Field Operations Lead

🕒 September 17

🌐 United States, Canada – Remote

🇺🇸 United States – Remote 🇨🇦 Canada – Remote

💵 $125k - $150k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

⚙️ Operations

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KoBold Metals

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2019

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

🔬 Science

⚡ Energy

Artificial Intelligence • Science • Energy

KoBold Metals is a company specializing in advanced mineral exploration. By investing over $100 million annually across 60+ projects on five continents, KoBold is at the forefront of using artificial intelligence and novel hardware to transform mineral exploration into a repeatable science. The company aggregates comprehensive data on the Earth's crust and utilizes proprietary AI tools, including the Machine Prospector® system, to minimize uncertainties in exploration. KoBold Metals is committed to ethical exploration practices and is backed by world-class investors dedicated to discovering and developing new battery metal resources. Their innovative approach leverages AI to build the world's largest geoscience information collection and model subsurface data statistically.

📋 Description

• Plan and lead complex mineral exploration projects and moderate-scale development programs across North America • Lead 1–3 concurrent projects, including drilling campaigns, electromagnetic surveys, and reconnaissance programs • Lead procurement strategies, including contractor selection, bid evaluation, benchmarking, and contract administration • Develop project-level risk and hazard identification, assessments, mitigation plans, and critical controls • Lead project kick-offs with integrated teams and contractors • Execute assigned projects from mobilization through demobilization and closure • Lead field operations during remote, seasonal, and extreme-weather conditions • Track and forecast production rates, spending, and resource requirements • Manage field activities and evaluate contractor performance • Monitor KoBold personnel and contractors in the field and coordinate with project geology, data science, and planning staff • Lead site remediation and rehabilitation activities • Lead contractor performance reviews and lessons learned • Ensure regulatory, permitting, land access, community relations, third-party agreement, and joint venture compliance • Represent KoBold Metals with North American communities, landowners, authorities, Indigenous groups, and environmental bodies

🎯 Requirements

• At least 12 years of experience conducting field operations in mineral exploration and mining, oil and gas, or a related industry • Advanced knowledge of construction methodology, including seasonal and terrain-specific construction relevant to North American operating environments • Advanced understanding of helicopter-supported exploration, including utilization optimization and emergency response considerations • Strong understanding of procurement processes: RFP development, bid evaluation, and contract administration • Strong understanding of reclamation, rehabilitation and closure planning • Demonstrated commitment to health and safety standards, including incident management, root cause analysis, and corrective action implementation and verification • Strong conceptual knowledge of HSE, Land and Permitting, Legal, and Business Development systems as applied to exploration projects • Ability to manage and supervise KoBold staff and contractors on all aspects of field activities, including complex and higher-risk field programs • Ability to design complex field programs including scope, cost estimates, risk assessments, procurement, and project execution plans • Ability to work in remote and isolated locations for extended periods across North American environments • High degree of independence and ability to work effectively with limited supervision • Must speak, read, and write in English • Valid First Aid Certification • Preferred: experience with US federal/state or Canadian federal/provincial regulatory frameworks • Preferred: experience with dedicated exploration teams including Geologists and Data Scientists • Preferred: familiarity with project management principles and managing projects remotely across multiple jurisdictions • Preferred: experience with logistics for complex remote operations • French language skills are an asset

🏖️ Benefits

• Equal employment opportunity workplace and affirmative action employer • Hands-on exposure to exploration projects around the world • Travel to project sites, with a minimum of one week per year