Senior Resource Geologist

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Job Description - Senior Resource Geologist (ROU00283)

WHAT DOES AGNICO EAGLE VALUE?

At Agnico Eagle, our values never waver. We believe in trust, respect, equity, family and responsibility. Why? Because they express who we are, and they have helped us succeed in business for over 60 years. We value you – your unique set of skills and experience. We value your willingness to build those skills and make a meaningful contribution to our company. And, we value your commitment to treat every person on our team with respect, helping us to operate safely, protect the environment and make a positive contribution to our local communities.

ABOUT OUR OPERATION

The Support and Development Center provides services to Agnico Eagle's various Canadian and/or international mining operations in a variety of areas, including administration, financial services, IT, supply chain, human resources, communications, construction as well as technical services (geology, engineering, metallurgy, infrastructure, marketing, innovation, and digital transformation).

YOUR NEXT CHALLENGE:

Reporting to the Geology Superintendent of Technical Services, you will oversee all stages of resource estimation for one or more AEM projects. You are curious, methodical, a good communicator and enjoy working in diverse geological environments. Working in Technical Services offers a wide range of challenges, being at the forefront of new work methodologies and having a direct impact on corporate development.

You will collaborate with other team members, who are specialists in their own discipline (database, 3D modeling, interpolation, geometallurgy, innovation) to obtain quality mineral resources using industry best practices. You may also assist various AEM operation teams with specific mandates.

You may also be called upon to support strategic corporate initiatives in the continuous improvement of resource estimation processes. You innovate and demonstrate leadership in implementing the latest geostatistical advances to maintain a solid foundation for the company's future operations.

In this key position, you must be able to correctly communicate your discipline during technical reviews or presentations to various stakeholders (corporate, operations, exploration, study team, etc.). You may be called upon to work on advanced exploration projects, open pits and underground mines, located in various regions or countries.

More specifically, you will:

• Act as a qualified person on one or more Agnico Eagle projects;
• Ensure or supervise 3D modeling, geostatistical processing and the development of various estimation parameters;
• Participate in or supervise the production of technical studies (preliminary, pre-feasibility and feasibility) and provide technical reports in compliance with NI43-101;
• Communicate adequately with members of the Geology team to produce quality model blocks;
• Communicate adequately with Agnico Eagle's various exploration groups regarding the development of deposits for which he/she is responsible for mineral resources;
• Coach and assist in the development of geologists within the team and other Agnico-Eagle divisions;
• Provide relevant geological information to other technical service disciplines (mining engineering, infrastructure, environment and metallurgy) and provide support by answering their questions;
• Participate in innovation projects or project evaluations.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

• Bachelor's degree in geology or geological engineering;
• A minimum of 15 years' experience in the mining industry, including 8 years as a resource geologist;
• Must be able to sign as a Qualified Person (QP) under standard NI43-101;
• Must have solid experience in 3D modeling, resource estimation and geostatistics;
• Be able to work within deadlines;
• Knowledge of Leapfrog Geo, Datamine, Leapfrog Edge and Supervisor software is a considerable asset;
• Available to travel occasionally;
• Proficiency in the use of the English language as you will be working in collaboration with other Agnico Eagle sites where English is the primary language;
• Good teamwork skills.

Your Work Schedule:

• Schedule: 40 hours per week, from Monday to Friday. Possibility of 5-2-4-3 schedule;
• Workplace: Possibility to work in one of AEM's offices closer to your residence in Rouyn-Noranda, Val-d'Or, Mirabel or Toronto. There is a possibility to have a hybrid work schedule, working some days from an AEM office and some days in telecommuting. As the group's main location is in Abitibi, a regular presence is expected in this region if the place of residence is located in another area.