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The Head of Exploration leads the company’s discovery pipeline focused on lithium, copper, and nickel, ensuring a sustainable and value-driven portfolio of exploration projects. This role is responsible for defining and executing the company’s exploration strategy, optimising resource allocation, and fostering technical excellence in geoscience, safety, and innovation.

Reporting to the Chief Growth and Commercial your key accountabilities include:

• Lead a culture of safety leadership, ensuring that all exploration activities adhere to the highest health, safety, and environmental (HSE) standards
• Define and implement the global exploration strategy aligned with corporate growth objectives
• Identify and prioritise new opportunities that align with the company’s business goals and risk appetite
• Ensure effective execution of exploration programs across multiple jurisdictions ensuring compliance with regulatory ESG and corporate governance requirements
• Lead and develop a high performing exploration team by cultivating a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and innovation
• Drive innovation in exploration methodologies, including the use of AI, machine learning, and new geophysical/geochemical techniques
• Manage and optimise the annual exploration budget, ensuring cost efficiency and maximum value creation.

About Your Experience

Along with a proven track record in the exploration of base and battery metals you will also bring the following:

• Experience leading large-scale exploration teams and managing complex portfolios
• Strong technical background in geoscience, mineral systems, and exploration targeting
• Proven ability to integrate innovation and data analytics into exploration strategies
• Strong commercial acumen, with experience in budgeting, portfolio management, and stakeholder engagement.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and decision-making skills
• Demonstrated commitment to health, safety, and wellbeing in exploration and fieldwork environments
• Bachelor’s degree in Geoscience discipline together with post graduate qualification in a Geoscience field would be desirable.

Apply Today

Apply today with an up-to-date resume to express your interest in this role. IGO reserves the right to withdraw adverts prior to scheduled closing dates.

As an employer that values candidate care, we commit to responding to every applicant.

About Us

IGO is an ASX listed mining and exploration company focused on creating a better planet for future generations by discovering, developing and delivering products critical to clean energy.

As a purpose-led organisation with strong, embedded values and a culture of caring for our people and our stakeholders, we believe we are Making a Difference by safely, sustainably and ethically delivering the products our customers need to advance the global transition to decarbonisation.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We are focused on fostering inclusivity and improving a diverse representation of people across the business, including gender, cultural identity, ethnicity, age, education, experience, physical and mental ability, thought and/or sexuality. We encourage applications from all members of these groups, particularly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Our Culture

Our culture provides an environment where our people feel a strong sense of pride in the difference that they can make to future generations. We are bold, passionate, fearless and fun – a smarter, kinder, and more innovative team. When you join us, we will invest in your career and your development, to ensure you achieve your goals, now and into the future. Find out more about life at IGO by connecting directly with our people, who are available to answer any questions you may have: https://careers.igo.com.au/meet-our-people