Principal Geoscientist

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Principal Geoscientist

Job Posting End Date: 23-Dec-2024; 02:59:59 GMT

Job Country: Peru

Job State/Province: Lima

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About the Role

Core member of the Exploration Prospect Evaluation team based in Lima responsible for identifying, executing, and advancing exploration of porphyry-skarn copper projects. Accountable for carrying out high-quality data capture, analysis, and interpretation leading to business decision-making. Assists in project evaluation, provision of technical guidance, and supports the maintenance of a quality and healthy portfolio. Implements high standards of work and technical rigor through collaborating with stakeholders to ensure that the overall plan and deliverables are being met.

• Advise the lead opportunity and Manager PE in technical exploration decisions that involve geological, geochemistry, and geophysics data interpretation with timely recommendations that are properly documented.
• Identify prospect areas and appropriate methodologies for sampling and data collection to build ore body knowledge that enables investment decisions for BHP.
• Develop, implement, and monitor sampling-analysis protocols & QA/QC programs to quantify the quality, risks, and compliance of geological data.
• Design and execute data collection methodologies and interpretations to provide data-driven survey guidance for the organization.
• Perform geological modeling based on integrated datasets to analyze and interpret target areas and generate valuable orebody knowledge.
• Build, validate, deploy, and document Machine Learning/Predictive models to classify and predict future events at scale.
• Identify, engage, and manage a range of diverse internal and external stakeholders.
• Apply a scientific methodology to investigate various hypotheses or questions and draw inferences on possible solutions.
• Plan, track the delivery of, and manage a project to generate value and drive the achievement of project outcomes.

About You

The ideal candidate must have:

- Strong commitment to safety, social value, and sustainability.
- Sound understanding of porphyry-skarn copper deposits, geological features, and mineral system frameworks, with application to exploration techniques.
- Understanding of the overall objectives of the country and wider objectives of the Metals Exploration.
- Deep technical understanding and a strategic view of how to accomplish results through influencing to achieve successful performance in the role.

Required:

- Degree in Geology or related science from a reputable university.
- Proficiency in technical presentation and ability to lead opportunity framing sessions.
- Sound field experience.
- Solid understanding of exploration workflow as applied to base metal exploration.
- Proficiency in common industry software for geoscientific data (ArcGIS Pro, Leapfrog, Oasis Montaj, etc).
- Availability for field work around 50% of the time.
- 8+ years of experience in mineral exploration.
- Spanish and English fluency.

Recommended:

- Experience in the design and execution of geophysical data acquisition techniques.
- Experience in other commodities or deposit styles besides Copper Porphyry.
- Risk management understanding and capability to execute risk assessments.

About Our Process

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