Lead Geology Consultant, Apex

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, plan, coordinate, and oversee the underground Mine Geology function to safely achieve production and business objectives.
• Provide geological expertise to mine planning, production, engineering, exploration, and project development activities.
• Monitor mining activities and grade control to optimize ore extraction, minimize dilution and ore loss, and support production targets.
• Oversee underground geological mapping, structural interpretation, face sampling, chip/channel sampling, and geological data collection.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve grade control, geological mapping, sampling, and QA/QC programs.
• Analyze production geology data and complete monthly production reconciliations, identifying variances and opportunities for improvement.
• Prepare technical reports, geological summaries, and recommendations for management and operational teams.

Geological Modelling & Resource Support

• Support the Corporate Resource Geologist in preparing, maintaining, and updating geological and resource models.
• Contribute to wireframing, grade control modelling, geological interpretation, resource estimation, and mine depletion tracking.
• Ensure geological information generated from mining activities is accurately incorporated into geological models and resource databases.
• Provide geological input into resource growth initiatives, technical studies, project development, and due diligence activities.
• Review and interpret geological data to identify opportunities to improve resource confidence, mine planning, and resource extraction.

Drilling & Exploration Programs

• Plan, coordinate, and supervise underground and surface diamond drilling programs.
• Manage drilling contractors to ensure safe and efficient execution, adherence to scope and schedule, data quality, and budget requirements.
• Collaborate with geological logging, sampling, QA/QC, database management, and interpretation associated with drilling programs.
• Review drilling results and provide geological interpretation and recommendations to support resource development and mine planning.
• Track drilling expenditures and provide input into annual geological drilling budgets and forecasts.

Team Leadership & Development

• Manage, mentor, and develop the geology team, promoting technical excellence, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Establish clear priorities, work plans, and performance expectations for geological activities.
• Foster a strong safety culture and ensure geological personnel and contractors work in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Provide coaching and technical guidance to geologists, geological technicians, and other geology personnel as required.

Special Projects & Corporate Support

• Support the Special Projects team by providing geological expertise for project development, technical evaluations, resource growth initiatives, and due diligence activities.
• Provide technical geological input to studies, business cases, project evaluations, and strategic initiatives.
• Collaborate with corporate and site-based geology teams to ensure consistency in geological interpretation, data standards, modelling, and reporting.
• Contribute to monthly, quarterly, and annual operational and technical reporting.
• Provide geological expertise for other corporate or operational initiatives as required.

Budget, Data & Reporting

• Aid in annual budgeting and forecasting for geological programs.
• Maintain oversight of geological drilling contractors, including scope, performance, safety, schedules, and costs.
• Ensure geological databases, sampling records, geological logs, QA/QC information, and supporting documentation are accurate, current, and maintained in accordance with company standards.
• Ensure geological information is appropriately documented and readily available to support operational and technical decision-making.

Health, Safety, Environment & Compliance

• Promote and maintain a strong health and safety culture across all geological activities.
• Ensure geological programs and activities comply with applicable health, safety, environmental, regulatory, and company requirements.
• Identify and address geological and operational risks associated with mining activities.
• Ensure contractors and geological personnel comply with required safety standards and procedures.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify and implement opportunities to improve geological processes, systems, workflows, and data quality.
• Evaluate new geological technologies, tools, and methodologies that may improve operational performance and resource understanding.
• Promote the sharing of geological knowledge, lessons learned, and best practices across the organization.