General Manager Exploration

Osborne Park, WA, Australia, 6017- Full TimeMinRes is a top 50 ASX listed mining services company with a strong pipeline of projects that will drive unprecedented growth over the next five years. Our people are the foundation of our success, and we offer attractive salaries and benefits, opportunities for career advancement and world-class workspaces designed for employee wellbeing - to ensure our people achieve their best life

**About the role**

MinRes operates mines that deliver ~30% of the world’s lithium sourced from spodumene and as such strives to be world leaders in all aspects of lithium development and operation. This role is being created to build a world-class exploration team focused on discovering high-quality lithium orebodies using cutting edge technology, methods and techniques, all built on the solid foundation of our existing geological understanding.

Reporting to our CEO Lithium, this role will be accountable for continuing to develop and execute our exploration strategy, ensuring outcomes that deliver value for MinRes shareholders and the business. The role will work very closely with the General Manager Geology and Resource Development, General Manager Strategic Planning (Lithium) and General Manager Growth and Business Development.

**You will be responsible for**:

- Building a team to explore for and discover high-quality lithium orebodies
- Developing and implementing MinRes exploration strategy incorporating technologies and cutting edge methods for lithium exploration
- Leading exploration program planning, development and execution, including supervision, field mapping, geochemical and geophysics, logging, sampling, and managing drilling programs
- Working closely with the Resource Development team to coordinate and optimise the use of field resources
- Exploration project generation
- Working continuously with the Strategic Planning & Resource Development teams to rank and prioritise exploration projects and programs
- Evaluation of corporate development opportunities using public information, non-public data sets, and supporting development of papers and recommendations for senior management and the board
- Provide leadership and governance ensuring the maintenance and integrity of exploration datasets
- Develop and review exploration budgets aligned with program of works and exploration results
- Work collaboratively with our heritage, land access and environmental team to facilitate approvals and rehabilitation
- Implementing and monitoring safety policies consistent with the relevant legislative and regulatory environment

**What you’ll bring to the team**:

- Your passion for exploration and drive to own the strategy for the business
- Your senior exploration leadership with demonstrated experience having progressed exploration programs to maturity
- Supports a high-performance work culture ensuring responsibilities, targets and results are successfully achieved
- Proficiency in using Geoscientific packages and ability to write technical summary papers appropriate for board
- Collaborative working style, using your developed communication skills to influence outcomes and get the best from your direct and indirect teams
- Contributes to a positive work environment through interactions with others being welcoming, respectful, empathetic, professional, courteous and positive. Fosters a culture aligned to MinRes values, reflected in a strong commitment to sustainability, inclusion, and equity.

**And then there’s the extra benefits**:
We look after our people and that means a range of additional benefits including:

- Annual cash bonus + Long term incentive plan
- Lucrative Employee Share plans - MyShare
- Employee discounts, offers, referral programs and more
- Physical and mental health programs
- First class offices, Platinum WELL v2 accredited
- Café, restaurant, creche, GP and gym all on site in our Osborne Park headquarters

**Sounds great - how do I apply?**
- Mineral Resources Limited is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, and we encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply._

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