The Health Safety and Environment Lead, Global will play a critical role in supporting KoBold Metals' commitment to operational excellence and zero harm across its international portfolio. This role will build and drive the implementation of health, safety, and environmental initiatives across KoBold's exploration and development locations worldwide , spanning Africa, North America, Europe, and beyond , by developing programs and policies, driving safety performance to our frontline workers, developing our HSE capability in operations, and facilitating compliance to HSE regulations.
\nAdditional responsibilities will include:
\nImplement KoBold's HSE strategy across global operations, aligning programs with corporate sustainability and zero-harm objectives across diverse jurisdictional and operational contexts Coach and train operations and technical staff to take ownership of HSE for their projects, and support the safe execution of exploration campaigns across the globe Coach and equip operations and technical staff to independently lead incident investigations and near-miss analyses using KoBold's standard methodology Develop and maintain the tools, templates, and tracking systems that enable teams to own corrective action closure and share lessons learned across the portfolio, with the HSE Lead providing technical review and support Champion a strong safety culture through visible leadership, engagement, and communication at all organizational levels and across geographically dispersed teams Provide technical HSE expertise and guidance to operations and technical leaders, supervisors, and front-line employees across all active programs and project locations Develop, review, and implement HSE policies, standards, and procedures consistent with applicable local regulations and KoBold's global standards; ensure coherence across jurisdictions while accommodating regional compliance requirements Support root cause analysis investigations for incidents and near misses across the portfolio; ensure corrective actions are documented, tracked, and closed Identify opportunities for continuous improvement in HSE management systems and operational practices globally Collect, manage, and analyze HSE performance data to track progress against targets and identify trends across the portfolio; prepare and submit regular performance reports to leadership Develop and deliver HSE training for employees, contractors, and supervisors across multiple jurisdictions, including orientation, hazard recognition, emergency response, and leadership safety training Conduct regular site audits, inspections, and risk assessments across active programs to ensure adherence to applicable HSE policies and regulatory requirements Monitor and report on environmental performance, including waste management, water usage, and emissions; support initiatives that minimize environmental impact and advance KoBold's sustainability commitments Partner with Field Operations, Technical teams, Land & Permitting, and Legal teams to integrate HSE requirements into program planning and execution from inception through closeout
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\nThe mining industry has become increasingly challenging, requiring more capital to find new ore deposits. KoBold Metals builds AI models for mineral exploration and deploys them alongside novel sensors to guide decisions on its exploration programs.
\nAbout the Role
\nIn the role of Field Operations Lead, you will plan and execute our field activities in Finland to meet our business objectives without causing harm to our people, contractors, and communities. You will report to our Field Operations Director North America & Europe and other members of the operations and exploration team.
\nResponsibilities
\nExecute
\nClose
\nCompliance and Stakeholder Engagement
\nProcess Improvement and Mentoring
\nQualifications
\nPreferred
\nAbout the Role
\nIn the role of Field Operations Lead, you will plan and execute our field activities across North America to meet our business objectives without causing harm to our people, our contractors and partners, or the communities and environments where we operate.
\nResponsibilities
\nPlan - Lead planning of complex exploration projects and moderate-scale development programs in North America, including drilling campaigns, electromagnetic surveys, and reconnaissance programs
\nLead 1–3 concurrent projects of varying size, complexity, and jurisdiction, with accountability for planning and execution
\nLead procurement strategies: contractor selection, bid evaluation, benchmarking, and contract administration for North America-based programs
\nDevelop detailed project-level risk and hazard identification, risk assessments, mitigation plans, and critical control implementation, with particular attention to seasonal and terrain-specific construction conditions across North American operating environments
\nLead project kick-offs with integrated teams and contractors, covering scope, execution strategy, and risk management
\nGenerate creative field operations scenarios outside conventional boundaries that lead to efficient programs
\nExecute
\nLead end-to-end execution of assigned projects from mobilization through demobilization and closure
\nProvide strong leadership during changing field conditions, including remote, seasonal, and extreme weather events across diverse North American geographies
\nTrack and forecast production rates, spend profiles, and resource requirements
\nManage and direct all field activities: lead contractor performance evaluation, feedback, and improvement
\nMaintain 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
\nClose
\nLead site remediation and rehabilitation activities per applicable federal, state/provincial, and local regulatory standards
\nLead contractor performance reviews and lessons learned to drive continuous improvement
\nCompliance and Stakeholder Engagement
\nLead execution within regulatory compliance, monitoring, and reporting in accordance with applicable US federal and state or Canadian federal and provincial mining, environmental, and land use legislation, and the practices of our joint venture partners
\nEnsure execution is done within applicable permitting processes, land access agreements, community relations, third-party agreements, and any joint venture requirements
\nWith leadership direction and support, represent KoBold Metals with local North American stakeholders, including communities, landowners, municipal authorities, Indigenous groups, and environmental bodies
