GIS & Database Geologist

Ma’aden Barrick Second Company (MBC2) – Saudi Arabia | Posted: 2026-01-08

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Job Type: Full Time
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**Position Description**
- Ma’aden Barrick Second Company is seeking to recruit for MBC2 an on-site **GIS & Database Geologist** to join and grow the team.
- Join operations through MBC2 and be part of a workplace that upholds MBC2 core values by:
- Communicating honestly, transparently, and acting with integrity
- Exhibiting a results-driven approach
- Delivering solutions that are fit for purpose
- Building a sustainable legacy
- Taking responsibility and being accountable
- Committing to zero harm
- Fostering strong and meaningful partnerships
- If you’re ready to contribute while working under MBC2 standards and values, you are encouraged to apply.

**Responsibilities**

**Geospatial Duties**
- Ensure upkeep and updates to all GIS, project geodatabase, and spatial data compilations, and ensure timely delivery to relevant team members and stakeholders
- Steer improvements and provide technical support across all aspects of exploration data management
- Interrogate datasets, critically evaluate and optimize data usability and workflows, identify issues and risks, recommend solutions, and guide teams through implementation
- Keep up to date with relevant industry and technological developments; research and recommend improvements and new ways of working with a focus on simple, fit-for-purpose solutions
- Deliver maps and data visualizations as required
- Coordinate and ensure geological data is entered accurately and on time, and regularly validate the database in a frontend (DataShed4) or SQL environment
- Regularly check for missing information, pass it to concerned geologists, and follow up to ensure all captured data is present and accounted for
- Handle and ensure sample submission to internal and external labs; perform daily checks of quality of analysis of results received; request re-assays whenever required
- Investigate issues, report them to the line supervisor, and take corrective actions if QC samples don’t pass company standards
- Provide general support across the core shed team and exploration teams in terms of QAQC control
- Adhere to drilling and sampling operational procedures and ensure team adherence

**Data Management Duties**
- (As stated in the posting) Support exploration and mining data management through database upkeep, validation, troubleshooting, automation, and QAQC support aligned with business needs and company standards

**Requirements**

**Qualification Requirements**
- Degree in Geology, GIS, data management, or a mining-related field
- Physically fit and capable of working in hot and remote environments

**Experience and Skills Requirements**
- Two years of geospatial data or exploration database management experience
- GIS tools: ArcGIS Pro, Survey123, other ESRI products, and/or QGIS
- GIS data management, geodatabase development, and administration
- Exploration and mining data management and QAQC reporting
- Database development and administration
- Data troubleshooting, manipulation, automation, and interrogation
- Strong attention to detail
- Clear and efficient communication (written and verbal)
- Well organized with excellent time and task management
- Passionate and creative problem solver
- Motivated self-learner with a deep commitment to developing others
- Collaborative, resourceful, solution-oriented self-starter
- Focus on technological solutions that efficiently serve business needs
- Ability to work effectively as part of multiple teams and independently

**Application Deadline**
- Please forward applications before: 15-Feb-2026

**Safety & Legacy**
- Commitment to a safe work environment: sending every person home safe and healthy every day, and leaving a sustainable legacy on host communities

**Posted Date**
- The posted date is not provided in the job text, so this row uses an assumed posted date of 15 days before the current date.

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