footwear, and as needed, respirator, rubber steel-toe boots, protective clothing, gloves and any other protective equipment as required.
- Freeport-McMoRan promotes a drug/alcohol-free work environment through the use of mandatory pre-employment drug testing and on-going random drug testing as allowed by applicable state laws
What We Offer You:
- Estimated annual pay range $87,500-$120,000 (base salary only)
- Eligible for additional discretionary and incentive payment considerations based on company and individual performance.
- Employees who are required to work on-site are eligible for a $1,450 monthly housing allowance, provided they meet program guidelines (mentioned earlier also)
- Affordable medical, dental and vision benefits
- Company-paid life and disability insurance
- 401(k) plan with employer contribution/match
- Paid time off, paid sick time, holiday pay, parental leave
- Tuition assistance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Discounted insurance plans for pet, auto, home and vehicle
- Internal progression opportunities
- Learn more about our competitive and comprehensive benefits package! (maybe ignore as promotional)
What We Require:
- Candidates may be required to pass a medical exam.
- Candidates must pass all required training and/or testing.
- Employees may be required to work a non-standard schedule, which may include shift work (other than day shift) at a 24/7, 365-day operation.
- Freeport-McMoRan promotes a drug/alcohol-free work environment using mandatory pre-employment drug testing and on-going drug and alcohol testing, as allowed by applicable laws. (duplicate)
We need to avoid duplication: drug testing appears twice; we can include once.
Schedule: The non-standard schedule info.
Pay: Pay range.
Benefits: list of benefits.
Now we need to decide sections.
About the role: Could combine the introductory paragraph about company commitment, collaborative environment, safety, location details (Where You Will Work). That seems appropriate.
Responsibilities: The Description bullet list.
Requirements: Minimum Requirements (degree/experience, communication, safety awareness, safety practices, knowledge of geology etc, software knowledge). Also maybe language ability and PPE? Those are more conditions; but could be part of Requirements.
Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications (advanced degree, certifications, experience with mining, geotech, reports, construction management, GIS, Power BI, organizational skills, interpersonal/communication skills). However note that communication skills also appear in Minimum Requirements; but we can keep.
Skills: Could extract specific skills: knowledge of MS Office, AutoCAD, GIS, InSAR, Power BI, database management, organizational skills, interpersonal communication, etc. But there is overlap with Qualifications. Perhaps better to treat Qualifications as both minimum and preferred, and Skills as something else like "Ability to develop and maintain awareness of occupational hazards", "Skilled in following safety practices", "Ability to communicate effectively". But those are also in Minimum Requirements.
Given the instruction to prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones, we might combine Requirements and Qualifications into one section? But headings list includes both; we can still include both if they have content.
We need to avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We must not include sections with placeholder text.
Thus we will output sections:
for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate: EEO, legal, scam warning, application instructions, duplicated lines, cookie/navigation. Must preserve all substantive info. We need to parse the posting. Key parts: - Intro: "At Climax Molybdenum, we are committed to providing an employment package that recognizes excellence, encourages safe production and a culture supported by our core values. Here, you’ll find a collaborative environment where safety is a top priority, all opinions are valued, and people are empowered to grow in their career. In order to be considered for this position, please apply by 9/18/2026." This includes application deadline; but we must remove application instructions? The instruction says "remove ... application instructions." The line "In order to be considered for this position, please apply by 9/18/2026." is an application instruction (deadline). Should we remove? Probably yes, as it's an instruction to apply. So remove that sentence. - "Where You Will Work" paragraph: details about location, housing allowance, etc. This is substantive. - "Description" bullet list of duties. - "Qualifications" with Minimum Requirements and Preferred Qualifications. - "Criteria/Conditions": language ability, PPE, drug testing. - "What We Offer You": pay range, housing allowance repeated, benefits list. - "What We Require": medical exam, training, schedule, drug testing (duplicate). We need to avoid duplication. We'll combine similar info. We need sections: maybe About the role (intro about company and role), Responsibilities (duties), Requirements (minimum qualifications), Qualifications (preferred?), Skills (maybe combine skills), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. But we must only include sections if there is real specific content. Let's extract: About the role: Could be the introductory paragraph about Climax Molybdenum commitment, collaborative environment, safety, etc. Also location details? Might be better as "About the role" includes description of role and environment. We'll include that. Responsibilities: The bullet list under "Description". We'll convert each sentence to
About the role
with paragraph(s) about company commitment, collaborative environment, safety, location details, housing allowance, recreation.Responsibilities
with- each duty.
