{"id":1371511,"url":"https://alion.io/job/slr-consulting-principal-mining-resource-geologist","title":"Principal Mining Resource Geologist","company":{"id":1799629,"name":"SLR Consulting","domain":"slrconsulting.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/slrconsulting","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":79,"open_postings":31,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.839,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":41,"computed_at":"2026-11-01T06:10:25Z"}},"role":"Science & Research","role_family":"Science & Research","seniority":"lead","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Almaty, Kazakhstan","Kazakhstan"],"countries":["KZ"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-09T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-09","last_verified_at":"2026-11-01T13:19:03Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":53,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":53},"description":"At SLR Consulting, we are looking for a Mining Resource Geologist, at Principal or Senior level, to join our rapidly expanding Mining Advisory team, offeringthe opportunity to contribute to projects for clients across multiple regions and commodities. Our team provides consulting services to the mining industry at every stage of project development, operationand closure, from initialexploration through to rehabilitation. This role isbased in our Almaty office in Kazakhstan.\nWith your knowledge and expertise, you will advise major mining companies, mid-caps, junior miningand exploration companies, as well as financial institutions, governments, law firms, and individual investors, on the technical, financial, and commercial aspects of geology. You will work as part of the geological team within Mining Advisory, collaborating closely with mining engineers, geotechnical engineers, mineral processing engineers, and other technical specialists across the wider business.\nThe role\nAs a Senior or Principal Mining Resource Geologist, you will contribute to a mix of due diligence, feasibility, and operational mining projects, combining technical delivery with project management and client-facing support. The role will suit someone who is comfortable working across multiple assignments, enjoys solving practical geological problems, and wants to develop further within a global consulting environment. Your main duties and responsibilities will include:\nAssessment, due diligence, and technical auditing of mines and mining projects.\n\nInputs into feasibility assessments, including scoping studies, PEA, PFS, and DFS level work.\n\nTechnical geological work related to exploration, geological interpretation, geomodelling, mineral resource estimation, and support to wider mining studies.\n\nDesign and supervision of drillingprogrammes, together with core logging, sampling, mapping, and associated site-based geological activities where required, depending on the seniority of the role.\n\nGeneration, management, review, and interpretation of geological databases and other supporting technical data sets.\n\nPreparation of high-quality technical reports, presentations, and client-ready outputs.\n\nManagement of technical assignments, including coordination of deliverables, objectives, budgets, and cost control.\n\nSupport toproposals, bid coordination, and broader business development activities to help grow the team’s work pipeline.\n\nAppreciation of local, regional, and/or national mining practices and legislation, depending on project location.\n\nParticipation in client meetings and multidisciplinary project teams; some travel will be required, including occasional short-notice travel and site visits.\n\nYou will be fully integrated into a collaborative one-team culture and will work closely with colleagues across mining disciplines and regions.\nAbout you\nYou will have relevant experience in the mining sector, ideally gained through consulting, exploration, resource geology, technical services, or mineoperations. You should be technically strong, commercially aware, and capable of communicating clearly with both colleagues and clients. Your qualifications and background should include:\nUniversity degree, or equivalent, in Geology or a closely related discipline.\n\nMembership of a relevant professionalorganisation, and registration as, or progress towards becoming, arecognisedprofessional or equivalent.\n\nOperational and/or consulting experience in exploration, mine geology, resource geology, and mineral project evaluation.\n\nExperience in geological interpretation, geomodelling, and resource estimation.\n\nFamiliarity with geological and spatial software such as Leapfrog, Vulcan, Datamine, Micromine, or similar packages.\n\nFamiliarity with international and public disclosure/reporting codes such asKAZRC,NI 43-101, JORC, SAMREC, and Competent Persons Reports.\n\nExposure to project management, including successful deliveryagainstobjectives, timelines, and budgets.\n\nExcellent analytical and communication skills, with the ability to writeconcise reports and interact confidently with clients.\n\nThe ideal candidate will be self-motivated,organised, and keen to excel in a role that combines technical quality, client service, and contribution to business growth.\nCulture & Inclusion at SLR\nWe are committed to being an equal opportunities employer, and our expectations go beyond purely complying withlegislation. Through our Regional C&I Committees, Global Council and Employee Networks, we foster an inclusive environment where all people regardless of their background can thrive.\nWe welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of their background, including those from groups that are currently under-represented at SLR, such as people identifying as 2SLGBTQI+, Indigenous peoples, ethnic minority groups, women, and people with visible or invisible disabilities, including those who are neurodivergent.\nShould you requireany special adjustments throughout the recruitment process with us, please let us know.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5050,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"Kazakhstan","iso":"KZ","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Management Consulting"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-28T04:10:48Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":23,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.512,"p_room":0.44,"age_days":53,"expected_fill_days":41,"reasons":["conf:4","stale_co","win:tail","crowd:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-11-01T06:10:25Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/slr-consulting-principal-mining-resource-geologist","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/slr-consulting-principal-mining-resource-geologist.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-01T21:06:30Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":32288,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-02T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1799629},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1799629"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fslr-consulting-principal-mining-resource-geologist"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fslr-consulting-principal-mining-resource-geologist"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fslr-consulting-principal-mining-resource-geologist"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/slr-consulting-principal-mining-resource-geologist\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fslr-consulting-principal-mining-resource-geologist"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":1371511}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"slrconsulting.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":1371511},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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