Job DescriptionPosition Description:We are looking for an Environmental Manager to join the Cortez team. The role is responsible for Environmental Sustainability programs, ensuring continued compliance with all legal obligations and improvement on environmental performance, including accountability for water management, habitat improvement and reclamation, ISO14001 certification, and waste management and recycling. The Environmental Manager ensures that permits are obtained, revised, or updated as needed to facilitate seamless mine plan implementation.
Responsibilities:- Actively manage all environmental programs and compliance for open pit and underground mining operations, including overseeing the collection of data necessary to ensure the accurate and timely environmental reporting to site management and regulatory agencies;
- Communicate with all departments and government agencies, at local, state and federal level, on environmental compliance matters;
- Manage all key environmental aspects related to water, waste (non-hazardous and hazardous), air quality, lands (public and private), and reclamation/closure;
- Oversee the preparation of environmental reports and other technical documents that are submitted to local, state and federal regulatory agencies
- Liaise and coordinate with the Corporate permitting team to ensure that Operational perspectives are taken into consideration during large scale permitting activities;
- Track permit renewals, regulatory proposals and pending legislation;
- Develop and manage the environmental department budget;
- Coach and mentor environmental department personnel to aid in professional development of skill sets
- Assure compliance with company and site-specific policies, standards, procedures and objectives associated with site processes, initiatives/projects and recommend new policies or procedures, if necessary;
- Direct the site development of guidance material and programs to support implementation of NGM's Environmental Management System and associated ISO 14001:2015 standard;
- Participate in the development of audit protocols and coordinate internal and third-party audits to confirm compliance with all legal and other requirements;
- Engage with business partners, community stakeholders and NGO's on business matters as needed;
- Prepare recommendations for upper management on the implementation of new environmental systems, procedures or organizational changes;
- Conduct operational effectiveness reviews to ensure environmental compliance; and,
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications:- Bachelor's Degree in technical discipline such as Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Biology or Geology required
- Minimum of ten (10) years demonstrated environmental experience required
- Minimum five (5) years mining experience (open pit and underground operations) required
- Minimum five (5) years supervisory experience required
- Experience working on public land required
- Experience in engaging with U.S. agencies preferred
What We Can Offer You - A comprehensive compensation package including a competitive medical, dental, and vision plan with national provider networks, a 401k retirement plan with employer contribution, paid time off, company-sponsored medical clinics, company match share purchase program, and much more!
- Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team.
- Opportunities to grow and learn with the industry colleagues are endless.
- Access to a variety of career opportunities across the organization.
