Senior Project Geologist

Summary: Coordinate and supervise all drilling activities, ensuring the quality of geological data, operational efficiency and compliance with the technical and QA/QC standards established by the project. Responsibilities: Coordinate and supervise diamond drilling activities, ensuring compliance with work plans, deadlines and safety standards. Manage and organise all drilling-related information, ensuring its integrity, traceability and availability. Analyse, validate and verify drilling data, ensuring the identification of potential errors before they are entered into the database. Conduct QA/QC (Quality Assurance/Quality Control) analyses of laboratory results, identifying inconsistencies and proposing corrective actions. Participate in and guide the geological and geotechnical description of drill core samples (core logging). Develop, review and propose continuous improvements to operational procedures, aiming to increase efficiency, data quality and project productivity. Provide technical support, guidance and coaching to junior geologists and field technicians. Ensure compliance with the environmental, health and safety standards applicable to operations. Prepare periodic technical reports on the progress of drilling activities and data quality. Report unsafe conditions, near misses, incidents and accidents in accordance with safety regulations. Contribute suggestions for improvement to operational and field processes. Qualifications: A degree in Geology or a related field. A minimum of 7 years’ experience in mineral exploration projects. Proven experience in coordinating diamond drilling programmes. Experience in graphite exploration projects is an advantage. Solid knowledge of geological data management and validation. Experience in using databases; knowledge of MS Access is an advantage. Experience in the geological and geotechnical description of drill core samples. Strong critical analysis and quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) skills. Valid driving licence (category B). Ability to work independently and under pressure. Excellent leadership, communication and teamwork skills.