Summary
Date Posted: Monday, February 10, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Exploration Manager
The key objective of RTX is to discover or acquire resources that create significant value opportunities for Rio Tinto. . Well-resourced exploration group with proven track record of Discovery
• Position based in Lusaka, Zambia
About the role
We are looking for an Exploration Manager to deliver discovery by maximizing exploration effectiveness and efficiency for multiple jurisdiction Limited commodities or multiple commodities in Limited jurisdiction. The role is required to understand and interpret the technical, fiscal, legal, commercial, economic, community and corporate drivers that impact upon creating value through discovery. This role is a great opportunity to lead a complex regional exploration team to deliver to the Rio Tinto Group ore bodies capable of becoming large, low-cost, long life mines, through discovery.joint venture, and acquisition. The role has a strategic focus as well as regional accountability. .

Responsibilities
• Preparing and managing exploration budgets
• Managing the application (depth and breadth) of appropriate exploration techniques and technology (e.g. geophysics geochemistry, sampling, remote sensing, resource modeling drilling);
• Manage all HSEC, assurance and compliance related activities by setting and monitoring objectives to ensure standards are met and provide leadership by anticipating current and future risks and managing these;
• Improve workforce capability and develop talent to meet current and future reeds; ensure effective practices are implemented for managing and developing staff at all levels within your area of responsibility:
• Evaluating programs which provide the greatest potential reward at acceptable levels of risk and cost, and prioritizing available resources to the strongest projects, and identifying and exiting failing projects;
• Create new business opportunities through entry to new projects or environments by identifying high potential opportunities and entering into appropriate commercial agreements eg. options or joint ventures through evaluating current and future legal, commercial and technical frameworks;

Job Skills: Not Specified

Qualifications
To succeed in this role, you will have:
• A passionate desire to participate in discovery
• Solid field experience across a variety of geological environments including experience of porphyry and/or sediment hosted copper
• A sound appreciation of the requirements and drivers for commercial
• Success within an Exploration environment and the implications for planning, evaluating and managing work programs within this environment:
• Proven leadership skills including the ability to build and develop high performing teams across professional, technical and corporate support functions:
• Well-developed strategic and operational management skills to plan, manage and deliver significant and complex programs of work:
• Proven ability to nurture and leverage creativity and innovation to develop and deliver new business opportunities,
• Well-developed stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage with a wide range of external stakeholders to develop relationships and advance Rio Tinto's business operations;
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with other business unit leaders to achieve outcomes that generate value across Product Groups through the sharing of knowledge, experience, resources and skills,

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Job Experience Requirements: Not Specified

Work Hours: 8

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Job application procedure
  Apply now if you want to work with the latest technology and innovation, in an environment where we challenge you to drive positive change.
Visit www.riotinto.com/careers  and to apply the job reference number req36851.
This is a permanent role. Advert closes Tuesday 18 February 2020.
This role is subject to occupational health and safety assessment as part of the Rio Tinto Mining and Exploration procedure

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