17 Geologist jobs in Saudi Arabia

District Geologist Job Description

The District Geologist adopts a discovery-oriented mentality to lead teams and programs toward discoveries and exceptional acquisitions. Responsibilities include implementing efficient exploration programs, evaluating proposed projects, and formulating short and intermediate-term business plans that align with the organization's overall strategy. The District Geologist is responsible for exploration activities over a significant district, ensuring continuity of work.

Key qualifications and skills include:

1. Experience in a range of exploration terrains or belts (at least 2) and significant knowledge of at least 2 commodities, with understanding of a further 2 or significant depth of knowledge in a single commodity or exploration process.
2. Knowledge of at least 2 or 3 major classes of mineralization.
3. Proficiency in a full range of exploration methods and processes, selecting the most effective approaches.
4. Budgeting and financial skills.
5. Knowledge of several deposits through extensive field visits or mine site secondments.
6. Ability to deduce three-dimensional geology from geophysical and geochemical data.
7. Ability to visualize, describe, and defend 3D geological ore body models for most target commodities.
8. Recognition of unusual data and consequences of anomalous data.
9. Application of known concepts to unfamiliar situations.
10. Ability to describe geological trends.
11. Decisiveness, developing others, strategic thinking, and a discovery/production-oriented mindset.
12. Experience working with diverse cultures.
13. Ability to stimulate enthusiasm for projects and tasks, delegate effectively, and follow up to ensure timely and quality results.
14. Logical, well-organized, able to argue their case, and proven ability to achieve results through others.

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District Geologist adopt discovery-oriented mentality to leads teams and programs toward discoveries and exceptional acquisitions. Implement efficient exploration programs and evaluate proposed projects. Formulate short and intermediate term business plans; ensuring alignment with the organization's overall strategy. The District Geologist is responsible for exploration activities over a significant district, ensuring continuity of work required.

Key qualifications and skills include:

1. Experience across a range of exploration terrains or belts (at least 2) and significant knowledge of at least 2 commodities, with understanding of a further 2 or deep expertise in a single commodity or exploration process.
2. Knowledge of at least 2 major classes of mineralization.
3. Familiarity with the full range of exploration methods and processes, and the ability to select the most effective ones.
4. Budgeting and financial skills.
5. Knowledge of several deposits through extensive field visits or mine site secondments.
6. Ability to deduce three-dimensional geology from geophysical and geochemical data.
7. Capability to visualize, describe, and defend 3D geological ore body models for most target commodities.
8. Recognition of unusual and anomalous data and understanding their implications.
9. Application of known concepts to unfamiliar situations.
10. Ability to describe geological trends clearly.
11. Decisiveness and strategic thinking.
12. Experience in developing others and stimulating enthusiasm for projects and tasks.
13. Effective delegation and leadership skills, with proven results through others.
14. Logical, well-organized approach and the ability to argue cases convincingly.
15. Follow-up to ensure timely completion of tasks with quality results.

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**1. JOB DETAILS:
**Position Title**:Geologist

**Broad Band**:M09: Professional

**Talent Pipeline Layer**:Managing Self Technical/Professional

**2. OVERALL JOB PURPOSE**:
**3. QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:
**Qualification**:
1. Bachelors Degree in Earth Science related discipline
2. Eligible for registration as a professional geologist

**Experience**:
1. 2 years' experience as Geologist
2. Experience in open pit and/or underground mine geology

**Skills**:
1. Understanding of health and safety risks and safe operating procedures in operations (essential) in remote desert environment (desirable)
2. Senior first aid certificate (essential)
3. Demonstrable commitment to health and safety
4. Working knowledge of targeted mineral deposit types
5. Computer literacy in Office suites including MS Project and Team as well as mining software e.g. Acquire, ArcGIS, ioGas, Leapfrog, Vulcan, MicroMine, Surpac, Datamine
6. Competence in data management and QAQC
7. Knowledge of ore control practices and ability to implement best industry standards if required
8. Business and Technical report writing
9. Understanding of the reporting of Mineral Resources in accordance with JORC Code 2012 (desirable)
10. Resource estimation methodology
11. Verbal, written, analytical and influencing skills in English

