Studies & Business Development Analyst

📋 Description

• Assist in identifying and promoting organic growth opportunities within Barrick’s Rest of World portfolio, which encompasses mine life extensions, internal growth projects, optimization studies, and strategic alternatives.

• Aid in the technical and financial evaluation of growth prospects, including production profiles, capital and operational expenses, timelines, mining and processing assumptions, sensitivities, and key value drivers.

• Create and maintain project schedules, milestone plans, action trackers, and work plans to ensure disciplined execution of studies and growth initiatives.

• Collaborate with site, regional, technical, consultant, and contractor teams to ensure that deliverables, dependencies, risks, and necessary decisions are clearly communicated and followed up on.

• Prepare executive-level reporting documents, such as briefing notes, dashboards, presentations, progress updates, and decision-support materials.

• Travel to operational and project sites to assist with studies, workshops, data collection, site assessments, and subsequent planning.

• Contribute to the establishment of consistent project standards, planning tools, reporting templates, and project definition materials throughout the portfolio.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in mining engineering, geology, business, finance, project management, or a related technical discipline.

• 3 to 10 years of relevant experience in mining, geology, business development, technical evaluation, project controls, consulting, investment analysis, data science, or corporate development.

• A solid academic background in mining, mine economics, mine planning, geology, or resource evaluation is preferred.

• Familiarity with mine planning, valuation, technical reporting, NI 43-101 compliance, benchmarking, or financial modeling would be advantageous.

• Experience in developing and managing integrated schedules across complex, multi-disciplinary projects.

• Coordination of inputs from numerous contractors and stakeholders into a unified, consolidated plan.

• Capability to monitor site progress and manage both short-term (weekly) and long-term planning cycles.

• Experience in analyzing schedule performance, including variance analysis, critical path identification, and recovery planning.

• Proficiency in preparing and presenting schedule reports, dashboards, and KPIs to project and senior stakeholders.

• Experience utilizing data analysis tools, automation, AI applications, or data science methodologies to enhance workflows, analyze large datasets, generate insights, or facilitate decision-making.

• A proven track record of operating in fast-paced project environments, fostering planning discipline and consistency among teams.

• Strong analytical abilities to interpret technical, financial, and operational data and pinpoint key value drivers, risks, and opportunities.

• A working understanding of mining project fundamentals, including production profiles, capital and operating costs, mine planning assumptions, processing limitations, and project economics.

• Excellent project coordination and planning capabilities, including managing schedules, milestones, action trackers, deliverables, and follow-through across various workstreams.

• High data literacy, with the ability to structure, analyze, and interpret datasets; experience with Excel, Power BI, Python, AI tools, or other data science applications is a plus.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to create concise technical summaries, dashboards, and executive-level presentations.

• A high level of organization, attention to detail, and initiative, with the ability to manage competing priorities, work independently, and effectively engage with site, regional, and corporate teams.

🏝️ Benefits

• A comprehensive compensation package that includes bonuses and site-specific benefits.

• The opportunity to make a significant and lasting impact.

• Work within a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team.

• Opportunities for growth and learning alongside industry colleagues.

• Access to a wide range of career opportunities across the organization.