Manager, Exploration

Key Accountabilities

In this role, the individual will be an active safety leader.

Establish, lead, and drive exploration work programs to achieve the exploration strategy, targets, KPIs.

Develop drilling strategies, plans, and budgets in collaboration with the Director of Exploration and other stakeholders, emphasizing the identification and delineation of new mineral resources near existing mine sites.

Provide the technical framework, guidance, and peer review of exploration targets to the site-based team in achieving exploration objectives.

Lead continuous improvement in understanding of the economic geology of identified target areas.

Interpret drilling results and provide geological insights and recommendations to support resource estimation, optimization, and development planning decisions.

Support creation of a 5-year overview of exploration work, inventory delivery forecast, budget, and project pipeline advancement for Greenfields & Brownfields projects aligned to Maaden’s growth strategy and business plan.

Create and budget a detailed 2-year exploration work program to deliver business commitments.

Collaborate with stakeholders to confirm exploration plans are socially and environmentally responsible and Lands management through application of governance standards.

Track exploration performance against established KPIs, provide regular updates and analysis.

Ensure collaboration between technical teams, study and supporting cross functional teams, and business partners to solve execution challenges and leverage synergies.

Update and validate exploration programs in response to new data and economic, social, and environmental conditions.

Apply and govern the exploration systems and technical standards to confirm safe operations, productivity and drive standard methodology.

Support the ME group in desktop and field review of potential target areas, exploration properties and early-stage projects aligned with the Company’s long-term goals

Ensure an owner’s mind-set is applied to all elements of exploration to deliver efficient, smart & faster delivery of exploration programs and assessment of targets.

Explain the purpose of the work of your team and how it adds value to the business

Encourage your team members to identify critical issues which will affect the work

Listen when issues are raised

Allocate work to your team to contribute to achieving the team goals

Review of how team members perform with their work

Recognize and reward good work, including through feedback and coaching

Work with your Director to build and develop your team, including recruiting and performance management

Work with your Director to help develop the people on your team

Review the decisions of Superintendents & Leads on your team and correct the course when needed

Design roles for team members who work for the Superintendents / Leads on your team

Foster a climate that is inclusive where team members feel safe to contribute and collaborate, receive feedback and coaching.

Listen, understand, and ask questions about the purpose of the team and how it adds value.

Speak up when you see critical issues/problems which will affect the work.

Contribute ideas about improving how things get done.

Check if you are unclear about the work you have been given, ask questions and make sure you understand.

Ask for feedback from your leader so your work continuously improves.

Stop all unsafe work.

Minimum Qualifications, Experience and Competencies:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Professional Degree in Geological Science or related degree

Minimum Experience:

 Over 13 years of industry experience, including a minimum of 8 years with a major mining company and experience of operating at a management level.

Ma’aden High Performance Competencies:

Skills:

• Develops and refines existing systems, and develops new systems, by understanding trends within a single field of knowledge

• Recognizes the interconnections of data from a flow of real events within a system (or knowledge field, or discipline)

• Thinks about alternative means to achieve a goal by forming chains of hypothetical activities (if this, then that; if that, then the other)

• Generates and tests hypotheses within a single field of knowledge

• Determines the difference between special and systemic cause

• Professional Degree in Geological Science or related degree

• Exploration management

• Strategic Planning

• Relevant regulations and compliance requirements

• Current and anticipated new technologies and potential application

• Greenfield & Brownfield exploration activities in diverse geographic settings

• Project Management fundamentals, Leadership, Strong communication and performance management skills

• MS office packages

• Advanced proficiency in designing exploration programs and portfolio management

• Competent ability to analyze complex data and derive meaningful insights

• Foundational proficiency with data visualization tools (PowerBI, 3D geological software, database software, resource modelling software)

• Competent written and verbal communication skills

Social Process Skills

Self-awareness:

• Understands own behavior and is aware of impact on others; adapts behavior to suit context and circumstances.

• Reflects on own behavior in a variety of situations, learning from the interactions; requests feedback and identifies areas for improvement.

• Recognizes and accepts the need to put overall business needs ahead of their own and can deal with the internal conflict/stress that may generate.

Team process:

• Understands role as a team member and team leader (where applicable) and can adjust behavior as needed.

• Understands the behavior of other individuals and the effects on the team; resolves conflicts as needed.

• Able to be an effective team leader (where applicable) by fostering a climate that is inclusive and where team members feel safe to contribute, collaborate, and receive feedback and coaching.

Collaboration:

• Establishes and nurtures relationships with stakeholders by listening and asking questions to better understand others.

• Understands how to influence or negotiate with others to achieve productive outcomes.

• Can effectively balance positive interactions with getting the work done.

The role holder has the required drive, determination, persistence and commitment to apply the other elements of capability as described above to complete productive work as outlined in the Key work of the Role in a way that supports Maaden’s purpose, goals, desired culture and values.

OTHER SUPPORTING DETAILS:

• Commitment to the highest standard of visible felt leadership in Health and Safety, Sustainability and External Relations

• Frequent travel to BMNM CAGR exploration projects and/or mine sites will be required

• Registered with relevant professional body (e.g. AusIMM PGeo) or qualified for immediate registration

• Second language skills (Arabic) will be considered an asset