**4. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES**:
**Focus Area**

Get results through individual contribution, effort and self management

**Operational / Functional**

1. Consistently delivers on all service level agreements
2. Quality results through cost effective service and on time support
3. Cost awareness and control
4. Technical expertise and advice
5. Technical/operating systems and models
6. HSE targets

1. Execute drilling programs in line with operational requirements
2. Execution of grade control drilling programs with the aim of continually improving the geological modelling, grade control processes and resource and estimation modelling.
3. Contribute to the reconciliation between the mine production, mineral resource and mineral reserves
4. Active in the execution of drilling programs that add to the mineral resource, replenish ore reserve depletion and identified possible near mine targets.
5. Involved in the ranking of near mine drilling targets and the strategic direction of any near mien exploration activities
6. Execute drilling and evaluation programmes
7. Analyse, interpret and report programme results, data QAQC drilling programmes
8. Evaluate near mine exploration targets including target ranking'
9. Provide technical advice to the Chief Geologist, Principal Geologist, Geology Manager and Senior Director Geology, and direction to mine geologists, geotechnicians
11. Self consistently meets targets, due dates and quality standards (production, service, advice, etc.)
12. Ensure knowledge and compliance with health, safety and environment statutory and regulatory requirements
13. Ensure knowledge and compliance with applicable Ma'aden HSE codes, policies, procedures and practices

1. Ensure compliance to environment statutory and regulatory requirements
2. Ensure compliance to Ma'aden HSE codes, policies, procedures and practices

**Leadership**

1. Understand, support and live the Ma'aden vision, values and goals
2. Takes accountability for personal improvement, personal development, skills development and effectiveness
3. Supports and articulate personal goals that are aligned to the business direction, that lead to personal development and effectiveness; Continuously strives to improve personal mastery, professional growth and business skills (ensuring technical/professional development in specialist area)
4. Establish professional standards for work, project plans and organization to ensure service provision and effective individual contribution
6. Conduct analysis to formulate recommendations and design solutions and implement them effectively, problem solving and decisions quality - Analysed, formulated recommendations, designed solutions and implemented them effectively
7. Progress monitoring, reporting and corrective action
8. Statutory compliance and professional practices

1. Review professional literature to maintain professional knowledge
2. Keep abreast of new and emerging technologies
3. Communicate results of environmental research to peers

**Relationships
1. Build constructive working relationships with manager, peers, clients and other service providers (all stakeholders) to ensure effective stakeholder relationships
2. Supports peers/team members to achieve team objectives through knowledge sharing, networking and collaboration with colleagues and other teams
3. Maintain Manager and peer relationships marked by professional communication, behaviour and actions that results in high levels of credibility, trust and respect throughout the business unit or function
4. Consistently meet customer and business requirements through technical/professional communication
5. Puts forward new ideas, thinking and

**1. JOB DETAILS**:
**Position Title**:Principal Resource Geologist**

**Broad Band**:M12: Management**

**Talent Pipeline Layer**:Managing Self Expert Consultant (MS)**

**2. OVERALL JOB PURPOSE**:
**3. QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS**:
**Qualification**:
**1. Master’s Degree in Earth Science related discipline**
**2. Professional Geologist Registration with a recognized professional membership**

**Experience**:
**1. 15 years’ experience as a Geologist of which 5 years in resource estimation**
**2. Extensive experience in open pit and/or underground mine geology**
**3. Extensive experience in structurally complex gold epithermal systems**
**4. Competent person signoff of Mineral Resources under JORC 2012**
**5. International experience**

**Skills**:
**1. Expert understanding of health and safety risks and safe operating procedures in operations (essential) in remote desert environment (desirable)**
**2. Senior first aid certificate (essential)**
**3. Demonstrable commitment to health and safety**
**4. Expert understanding of resource modelling and industry best practices of resource modelling and geostatistics**
**5. Expert working knowledge (five years) of targeted mineral deposit type**
**6. Computer literacy in Office suites including MS Project and Team as well as mining software e.g. Acquire, ArcGIS, ioGas, Leapfrog, Vulcan, MicroMine, Surpac, Datamine**
**7. Expert competence in data management and QAQC**
**8. Expert knowledge of ore control practices and ability to implement best industry standards if required**
**9. Business and Technical report writing**
**10. Expert understanding of the reporting of Mineral Resources in accordance with JORC Code 2012 (desirable)**
**11. Expert resource estimation methodology**
**12. Verbal, written, analytical and influencing skills in English**

