operations
Posted 3 weeks agoField Operations Lead, Finland
FinlandOn-site
Responsibilities
- Lead planning of complex exploration projects and moderate-scale development programs in Finland, 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 Finland-based programs
- Develop detailed project-level risk and hazard identification, risk assessments, mitigation plans, and critical control implementation, with particular attention to Finnish winter construction conditions
- Lead project kick-offs with integrated teams and contractors, covering scope, execution strategy, and risk management
- Generate creative field operations scenarios outside conventional boundaries that lead to efficient programs Execute
- Lead end-to-end execution of assigned projects from mobilization through demobilization and closure
- 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 Close
- Lead site remediation and rehabilitation activities per Finnish regulatory standards
- Lead contractor performance reviews and lessons learned to drive continuous improvement
- Lead execution within regulatory compliance, monitoring, and reporting in accordance with Finnish 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 Finnish permitting processes, land access agreements, community relations, third-party agreements, and any joint venture requirements
- 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