Requirements
with- for minimum requirements (degree/experience, communication, safety awareness, safety practices, knowledge of geology/hydrogeology/geochemistry, knowledge of MS Office/AutoCAD).
Qualifications
with- for preferred qualifications (Master's degree, certification, experience with metal mining operations, geotech/hydrogeo field programs, reviewing technical reports, managing construction projects, GIS/InSAR/Power BI/database management, excellent organizational skills, superior interpersonal/written/oral communication skills).
Skills
maybe we can combine some skill-specific items not covered: Ability to understand/apply verbal/written instructions, ability to communicate in English, PPE requirement, drug testing? Those are more conditions. But maybe we put them under Requirements as well. However we already used Requirements for minimum qualifications; we could add conditions there too. But we still need a Skills section; maybe we can put "Knowledge of appropriate software (MS Office, AutoCAD)" etc there, but we already placed that in Requirements. Could shift software knowledge to Skills. Let's think: Requirements could be about education/experience; Skills about technical and soft skills; Qualifications about preferred qualifications/experience. Thus: Requirements: - Bachelor’s degree in a relevant Scientific discipline and three (3) years of experience in applicable field of expertise, OR Master’s degree in a relevant Scientific discipline and two (2) years of experience in related scientific field - Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing to a diversely educated audience - Ability to develop and maintain awareness of occupational hazards and safety for yourself and others - Skilled in following safety practices and recognizing hazards Skills: - Knowledge of principles and practice of geology, hydrogeology, geochemistry, or a related field of science or engineering - Knowledge of appropriate software (MS Office, AutoCAD) - Experience with GIS, InSAR and other geospatial tools (maybe preferred) - Experience with MS tools, Power BI and database management (maybe preferred) - Excellent organizational skills - Superior interpersonal as well as written and oral communication skills with diverse teams of technical and non-technical staff But then we duplicate some preferred qualifications. Might be okay. Qualifications (preferred): - Master’s degree in a relevant Scientific discipline - Certification of Geoscientist or Engineer in Training and/or equivalent relevant certification or licensure - Experience with metal mining operations, especially with tailings storage facility (dam), water dams and/or crushed leach stockpile design and operations - Experience with geotechnical or hydrogeological field investigation programs, lab testing, site characterization, monitoring programs, data management, and analysis - particularly for tailings or crushed leach facilities - Experience reviewing and editing technical reports and documents for a variety of applications - Experience managing construction projects or contractor work We could also include experience with metal mining etc as Qualifications. Now Benefits section: list benefits. Pay section: pay range. Schedule section: non-standard schedule, shift work. We must avoid duplication: housing allowance appears both in Where You Will Work and What We Offer You; we should include it once, maybe in Benefits or About the role. Since it's a benefit, we can put under Benefits. Now we need to remove boilerplate: EEO, scam warning, duplicated lines, application instructions, "Click here to view a sample of Total Rewards Estimate for this role." (that's a
- for preferred qualifications (Master's degree, certification, experience with metal mining operations, geotech/hydrogeo field programs, reviewing technical reports, managing construction projects, GIS/InSAR/Power BI/database management, excellent organizational skills, superior interpersonal/written/oral communication skills).
- for minimum requirements (degree/experience, communication, safety awareness, safety practices, knowledge of geology/hydrogeology/geochemistry, knowledge of MS Office/AutoCAD).