Maaden

Lead Geologist

Maaden  •  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Onsite)  •  12 days ago
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Job Description

Why This Role Matters

This role drives mineral resource discovery and growth across Maaden’s exploration portfolio. It translates geological interpretation, drilling outcomes, and technical insights into greater resource confidence, future mine development options, and informed investment decisions. Success in this role strengthens exploration performance, resource quality, and long-term business value.

What You Will Deliver

Exploration Strategy and Resource Growth

  • Shapes exploration plans that advance priority targets and resource growth opportunities.
  • Defines mineralization potential through disciplined geological interpretation and technical evaluation.
  • Delivers drilling and field programs that improve resource confidence and project readiness.
  • Converts exploration results into clear recommendations for portfolio and investment decisions.

Drilling and Field Execution

  • Leads exploration drilling, mapping, sampling, and field activities across assigned assets.
  • Optimizes field execution to improve safety, productivity, cost control, and technical quality.
  • Coordinates contractors, equipment, and resources to deliver exploration priorities.

Geological Data and Technical Insights

  • Maintains accurate geological data capture, validation, interpretation, and reporting.
  • Develops geological models and technical outputs that strengthen resource evaluation.
  • Improves geological databases, records, and quality controls to protect data integrity.
  • Identifies geological risks and opportunities that affect resource confidence and project value.

Stakeholder Collaboration

  • Aligns exploration activities with resource development, mining, study, and business priorities.
  • Provides expert guidance that supports technical decisions and cross-functional alignment.

Governance and Continuous Improvement

  • Maintains compliance with safety, environmental, technical, and reporting standards.
  • Applies leading exploration practices, tools, and technologies to improve performance.
  • Builds technical capability and promotes knowledge sharing across exploration teams.

What Success Looks Like

  • Increased confidence in mineral resource estimates.
  • Safe and efficient delivery of exploration and drilling programs.
  • Reliable geological data, modelling, and reporting.
  • Improved exploration performance and advancement of priority targets.
  • Strong alignment between exploration activities and business priorities.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Geology, Geosciences, Earth Sciences, or a related discipline.

Experience

  • 10–15 years of relevant experience in geology, exploration, or resource development.
  • Experience leading exploration drilling, geological modelling, and resource evaluation activities.

Skills That Matter

  • Exploration geology
  • Resource evaluation
  • Geological modelling
  • Drilling and sampling programs
  • Geological databases
  • Technical reporting
  • Data interpretation
  • Contractor management
  • Budget planning
  • Risk management
  • Stakeholder collaboration
  • Technical leadership
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About Maaden

Maaden is Saudi Arabia’s engine of industrial transformation and one of the world’s top ten mining giants by market cap and fastest growing globally. We’re building the future of mining, creating fully integrated value chains across gold, phosphate, bauxite, copper and beyond.

Maaden’s new era of growth is at pace and scale unlike anything the industry has ever seen. We’re doubling gold production by 2030, investing SAR 420 billion ($112 billion) through 2040 and scaling world-class projects that will redefine what’s possible for Saudi mining. This isn’t evolution; it’s transformation at speed, at scale and with purpose.

Since going public in 2008, Maaden has invested over SAR 120 billion ($32 billion) to build large-scale, long-life, cost-competitive operations that deliver both world-class products and strong returns. We help power Saudi Vision 2030 by making mining a key pillar of a diversified and sustainable economy beyond oil.

We’re creating new industries, new jobs and new opportunities. With a team of over 8,000 people, Maaden is writing the next chapter of industrial progress in Saudi Arabia.

Join us as we shape the future of mining and unearth tomorrow, together.

Industry
Oil, Gas & Mining
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Riyadh, SA
Year Founded
Unknown
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