**4. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES**:
**Focus Area**

**Get results through individual expert contributions, influence & efforts**

**Operational / Functional**

**1. Consistently deliver solutions which contribute to business results and improved competitiveness (consulting advice, business options)**
**2. Deliver quality solutions/ service cost effectively on time and within risk parameters**
**3. Provide advice that are generally accepted and implemented on programmes and systems, creating a competitive advantage for organization, leading to quality results**
**5. Deliver cost effective results**
**6. Risk results**
**7. HSE targets**
**8. Conduct research & development that leads to new solutions being implemented in the organization**

**1. Own the mineral resource model and associated geological databases using industry standards and best practices**
**2. Provide resource and reserve technical assistance to mining engineering and mine geology**
**3. Oversee and manage the development and improvement of the operational grade control block models**
**4. Oversee and manage the development and improvement as well as the implementation of industry standard resource estimation and geological modelling practices and procedures and assist with the

We are seeking a Development Geologist, with expertise in reservoir characterization and development of tight sand plays.

This Division is responsible for the characterization and development of an established tight sand play in the Kingdom, through initiating and executing integrated subsurface projects to guide development campaigns in order to meet gas production targets from unconventional resources. In addition, the division offers support to production engineering for stimulation and hydraulic fracturing operations.

The Tight Sand Development Geologist's primary role will be to generate and interpret fit-for-purpose geological models for reservoir characterization, field development plans, and hydrocarbon in-place assessments by integrating sedimentology, petrophysics, and geomechanics as well as drilling, stimulation, and production.

Candidate will be required to perform and demonstrate the following:

1. Use geological models to recommend placement of wells and supplementary processes to enhance production.
2. Integrate and utilize geological and engineering data to optimize field development strategy.
3. Identify opportunities for workovers, infill drilling, and multi-well pad optimization.
4. Perform complex geological assignments such as resource assessments and create volumetric calculations to determine reserves estimations.
5. Build and document static models while illustrating with cross sections, maps, cross plots, histograms, and summary tables, with high efficiency in using Petrel or RMS software.
6. Work with reservoir engineers and reserve auditors to determine reserve estimations.
7. Collaborate with field production and drilling departments on well performance and optimization.
8. Champion operational activities from planning to execution using a Collaborative Work Environment by working closely with drilling, production engineering, and reservoir engineering teams.

The successful candidate will possess the following characteristics:

1. A Bachelor’s degree in Geology or a related science as appropriate to the required discipline. An advanced degree is preferred and will reduce prerequisite work experience stated below by one year for a Master's degree and two years for a Ph.D.
2. Approximately 15 years’ experience with at least 5-10 years in unconventional tight sand plays across different unconventional hydrocarbon basins required. We will consider candidates with more or less experience depending on the quality of their experience.
3. High level experience in integrating regional to field-scale geological evaluations and applied petroleum systems analysis with knowledge of industry best practices in development optimization and operational efficiency with a high efficiency in using static modeling software such as Petrel and RMS.
4. The candidate must have the ability to work on a multidisciplinary team with excellent interpersonal and presentation skills for knowledge sharing objectives.

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The candidate will have experience in field development with exposure to geological evaluation and multi-well pad execution specific to active horizontal geosteering operations. The candidate will also have experience providing assistance in well planning and drilling execution capable to work in a real-time operations center on shift rotation with multidisciplinary teams.

