Geochemist

**Okane** is an integrated engineering and geoscience consulting company with a global team across Canada, USA, Australia, and New Zealand.

We help mining companies to return mine-affected land responsibly and safely at the end of a mine’s lifecycle. We believe in challenging the status quo and advocate for meaningful partnerships and positive outcomes for community stakeholders and Indigenous rightsholders.

Our solutions are led by a team of interdisciplinary experts spanning various engineering, science, and technology-based fields, including community and stakeholder engagement, mine planning, mine closure design, geotechnical and civil engineering, geology, geochemistry, hydrology and hydrogeology, soil sciences, rehabilitation, revegetation, and environmental monitoring.

**Why Choose Us?**

We champion diversity and inclusion. We believe in flexibility, work-life balance, and an open-door approach to communication. We provide employees with the tools to succeed and grow with the company and benefits that ensure our employees have the means to feel fulfilled.

Okane’s purpose is to_ ‘Help Create a Better Tomorrow’. Our_ workplace culture is defined by the everyday behaviors of our team and driven by our core values: _Passionate, Thoughtful & Caring, Smart & Clever, Positive, and Humble_.

Our employees enjoy:

- Competitive salary and performance incentive.
- Growth and advancement opportunities along with an annual allowance for professional development.
- Flexible workplace policy.
- Generous parental leave benefits with flexibility when returning to work.

**Our Next Geochemist**

The Geochemist role offers the opportunity to contribute technical expertise and guidance to a team of geoscientists, design engineers, and closure specialists. Through an integrated life-of-mine approach, you will play a vital role in delivering Okane's top-tier mine closure consulting services. This position is open to our Perth office.

**Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities**
- Provide geochemical and hydrogeological advice in regards to cover systems design, landform design, landform modelling and integrated mine planning.
- Develop and manage sampling and analysis programs and laboratory testing programs.
- Complete QA/QC checks on data captured by field monitoring systems and from laboratory testing programs.
- Complete background information reviews to support the development of conceptual designs, plans and models.
- Have a strong understanding of acid rock drainage (ARD) / acid and metalliferous drainage (AMD) processes and characterization methods.
- Understand key regulatory requirements for material characterization with respect to AMD.
- Develop proposals to support our mining clients’ project
- Provide technical guidance, mentorship and leadership to staff.
- Provide senior technical input to project teams ensuring core processes and technical standards are followed.
- Leverage existing professional networks to pursue new leads, opportunities, and strategic partnerships.
- Maintain effective client relationships and networks and generating opportunities.
- Interact competently with internal and external stakeholders of varying levels of expertise.

**Job Requirements**
- Tertiary qualifications in geosciences (geology, hydrogeology, geochemistry, chemistry or similar).
- Strong knowledge of all geochemical policies, procedures and legislative frameworks relative to mining and mine closure.
- Strong knowledge of regulations, codes and standards including relevant professional procedures and practices.
- Demonstrated full awareness of responsibility related to geochemical technical engineering.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to effectively communicate with both internal and external stakeholders.
- Proven experience and ability to write and oversee professional proposal development as well as create and deliver effective presentations.
- Possess leadership skills and abilities including: communication, accountability, honesty, empathy, creativity, responsibility and flexibility.
- Evaluates financial, social and environmental impacts of closure visions and develops strategies to address resource issues.
- Embody Okane’s Core Vision (Help Create a Better Tomorrow) and Values (Passionate, Smart and Clever, Positive, Thoughtful and Caring, and Humble).
- Lead with integrity, fairness, and transparency.
- Ensure Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines in the execution of all work.

**Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion**

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