Senior Resource Geologist

Stantec • Elko, NV

15h

About The Position

Your Opportunity Stantec is seeking a Senior Resource Geologist to be based out of Stantec’s US offices. This position requires an individual with broad mineral exploration and resource evaluation experience and proven technical competencies to support our industrial and mining sectors. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing resource exploration and modeling solutions that will complement and support our team responsible for resource-reserve estimation, mining engineering, hydrogeology, mine planning, mineral processing, and financial analysis. We are looking for someone to participate in multi-disciplinary team projects, who can lead projects in your area of expertise, and is willing to assist with business development of existing and new clients. The Stantec is uniquely situated with a strong team of mining professionals and great growth potential.

Requirements

• Diverse background in exploration and mining projects, past career focus in field exploration, database management, geologic modeling, and resource estimation.
• Strong technical writing and communication skills.
• Attention to detail and strong QA/QC skills.
• Knowledge of the independent reporting requirements under NI43-101, JORC and S-K1300
• Willing to be registered with a professional organization to be recognized as a QP or CP.
• Understanding of project related risks.
• Exceptional organizational, technical, leadership, and communication skills.
• Willingness to work and travel to remote locations for short periods (e.g. two weeks).
• Ability to develop a strong network in the local and national marketplace.
• Minimum of a B.S. in Geology with preference given to an M.S. degree.
• Seven (7) to ten (10) years of experience.
• Diverse background in exploration and mining projects, past career focus in field exploration, database management, geologic modeling, and resource estimation.

Responsibilities

• Build geologic models using software programs such as Leapfrog, MinePlan, Carlson, Vulcan, or similar packages.
• Analyze and interpret data using databases and GIS programs such as Microsoft Access, Excel, Power BI, ArcGIS or similar packages.
• Author independent technical reports as Qualified Person (QP) (NI43-101, S-K1300) or Competent Person (CP) (JORC).
• Manage, plan and implement mineral exploration and resource estimation programs.
• Assist in developing work with new and existing clients.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees