Land/Reserves Resource Manager

Company:   Confidential         (JS-185-09)                   

Position:  Land/Reserves Resource Manager

Location:  Overland Park, KS     (Corporate Headquarters)

Reports To:             Vice President of Engineering                                                   

Compensation:   $ 110,000 +/-       (Commensurate with Experience)

Benefits: Comprehensive and Competitive Insurance and Retirement Package                   

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OUR CLIENT: Is a worldwide leader in the production and distribution of inorganic materials. They are the third largest producer of salt in the world and have twelve facilities in the United States and Canada.

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Summary:  This position functions with a high degree of autonomy and reports directly to the VP Engineering. Resource Manager will manage the Company’s property, mineral reserves, mineral leases, and will lead the team to assure long term viability of each sites mining plan.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Company Plant Property, Mineral Reserves, and Mineral Leases.

• Maintain records of property documents, lease agreements, governmental obligations

• Reviews and Approves Site Mining Plans

• Maintains compliance with regulatory requirements

• Works with business teams, plant leaders, and engineering function leaders to set priorities and provide/acquire resources to meet agreed plans.

• Assures compliance with contract schedule

• Project Engineering

• Provides resources to supply technical support as necessary.  

• Develop strategic plan for acquisition or future mining opportunities

• Proactively investigates mineral asset opportunities to build asset portfolio for future opportunity

• Supports Technical requirements for Mining or Solution Mining operations

• Supports Company Engineering Group

Education and Experience:

• Bachelors Degree Engineering or Geology

• 10 years + of mining based project experience; and equivalent experience in leadership role required.

• Significant experience/involvement with mining plans, mining reserves, property development, permitting and leasing

• Advanced degrees in related fields of engineering are preferred, with active participation in professional or industry associations

• Computer proficiency with AutoCAD (management level) Microsoft Office, MS Project or Similar. 

Skills and Abilities:

Strategic – This individual must be sensitive to the past, but make recommendations based on current best practices in the industry and the company’s future security.  The ability to translate broad goals into resource requirements, systems and programs is important.

Technically Competent – This individual will earn credibility by providing insight, sound judgment and practical guidance for solving current problems.  High quality education and experience with the ability to apply technology sensibly is important

Communication - This individual must be able to communicate effectively and precisely at all levels of the organization.  Active listening skills, appropriate conversational style, strong business writing and public-speaking ability are important

Innovative – Finding better ways to do things takes both imagination and an ability to break down complex issues into manageable tasks.  This individual must be able to see possibilities where others see roadblocks and sell ideas internally in appropriate language.

Project Oriented – This individual will be expected to know the status of project activities and keep others informed without performing the work personally.  The ability to identify critical paths, anticipate problems, extract data and manage multiple projects is important.

Congenial – This individual should be very determined, yet patient in pursuing longer-term objectives.  The ability to influence behavior, build consensus and influence priorities in a corporate organization requires a “win-win" philosophy, good interpersonal skills and a good sense of humor.

Visionary Leadership - Must effectively lead a team which provides sound engineering with process improvement vision and inspiration to meet business objectives. 

Dependability  - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Keeps commitments; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.

Qualified Candidates should email a word copy of their Resume to:

john@therivergroupinc.com

About The River Group

 Resumes presented to The River Group are never submitted to a client company unless the candidate authorizes the submission of the resume and agrees to become a candidate for the position.

 After your resume is submitted to the company you will be assisted in every way possible throughout the recruiting process, including preparation for the telephone and personal interview, gathering references, evaluating offers and managing the negotiations