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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

• Lead planning of complex exploration projects and moderate-scale development programs in Sweden, including drilling campaigns, electromagnetic surveys, and reconnaissance programs • Lead 1–3 concurrent projects of varying size, complexity, and jurisdiction, with accountability for planning and execution • Lead procurement strategies: contractor selection, bid evaluation, benchmarking, and contract administration for Sweden-based programs • Develop detailed project-level risk and hazard identification, risk assessments, mitigation plans, and critical control implementation, with particular attention to Swedish winter construction conditions • Lead project kick-offs with integrated teams and contractors, covering scope, execution strategy, and risk management • Contribute collaboratively to data collection planning during Phase 4a of the Exploration Project Lifecycle • Generate creative field operations scenarios outside conventional boundaries that lead to efficient programs • Lead end-to-end execution of assigned projects from mobilization through demobilization and closure • Provide strong leadership during changing field conditions, including Arctic and sub-Arctic weather events • Track and forecast production rates, spend profiles, and resource requirements • Manage and direct all field activities: lead contractor performance evaluation, feedback, and improvement • Maintain daily contact with and monitor the status of KoBold personnel and contractors while in the field; maintain close communication with the Project Geologist, Project Data Scientist, and the Senior Project Planner • Lead site remediation and rehabilitation activities per Swedish regulatory standards • Lead contractor performance reviews and lessons learned to drive continuous improvement • Lead execution within regulatory compliance, monitoring, and reporting in accordance with Swedish mining and environmental legislation (including the Mining Act 621/2011 and Environmental Protection Act), EU regulations, and the practices of our joint venture partners • Ensure execution is done within Swedish permitting processes, land access agreements, community relations, third-party agreements, and any joint venture requirements • With leadership direction and support, represent KoBold Metals with local Swedish stakeholders, including communities, landowners, municipal authorities, and environmental bodies • Create ways of working that allow us to continue to work more effectively and to be nimble so that we can support machine-learning-driven dynamic field programs, where we adapt our plan based on the data we collect at each stage • Mentor Field Operations Supervisors: ensure field operations follows KoBold’s systems, practices, and leading industry standards

🎯 Requirements

• At least 12 years of experience conducting field operations in mineral exploration and mining, oil and gas, or a related industry, with demonstrated progression in complexity and responsibility • Advanced knowledge of construction methodology, including winter and frozen-ground construction (tracks, pads, ice roads) relevant to Nordic 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 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 all 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 prepare complete and accurate deliverables based on the Exploration Project Lifecycle and synthesize findings for integrated project teams and leadership • Ability to work in remote and isolated locations for extended periods of time, including Swedish Norrbotten and other Nordic environments • A high degree of independence and the ability to work effectively with limited supervision • Must speak, read, and write in Swedish and English; additional language skills are of benefit • Valid First Aid Certification (Level 3 or Wilderness First Aid preferred).

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • Retirement plans • Paid time off • Flexible work arrangements • Professional development