Job Description

POSITION DESCRIPTION – SENIOR DIRECTOR, EXPLORATION

POSITION OVERVIEW

Reports to: Vice President, Exploration

Location: This position is based in Vancouver, and we welcome applications from diverse candidates across Canada who are open to relocating.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Senior Director, Exploration is responsible for providing operational leadership and business expertise to optimise exploration investment across Eldorado’s global portfolio of properties, development projects and mining operations. Reporting to the Vice President, Exploration, the role has functional responsibility for jurisdictional exploration programs and teams. The Senior Director, Exploration drives and supports workflows and activities focused toward discovery of new gold and base metal resources, including execution oversight of definition and testing of opportunities for standalone development, in addition to enhancing and expanding resources to sustain existing mining operations. The role characterizes operational performance and enables continuous improvement, supports the assessment and mitigation of portfolio risks, and drives value creation in alignment with corporate objectives and sustainability goals. Demonstrable leadership in health, safety and sustainability, and promotion of Eldorado’s core values, is foundational to the role.

POSITION DETAILS

Strategic Exploration Leadership:

• Co-develops and implements the global Exploration strategy aligned with the company’s business goals to enhance discovery of new gold and base metal resources and asset resource growth.
• Supports jurisdictional Exploration Managers in the budgeting, planning and delivery of technically sound exploration programs, focused on safe operations, respect to environment and communities, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency.
• Collaborates with jurisdictional Exploration Managers to develop operational management systems and define mid- to long-term strategic approaches to ensure correct deployment of Exploration's resources.
• Collaborates with jurisdictional Exploration Managers, Mine Site/Development Project Geology and Site Leadership, and Corporate (Technical Services) Resource Geologists to define and implement strategies for asset resource growth, including identification of enablers and delivery risks.

Exploration Operational and Technical Leadership:

• In collaboration with jurisdictional Exploration Managers, drives operationally safe and effective exploration programs supported by timely permitting, standardized procurement processes, and well-managed contractors and service providers.
• Collaborates in the development, monitoring and benchmarking of project KDPs, KPIs and other metrics, and critically assesses Exploration operational performance metrics to inform improvement opportunities.
• Ensures that technical objectives are met through program delivery, and agility to fast-track or exit projects based on new results is maintained.
• Drives change management in the design and implementation of new exploration activities, technology adoption and software solutions that expedite workflows enabling faster decision-making.
• Supports and guides systematic collection of geoscience, environmental and social data for decision-making, baseline, and investment purposes.
• With a global view, identifies and recommends opportunities to optimize provider services and costs.
• Ensures compliance with regulatory and corporate standards in all jurisdictions of operation.
• Supports workflows to rate and rank the portfolio based on geoscience, commercial, and above ground risk and opportunity criteria, and tied to economic metrics to demonstrate quality and value over time.

Team Leadership and Collaboration:

• Collaborates with Exploration technical specialists, mine and development project geoscientists, field technicians, and safety and sustainability colleagues to ensure programs are operated to Company standards.
• Collaborates with internal stakeholders including Technical Services, Finance, Legal, Procurement, Operations and Safety & Sustainability to align Exploration with broader business objectives.
• Mentors and develops teams, fostering a high-performance, discovery-driven, and safety-focused culture.
• Supports in communications and reporting of Exploration activities for internal and external purposes.
• Represents the company with government authorities, partners and service partners as required.
• Maintains an industry network as pertinent to Eldorado's commodities and jurisdictions of interest.

VALUES

• Collaboration – We succeed together.
• Integrity – We are honest and do the right thing.
• Agility – We continuously assess, adapt, and navigate to find solutions.
• Courage – We embrace the unknown and face changes head-on.
• Drive – We persevere through adversity, remaining committed to delivering on our promises.

QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE & PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in a Geoscience or related discipline, with current or eligible Professional Geoscientist (P.Geo.) status in Canada.
• Extensive operational exploration experience in early-stage generative and near-/in-mine environments.
• Proven track record in managing multiple exploration programs covering a range of geologic environments and mineral systems, in complex terrains, across multiple jurisdictions, and with diverse teams.
• Proven track record in systematic exploration, including search space reduction and discovery of new ore bodies, resource expansion and characterization, and identification of reserve replacement opportunities.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Based at the corporate office in Vancouver, BC, with up to 30% international travel required.

The salary range for this position is $208,000 to $286,000. The actual base salary offered is determined based on the successful candidate’s relevant experience, skills, and competencies, taking into consideration internal equity. Qualified candidates with the required qualifications and relevant experience can expect an offer between the minimum and around the midpoint of the range. Progression toward the higher end of the range is based on higher qualifications and experience, or demonstrated performance in the role.

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