Geochemist

**Okane Consultants** is an integrated engineering and geoscience consulting company with offices in Canada, the USA, Australia and New Zealand. We help mining companies plan for the future, and embed sustainable social and environmental practices into their Life of Mine plans.

**Why Choose Us?**

Okane’s culture is defined by the everyday behaviours of our people that are indicative of our Core Values:_ _passionate, thoughtful/caring, smart/clever, positive, and humble_. Our Culture, together with our Core Purpose, _Help Create a Better Tomorrow_, is the soul of our company. This allows us to focus on our Niche, which is the provision of _Integrated Mine Planning, Closure, and Relinquishment Solutions_. We place a strong focus on diversity and inclusion and believe in flexibility - with a focus on work-life balance. We provide employees with tools to succeed and grow with the company, open door communication, and other benefits to ensure our employees have the means to feel fulfilled.

**Benefits at Okane**
- Growth and advancement opportunities
- Collaboration with a global team of technical and closure specialists
- Flexible workplace policy + WFH
- Exposure to diverse range of closure projects
- Competitive remuneration and benefits packages

**Our Next Geochemist**

We have an exciting opportunity for a Geochemist to join our Oceania Operations team. The Geochemist role will provide technical skills and knowledge and oversight to assist geoscientists, design engineers and closure specialists to drive positive outcomes in mine closure and rehabilitation. This position will be full-time working from Brisbane or Perth.

**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
- Providing technical guidance, mentorship and leadership to staff.
- Providing senior technical input to project teams ensuring core processes and technical standards are followed.
- Leverages 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.

**Competencies**
- Embody Okane’s Core Vision (Help Create a Better Tomorrow) and Values (Passionate, Smart and Clever, Positive, Thoughtful and Caring, and Humble).
- Tertiary qualifications in 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.
- Ability to evaluate financial, social and environmental impacts of closure visions and develop strategies to address resource issues.

**Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
**Application Deadline**

We welcome all applicants to submit their CV prior to 31 May,** 2023