\nQualifications
\nAt 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
\nAdvanced knowledge of construction methodology, including seasonal and terrain-specific construction (tracks, pads, access roads) relevant to North American operating environments
\nAdvanced understanding of helicopter-supported exploration, including utilization optimization and emergency response considerations
\nStrong understanding of procurement processes: RFP development, bid evaluation, and contract administration
\nStrong understanding of reclamation, rehabilitation and closure planning
\nDemonstrated commitment to health and safety standards, including incident management, root cause analysis, and corrective action implementation and verification
\nStrong conceptual knowledge of HSE, Land and Permitting, Legal, and Business Development systems as applied to exploration projects
\nAbility to manage and supervise KoBold staff and contractors on all aspects of field activities, including complex and higher-risk field programs
\nAbility to design complex field programs including scope, cost estimates, risk assessments, procurement, and project execution plans
\nAbility to work in remote and isolated locations for extended periods of time across North American environments
\nA high degree of independence and the ability to work effectively with limited supervision
\nMust speak, read, and write in English; additional language skills (including French) are of benefit
\nValid First Aid Certification (Level 3 or Wilderness First Aid preferred)
\nPreferred
\nExperience with US federal and state or Canadian federal and provincial regulatory frameworks governing exploration operations
\nExperience working on projects with dedicated exploration teams including both Geologists and Data Scientists, demonstrating sustained partnership and effective interdisciplinary collaboration
\nFamiliarity with project management principles and managing projects remotely across multiple jurisdictions
\nExperience with logistics tied to complex remote operations, including helicopter, weather, camps, chartered flights, and drilling operations
\nFrench language skills are an asset for projects in Quebec or other francophone regions
\nWhat We Value
\nEffective communication with team members across Geology, Data Science, HSE, Aviation, Legal, Community Relations, and Land and Permitting
\nPerpetuating KoBold’s ethical standards through your own actions and in communicating with others
\nLeading constructive field operational dialogue with colleagues; offering ideas freely and being willing to be wrong
\nReceiving constructive and critical feedback well and providing constructive input and guidance to others
\nRecognizing and elevating the team’s contributions, both in the field and to leadership, reinforcing a culture where strong work is visible and valued
\nInterest in contributing beyond your role and responsibilities
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You read a process and immediately start thinking about how to track it, who needs a reminder, and what could go wrong at step three.\n* You communicate with precision,short, clear, no fluff,because you know everyone around you is busy.\n* You're a natural relationship-builder who earns trust quickly and protects it fiercely.\n* You treat sensitive information like it was your own.\n* You bring positive energy to every collaboration and have a natural ability to motivate and enthuse the people around you, even when the work is demanding or the timeline is tight.\n* You have a sunny disposition that's genuinely yours,you bring good energy because that's just who you are, not because everything is always perfect.\n* You understand that you're often the messenger in the middle, and you don't take a curt Slack reply personally,you know it's not about you.\n\n* Based in the Eastern Time Zone\n* 7+ years supporting senior executives, ideally two or more simultaneously, in a fast-moving environment\n* Exceptional organizational and project management skills,you've owned multi-step workflows with multiple stakeholders before\n* Flawless attention to detail; you're the person who catches the typo in the deck title\n* Comfortable in real-time communication tools (Slack preferred) and quick to learn new systems\n* Already experimenting with AI, or excited to learn\n* Professional, discreet, and unflappable under pressure\n* Available evenings and weekends when the situation calls for it\n* Team player who will pitch in beyond your immediate scope when needed\n\n* Experience in a high-growth startup or technology company\n* Familiarity with coordinating company-wide programs or all-hands events\n* Comfort working across time zones with global teams\n\nKoBold Metals is an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunities for people of any race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, age, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.\n\nThis position is Full-Time\n\nThe US base salary range for this full-time exempt position is $120,000-$140,000, plus equity and benefits including 401k matching.\n\nLocation: Remote, but must be East Coast-based","enriched_at":1776429660387},{"id":"job_cab4499b-7c8","title":"Senior Software Engineer, Scientific Computing","source_url":"https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/koboldmetals/jobs/4624038005","location":"Remote","job_type":"full-time","experience_level":"senior","work_arrangement":"remote","category":"Engineering","description":"At KoBold we believe that a modern scientific computing stack will enable systematic mineral exploration and materially improve our rate of mineral discovery. This role is a key ingredient to this strategy. As a member of our scientific computing team, you will apply software engineering and machine learning to remote-sensing, drillhole, imaging, geophysics and other mineral exploration data in order to build scalable ML systems to help make high-speed, high-quality decisions for our mineral exploration projects. Collaborating with our exceptional team of data scientists and geologists, you will tackle complex scientific problems head-on and collectively pave the way for discoveries of vital energy transition metals like lithium, copper, nickel, and cobalt. Together we can shape the future of mineral exploration and contribute to building a sustainable world.