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About the role

  • Field Operations Lead guiding KoBold Metals’ North American mineral exploration projects. Managing remote field execution, contractors, safety, procurement, and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

  • Plan and lead complex mineral exploration projects and moderate-scale development programs across North America
  • Lead 1–3 concurrent projects, including drilling campaigns, electromagnetic surveys, and reconnaissance programs
  • Lead procurement strategies, including contractor selection, bid evaluation, benchmarking, and contract administration
  • Develop project-level risk and hazard identification, assessments, mitigation plans, and critical controls
  • Lead project kick-offs with integrated teams and contractors
  • Execute assigned projects from mobilization through demobilization and closure
  • Lead field operations during remote, seasonal, and extreme-weather conditions
  • Track and forecast production rates, spending, and resource requirements
  • Manage field activities and evaluate contractor performance
  • Monitor KoBold personnel and contractors in the field and coordinate with project geology, data science, and planning staff
  • Lead site remediation and rehabilitation activities
  • Lead contractor performance reviews and lessons learned
  • Ensure regulatory, permitting, land access, community relations, third-party agreement, and joint venture compliance
  • Represent KoBold Metals with North American communities, landowners, authorities, Indigenous groups, and environmental bodies

Requirements

  • At least 12 years of experience conducting field operations in mineral exploration and mining, oil and gas, or a related industry
  • Advanced knowledge of construction methodology, including seasonal and terrain-specific construction relevant to North American operating environments
  • Advanced understanding of helicopter-supported exploration, including utilization optimization and emergency response considerations
  • Strong understanding of procurement processes: RFP development, bid evaluation, and contract administration
  • Strong understanding of reclamation, rehabilitation and closure planning
  • Demonstrated commitment to health and safety standards, including incident management, root cause analysis, and corrective action implementation and verification
  • Strong conceptual knowledge of HSE, Land and Permitting, Legal, and Business Development systems as applied to exploration projects
  • Ability to manage and supervise KoBold staff and contractors on all aspects of field activities, including complex and higher-risk field programs
  • Ability to design complex field programs including scope, cost estimates, risk assessments, procurement, and project execution plans
  • Ability to work in remote and isolated locations for extended periods across North American environments
  • High degree of independence and ability to work effectively with limited supervision
  • Must speak, read, and write in English
  • Valid First Aid Certification
  • Preferred: experience with US federal/state or Canadian federal/provincial regulatory frameworks
  • Preferred: experience with dedicated exploration teams including Geologists and Data Scientists
  • Preferred: familiarity with project management principles and managing projects remotely across multiple jurisdictions
  • Preferred: experience with logistics for complex remote operations
  • French language skills are an asset

Benefits

  • Equal employment opportunity workplace and affirmative action employer
  • Hands-on exposure to exploration projects around the world
  • Travel to project sites, with a minimum of one week per year

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$125,000 - $150,000 per year

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

RemoteUnited States

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