Director of Geology
industrial_energy_operations › Geology · M5 — M5 — Senior Director · Management
Directs geological exploration and resource evaluation programs across multiple sites or regions.
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What this role is
Directs geological exploration and resource evaluation programs across multiple sites or regions. At the Senior Director (M5) level, the role owns multiple functions or a large department, org-level trade-offs and investment, and drives multi-function results. Leads directors and managers.
What this level does
- Directs strategic geology areas through subordinate department managers, with decisions impacting overall division operations and resource-estimation credibility company-wide
- Defines the methods and standards by which complex, org-wide geological interpretation and resource-assessment problems are resolved
- Influences executives and major clients on key technical and commercial matters spanning geological programs, contracts, and deliverable risk
- Establishes the division's approach to GIS/geospatial infrastructure, field-safety governance, and integration of geological data across project lines
- Knowledge applied
- Applies division-wide expertise to direct strategic geology areas through subordinate managers, defining methods and standards.
- Complexity & problem solving
- Resolves complex org-wide interpretation and resource-assessment issues with business-wide implications.
- Collaboration & interaction
- Influences executives and major clients on key technical and commercial issues.
- Typical experience
- 10–12+ years including second-level management and strategy work.
Skills at this level
- Analyzing Data or Information
- — Identifies the underlying geological principles, reasons, or facts by breaking down field, mapping, and laboratory data into separate parts to interpret deposits and subsurface conditions.
- Getting Information
- — Observes, receives, and obtains geological information from all relevant sources including field surveys, aerial photographs, rock samples, and remotely sensed data.
- GIS and Geospatial Technology
- — Uses GIS, remote sensing, and geospatial technologies including ArcGIS to produce geologic mapping and manage geodatabase attribution in an enterprise environment.
- Geological and Groundwater Modeling
- — Uses groundwater and geological modeling software plus graphics editing and data manipulation tools to produce publication-quality figures and geospatial analyses.
- Communication
- — Presents geological research findings clearly to varied audiences, including both scientists and stakeholders without a geoscience background, through reports, papers, and presentations.
- Field Study Planning and Sampling
- — Plans and directs field studies, visiting locations to collect physical samples and conduct surveys, and coordinates specialized laboratory chemical analyses such as geochronology and geochemistry.
- Resource Deposit Interpretation
- — Analyzes aerial photographs, rock samples, and integrated data to locate deposits of natural resources and estimate their size and commercial significance.
- Contract and Commercial Management
- — Owns the contractual and commercial framing of geological deliverables, extending accountability beyond geology into contract negotiation and client program commitments.
- Team Leadership and Mentoring
- — Provides leadership across geology project teams and mentors junior staff, developing field competencies toward interpretation and accountability.
- Working with Computers
- — Uses computers and computer systems to enter, process, and interpret geological data, run modeling software, and manage geospatial workflows.
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