\n\nResponsibilities:\n\n* Architect, implement, and maintain foundational scientific computing libraries that will be used in KoBold’s mineral exploration analyses.\n* Build tooling to increase the velocity of our machine learning progress, including enabling rapid prototyping in Jupyter notebooks; build experimentation, evaluation, and simulation frameworks; turning successful R&D into robust, scalable ML pipelines; and organizing models and their outputs for repeatability and discoverability.\n* In collaboration with data scientists, build models to make statistically valid predictions about the locations of economic concentrations of ore metals within the Earth’s crust.\n* Apply–and coach team members to use–engineering best practices such as writing robust, testable and composable code\n* Collaborate with data scientists, geoscientists and engineers to invent the modern scientific computing stack for mineral exploration\n* Occasional travel to exploration sites around the world to observe the impact of scientific computing on KoBold’s exploration products and design new technologies to further discovery. Travel is approximately twice per year depending on project needs.\n\nQualifications:\n\n* At least 5 years of experience as a software engineer, data scientist or ML engineer, though most great candidates will have closer to 10.\n* Track record of building production quality data processing solutions or tooling that have delivered business value\n* Proficiency with foundational concepts of ML, including statistical, traditional and deep-learning approaches\n* Proficiency in Python, ideally including array-based packages such as xarray and numpy\n* Deep experience with measured scientific data\n* Experience in visualizing scientific data for domain experts\n* Experience in MLops and in the making of robust ML systems\n* Drive to increase the velocity and effectiveness of our data scientists in both experimental and production workflows\n* Capacity to dive deep on novel challenging problems in applying ML to mineral exploration, including understanding a complex domain of geology and mineral exploration practices as well as working with limited, disparate and noisy data sources\n* Collaborative attitude to work with stakeholders with different backgrounds (data scientists, geoscientists, software engineers, operations)\n\nWork practices and motivation:\n\n* Ability to take ownership and responsibility of large projects.\n* Intellectual curiosity and eagerness to learn about all aspects of mineral exploration, particularly in the geology domain. 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As a member of our scientific computing team, you will apply decision science techniques in order to build scalable systems to help make high-speed, high-quality decisions for our mineral exploration projects. Collaborating with our exceptional team of data scientists, software engineers, and geologists, you will tackle complex scientific problems head-on and collectively pave the way for discoveries of vital energy transition metals like lithium, copper, nickel, and cobalt. Together we can shape the future of mineral exploration and contribute to building a sustainable world.\n\nResponsibilities:\n\n* Architect, implement, and maintain decision science libraries that will be used in KoBold's mineral exploration analyses.\n* Build tooling to increase the velocity of our decision making, including enabling rapid prototyping in Jupyter notebooks; build experimentation, evaluation, and simulation frameworks; turning successful R&D into robust, scalable pipelines; and organizing ML models and their outputs for repeatability and discoverability.\n* Apply–and coach team members to use–engineering best practices such as writing robust, testable and composable code\n* Collaborate with data scientists, geoscientists and engineers to invent the modern decision science technology for mineral exploration\n* Occasional travel to exploration sites around the world to observe the impact of scientific computing on KoBold's exploration products and design new technologies to further discovery. 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This role is a key ingredient to this strategy. As an early Engineering Manager on the Data Systems Engineering team, you will have the opportunity to shape how we build our product and organization to realize this vision. Through development of our robust data systems, we will empower KoBold to unlock invaluable insights and streamline intricate scientific processes. Collaborating with our exceptional team of data scientists and geologists, you will have the opportunity to tackle complex scientific problems head-on and collectively pave the way for the discoveries of vital energy transition metals like lithium, copper, nickel, and cobalt. Together we can shape the future of mineral exploration and contribute to building a sustainable world.\n\nResponsibilities of this role include:\nThoughtfully build and lead a team of high-performing software engineers, hiring and growing diverse individuals on your team\nLeverage your team in collaboration with data scientists, geoscientists, and other software engineers to plan, prioritize, and deliver impactful projects that accelerate our exploration efforts\nWork with the Head of Data Systems Engineering and interdisciplinary leaders across the company on our strategy to advance both our technical product and organization\nCollaborate with cross functional peers (geoscientists and data scientists) across the company, learning about mineral exploration. 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While this role is level-agnostic, it is best suited for engineers with experience owning and working in highly ambiguous problem spaces.\n\nAbout the company:\nThe mining industry has steadily become worse at finding new ore deposits, requiring >10X more capital to make discoveries compared to 30 years ago. KoBold Metals builds AI models for mineral exploration and deploys those models,alongside our novel sensors,to guide decisions on KoBold-owned-and-operated exploration programs.\n\nAbout The Role:\nIn this role, you will partner with exploration and engineering teams to build reliable, scalable infrastructure that makes it easier to turn data and models into real-world exploration insights. You will improve observability, streamline MLOps workflows, and maintain shared tools like JupyterHub that enable faster experimentation and collaboration. 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