Exploration Superintendent

Job Summary

As the Kinross Bald Mountain Exploration Superintendent you will have the opportunity to explore within our extensive land package, apply new geologic concepts to fuel discoveries and ensure mine operations continue at Bald. As Superintendent you will get to experience and uphold, foster, and further cultivate the Kinross culture of caring commitment toward putting people first. You will work with and mentor the existing exploration team, collaborate closely with site technical services, report directly to Regional Director of North America Brownfield Exploration, join the North American Exploration knowledge network, and be part of our global Kinross exploration community. The role is site-based at one of the most beautiful places in Nevada. 

Key Responsibilities

•    To develop and implement strategies that grow the company’s gold resources and reserves through brownfields exploration. 
•    To lead, develop and maintain a team of exploration technical professionals sufficiently competent and skilled to further the objectives and strategies set by the site and region. 
•    Embrace and model company policies and procedures for working safely, environmental stewardship, working with our communities, upholding confidentiality and code of conduct. 
•    Ensuring collaboration and communication of programs with Greenfields and Mine Geology groups
•    Interact with Senior Regional and Corporate Management, Mine General Managers and Projects Management teams to ensure programs align to short-, mid- and long-term Company goals.
•    Ensure projects are completed on-time, on-budget, and to required standards while maintaining and improving data quality, security and QA/QC.
•    Initiates, implements, evaluates and modifies projects and plans in response to needs.
•    Meets or exceeds established performance expectations.
•    Performs other related functions as assigned.
 

Qualifications

•    Four-year BSc degree in Geology required. Post-graduate degree (e.g., Masters in Economic Geology) preferred.
•    Broad-based experience in Greenfields/Brownfields exploration with >5 years working as a hard-rock geologist in metals exploration.  
•    Successful background leading diverse teams in minerals exploration.
•    Previous success in adding value to the business through technical and economic assessment of early- to advanced-stage exploration targets in brownfields environments.
•    Track record of identifying opportunities, securing new projects, negotiating agreements, designing and implementing exploration programs on robust exploration targets.
•    Effective communicator and presenter to all levels of stakeholders.
•    Ability to work independently and also as a member of team. 
•    Demonstrates strong administrative, organizational and technical writing skills.
 

Leadership Practices

•    Creates an environment of working safely using a positive and proactive approach.
•    Fosters talent by enabling and challenging the team to grow and develop to their full potential. 
•    Holds self and others accountable for the decisions, commitments, and behaviors required to deliver outstanding results. 
•    Uses best judgment to manage business complexities, prioritize and balance conflicting demands to make timely decisions that best advance Kinross strategy.  
•    Builds and brings teams and people together to achieve organizational goals.  
•    Understands the economic implications of decisions and consistently uses all resources effectively and efficiently to maximize Kinross value. 
•    Champions, develops and embeds best practices.  
 

Why Work for Kinross Exploration

•    Our culture consists of cohesive and motivated teams of passionate and dedicated geoscientists. We are united across the sites to create a knowledge network and exploration community. 
•    We deliver ounces, create value, and generate opportunity. We recognize this is only possible if we value our people, their ideas and strengths. 
•    Exploration is a corporate priority as organic internal growth is a cornerstone of the America-focused strategy.
•    Competitive salaries, generous medical, dental, and vision plans, employer-provided supplementary insurance coverages, company-matched 401k, paid vacation, long-term incentive programs, company-matched share purchase program.
•    Access to a variety of career opportunities across a global organization, with a portfolio of geologically and culturally diverse operations or projects at multiple sites in the United States (Alaska, Washington, Nevada), as well as Canada, Brazil, Chile, Mauritania, with a growing pipeline of projects.