Brunel is seeking an accomplished Vice President, Geosciences to lead a multidisciplinary team of geophysicists, geoscientists, data scientists and technical analysts. This senior leadership position will oversee the delivery of high-quality subsurface insights using advanced geophysical, statistical and computational methods.

The successful candidate will establish technical standards, strengthen quality assurance, scale delivery capabilities and advance methodologies across inversion, uncertainty quantification, geostatistics and multi-physics data integration. This individual will serve as a trusted technical authority, working closely with customers, commercial teams, product leaders, operations and research and development.

Responsibilities

- Lead, develop and grow a multidisciplinary geosciences organization, including technical analysts, senior geoscientists and specialists in resource modelling and geostatistics.
- Establish organizational structures, workforce plans, career paths and technical development programs.
- Maintain accountability for the technical quality, accuracy and defensibility of all customer-facing geoscience deliverables.
- Develop and implement rigorous technical review, QA/QC, interpretation and approval standards.
- Define and advance the geoscience methodology roadmap in collaboration with research, software and artificial intelligence teams.
- Guide the application of inversion, modelling, uncertainty quantification, spatial statistics and multi-physics integration.
- Oversee feasibility assessments, survey design, technical simulations, solution scoping and proposal support.
- Build scalable delivery processes through standardized workflows, automation, capacity planning and clear documentation.




- Ensure technical solutions are appropriately scoped and can be delivered consistently against customer expectations.
- Partner with product leadership to define deliverable formats, reporting cadence, insight levels and future product capabilities.
- Collaborate with operations on data-acquisition strategies, survey design, data quality and professional report sign-off requirements.
- Work with commercial teams to resolve technical concerns and shape credible, technically defensible solutions.
- Provide technical presentations to customer executives, geoscience leaders and other key stakeholders.
- Represent the organization through conference presentations, technical publications, professional networks and industry groups.
- Maintain strong data-management practices and ensure customer information is handled securely and confidentially.
- Contribute to functional strategy, budgeting, resource planning and broader organizational decision-making.
- Promote a team-oriented, accountable and scientifically rigorous team culture focused on continuous improvement and customer outcomes.

Requirements

- Graduate degree in geophysics, geostatistics, geology, applied mathematics, statistics or another closely related quantitative discipline; a PhD is preferred but not required.
- Minimum of 12 years of applied geoscience experience within mining,



mining technology, geoscience software or a closely related industry.
- At least five years of experience leading technical teams, including demonstrated success guiding a team of 10 or more through organizational growth.
- Strong knowledge of the mining value chain, orebody characterization, resource estimation and geotechnical decision-making.
- Demonstrated experience working with or supporting the technical teams of major mining organizations.
- Advanced understanding of inversion, modelling, uncertainty quantification, spatial statistics and geostatistical methods.
- Strong computational literacy, including hands‑on Python knowledge sufficient to review, challenge and guide highly technical work.
- Experience developing and maintaining technical quality standards for customer‑facing reports and deliverables.
- Demonstrated ability to scale technical delivery using standardized processes, automation, supporting technology and effective capacity planning.
- Experience integrating geophysical information with drilling, grade, geological or other spatial datasets.
- Previous experience supporting sales or business‑development teams with the technical scoping of complex solutions.
- Strong customer‑facing abilities, with the confidence to explain complex scientific results to technical and executive audiences.
- Evidence of professional or scientific standing through publications, conference participation, industry committees or equivalent contributions.
- Comfortable using artificial intelligence tools within everyday work and technical workflows.
- Professional Geoscientist designation or eligibility to register within one

📌 Vice President, Geosciences (Vancouver)
🏢 Brunel
📍 Vancouver