Principal Mining Resource Geologist (Senior Level)

About the role

SLR Consulting is seeking a Principal or Senior Mining Resource Geologist to join its Almaty office. You will work within the Mining Advisory team, providing technical, financial and commercial geological advice to a range of mining clients and stakeholders across multiple commodities and regions.

Key responsibilities

• Assess and audit mines and mining projects, contributing to due‑diligence and feasibility studies such as scoping studies, PEA, PFS and DFS.
• Perform geological interpretation, geomodelling, mineral resource estimation and support broader mining studies.
• Design and supervise drilling programmes, including core logging, sampling and site‑based geological activities.
• Generate, manage and interpret geological databases and related technical data sets.
• Prepare high‑quality technical reports, presentations and client‑ready outputs.
• Manage technical assignments, coordinating deliverables, budgets and cost control.
• Support business development through proposal preparation, bid coordination and pipeline growth.

Required profile

• University degree in Geology or a closely related discipline.
• Membership of a relevant professional organisation and progress toward recognised professional status.
• Operational or consulting experience in exploration, mine geology, resource geology and mineral project evaluation.
• Proven experience in geological interpretation, geomodelling and resource estimation.
• Familiarity with international reporting codes such as KAZRC, NI 43‑101, JORC, SAMREC and Competent Persons Reports.
• Exposure to project management with successful delivery against objectives, timelines and budgets.

Required skills

• Geological and spatial software: Leapfrog, Vulcan, Datamine, Micromine.
• Technical knowledge of geological interpretation, geomodelling and resource estimation.
• Understanding of reporting standards: KAZRC, NI 43‑101, JORC, SAMREC, Competent Persons Reports.