Field Operations Lead (Mining)

Location: Remote; candidates can be located anywhere in the United States or Canada. Legal authorization to work in the United States or Canada is required.

Salary: $125,000–$150,000 USD base salary per year

Company

hirify.global is a scientific mineral exploration, mine development, and technology company integrating artificial intelligence, data science, engineering, geology, and new sensing technologies to discover and develop critical mineral deposits.

What you will do

• Plan and lead 1–3 concurrent mineral exploration or development projects across North America, including drilling, electromagnetic surveys, and reconnaissance programs.
• Develop project scopes, cost estimates, procurement strategies, risk assessments, mitigation plans, and execution plans.
• Lead field execution from mobilization through demobilization, managing contractors, production rates, spending, resources, and changing weather and terrain conditions.
• Coordinate with project geologists, data scientists, planners, contractors, and multidisciplinary operations teams.
• Lead site remediation, rehabilitation, contractor performance reviews, and lessons-learned activities.
• Represent KoBold with communities, landowners, municipal authorities, Indigenous groups, environmental bodies, and joint venture partners.

Requirements

• At least 12 years of field operations experience in mineral exploration and mining, oil and gas, or a related industry, with increasing complexity and responsibility.
• Advanced knowledge of construction methodology, seasonal and terrain-specific construction, helicopter-supported exploration, procurement, reclamation, rehabilitation, and closure planning.
• Experience with health and safety systems, incident management, root cause analysis, corrective actions, permitting, land access, and regulatory compliance.
• Ability to design and manage complex, higher-risk field programs and supervise staff and contractors in remote and isolated locations for extended periods.
• Must speak, read, and write in English and be legally authorized to work in the United States or Canada.
• Valid First Aid Certification is required; Level 3 or Wilderness First Aid is preferred.

Nice to have

• Experience with US or Canadian federal, state, or provincial regulatory frameworks for exploration operations.
• Experience collaborating with geologists and data scientists on exploration projects.
• Experience managing remote projects across multiple jurisdictions and coordinating helicopters, weather, camps, chartered flights, and drilling operations.
• French language skills for projects in Quebec or other francophone regions.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on exposure to exploration projects around the world.
• Regular travel to project sites is expected, with at least one week per year for all employees; field-facing roles spend significantly more time in the field.
• Collaboration across Geology, Data Science, HSE, Aviation, Legal, Community Relations, and Land and Permitting.
• Culture focused on ethical conduct, constructive feedback, open operational dialogue, and recognition of strong contributions.
• Full-time employee position at an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.