Technical Requirements:

1. Experienced utilizing well known geosteering applications such as StarSteer is required.
2. Experienced with geosteering automation (AI) or assisted geosteering is an advantage.
3. Able to conduct data analytics using Python scripting, TIBCO Spotfire, Orange or similar apps.
4. Proficiency in data visualization platforms such as PowerBI or Tableau.
5. Capable of performing 2D and 3D seismic interpretation is an advantage.
6. Knowledgeable on directional drilling technology use, RSS, and mud motors.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Provide geological input on target selection, wellbore trajectory and geosteering operations.
2. Work in a 24/7 rotation schedule remotely monitoring operations from the headquarters.
3. Work on shift rotation, days and nights as per the 8 hour shift program.
4. Geosteer complex wells using advanced LWD technology independently.
5. Train junior professionals to develop the required real-time operations skills.
6. Monitor well execution and operation maintaining proper communication with rig site.
7. Use drilling parameters and well correlations to identify coring points.
8. Document operations in written reports and illustrate with cross sections, maps etc.
9. Evaluate current practices to identify improvement opportunities Company wide.
10. Present methodology and project evaluation to technical management.

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Geology or a related science as appropriate to the required discipline. An advanced degree is preferred and will reduce prerequisite work experience stated below by one year for master degree and two years for PhD.

We are targeting 10+ years’ experience with at least 5-10 years in unconventional plays including shale or tight gas, with some US experience in unconventional hydrocarbon basins required. We will consider candidates with more or less experience depending on the quality of their experience.

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The Senior Database Geologist supports the Chief Database Geoscientist in implementing changes to importing procedures and database customizations. They are also responsible for continually reviewing and maintaining the integrity and quality of the exploration data. They will train users in database software and assist in data importation.

Required Skills and Experience:

1. Extensive knowledge of SQL and SQL Server Management Studio.
2. Extensive experience in Fusion, DataShed, or Aquire.
3. Focus on error prevention rather than correction.
4. Detail-oriented with the ability to recognize anomalous data.
5. Ability to integrate exploration principles with data management.

Preferred Skills:

• Knowledge of Python and big data analytical tools.
• Skills in Business Intelligence visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau).

Additional Qualities:

• Multi-cultural experience.
• Strong communication skills.
• Open-mindedness and adaptability to team needs.
• Logical, organized, and diligent in task follow-up.
• Ability to work in an agile environment and adapt to changes.

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The Senior Database Geologist supports the Chief Database Geoscientist in implementing changes to importing procedures and database customizations. They are also responsible for continually reviewing and maintaining the integrity and quality of exploration data. The role includes training users in database software and assisting in data importation.

Qualifications and Skills:

1. Extensive knowledge of SQL and SQL Server Management Studio.
2. Extensive experience with Fusion, DataShed, or Aquire.
3. Focus on error prevention rather than error correction.
4. Detail-oriented with the ability to recognize anomalous data.
5. Ability to integrate exploration principles with data management.
6. Knowledge of Python and big data analytical tools is an advantage.
7. Skill in Business Intelligence visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau) is an advantage.
8. Multi-cultural experience.
9. Strong communication skills.
10. Open-mindedness and adaptability to the needs of the exploration team.
11. Logical and organized approach.
12. Ability to follow up to ensure timely task completion and quality results. Agile and adaptable to changes.

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The Chief Database Geoscientist understands both database infrastructure / management as well as the exploration workflow. They adapt and customize procedures and the database structure to suit the needs of the exploration team. They are responsible for a team of database geoscientists who support and maintain the integrity and quality of exploration data.

Qualifications and Skills

1. Extensive knowledge of SQL and SQL Server Management Studio.
2. Extensive experience in Fusion, DataShed, or Aquire.
3. Geological database experience at a major mining company or a medium-tier company with an extensive project portfolio.
4. Experience implementing a database system at a new site.

Personal Attributes and Competencies

1. Focus on error prevention rather than correction; detail-oriented.
2. Ability to recognize anomalous data readily.
3. Willingness to integrate exploration principles with data management.
4. Knowledge of Python and big data analytical tools is an advantage.
5. Skill in Business Intelligence visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau) is an advantage.

Leadership and Communication

1. Good leadership skills; develops others; multicultural experience.
2. Strong communication skills.
3. Open-minded, able to accommodate exploration team needs, share information, and teach/coach others.

Additional Skills

1. Delegates effectively with understanding.
2. Logical and organized.
3. Follows up to ensure timely task completion and quality results.

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