Project Geologist

By Alamos Gold Inc

Dead Line: April 20, 2022

• Responsible for promoting a healthy and safe work environment which includes:
• Ensuring staff and contractors are trained in, and follow, safety procedures;
• Ensuring that COVId-19 protocols are followed;
• Promoting a reporting culture; and
• Encouraging active participation in safety meetings, and in hazard identification and mitigation.
• Ensuring staff and contractors fulfil environmental responsibilities outlined in the work permit and in agreements with local communities;
• Supporting First Nations recruitment initiatives and training of local support staff;
• Supervising, mentoring, and training geologists, technicians and students;
• Managing contractors and ensures that time sheets and invoices are verified;
• Responsible for execution of approved drill programs - both completing tasks listed below and supervising those to whom the tasks have been delegated:
• Planning drill holes on approved targets and mentoring geologists in doing so;
• Logging drill core and mentoring those assigned to log drill core;
• Ensuring up to date cross-sections are maintained, and quick logs are reported;
• Ensuring core loggers, technicians and samplers follow established SOPs;
• Logistics relating to drill pad and trail preparation, spotting, and stopping holes, and rig moves;
• Communicating logistical or drilling problems to supervisor and working with drillers to solve these issues;
• Discussing drill hole results and drilling strategy on a daily basis with exploration team and supervisor, including sharing of geological knowledge;
• Assists the Exploration Manager with the preparation of drill tenders and contracts.
• Responsible for execution of approved field activities on the project area including geological mapping, sampling, staking, trenching geophysical and geochemical work - both completing tasks listed below and supervising those to whom the tasks have been delegated:
• Planning field work and supervising field crews;
• Collecting and compiling new geological observations and samples;
• Integrating geological, geochemical, and geophysical information to generate interpretations;
• Utilizing interpretations to generate target ideas and work proposals; and
• Assists in future drill program planning including compilation of annual budget proposals;
• Writes reports, and edits reports assigned to others, including annual, monthly and weekly reports;
• Participates in the training of new geologists and technicians; and
• Other duties as assigned by the Exploration Manager or another designated supervisor.

• A B.Sc. in Geology or Geological Engineering and P. Geo certification is required;
• At least 8 years relevant experience is preferred;
• Must be a team player who promotes safe work and environmental practices, and who works safely with a high degree of professionalism;
• Must be able to work and live with co-workers in a remote area;
• Self–aware and self-motivated;
• Good written and verbal communication skills;
• Strong analytical and organization skills;
• Good leadership, mentoring and inter-personal skills;
• Produces high quality technical output and trains geologists and technicians to achieve the same;
• Knowledge of databases, and GIS and 3D geological modelling software is an asset;
• Experience in gold exploration, geological mapping, drilling programs, geochemical sampling, greenstone belt geology, and integration of geophysical and geochemical information are all assets.