Environmental Coordinator

Location: On-site, with periodic field inspections as well as travel within Nevada for regulatory meetings

Reports to: Environmental Manager

Schedule: Monday through Thursday, 10-hour days

Position Summary

The Environmental Coordinator ensures that company activities are conducted in compliance with local, state and federal environmental regulations and licenses, as well as corporate standards. The various medias that the environmental coordinator could be responsible for are air, water, land disturbance, tailings storage facility (TSF), waste, wildlife, as well as the site environmental management system, training, and reporting/certification programs. This role carries accountability for permit compliance and internal communication at site. The environmental coordinator provides technical oversight and mentorship to the Environmental Specialist. The Environmental coordinator reports to the site Environmental Manager.

Key Responsibilities

Environmental Compliance

• Supervises the day-to-day environmental compliance of the site, focusing on specific areas assigned by the Environmental Manager, that could include but are not limited to land, water, air, TSF, waste or wildlife.
• Prepare and review environmental reports, permit applications, and regulatory filings.
• Manage environmental projects, consultants, and contractors as needed

The areas of focus are listed below and the environmental coordinator is expected to take ownership of various of them, based on experience and site needs:

• Land:

Oversight of ground disturbance, drilling, and exploration activity.

Maintain reclamation permit compliance and oversee BLM/ROW permitting and maintenance obligations

• Air:

Responsible for permit compliance/reporting and stack testing programs.

Coordinate with external consultants on air permitting and modifications

• Water:

Manages the environmental monitoring program and coordinates the analytical results and reporting under the Water Pollution Control Permit.

Support permit modifications and act as the coordinator between the project team, engineering firms and environmental manager.

• Water Rights:

Support the water rights monitoring and reporting

• TSF:

Compliance oversight, including Engineer of Record (EoR) coordination, J-dam permit and external reporting

• TRI & Waste:

Provide oversight and sign-off on TRI reporting

Own the waste determination at site, and supervises the waste shipment, tracking, and reporting. Support the landfill permit application.

Environmental Incidents & Risks

• Support environmental incidents response, root-cause review, and regulatory reporting
• Participate in environmental investigations
• Escalate compliance risks to the Environmental Manager and support corrective action planning

Environmental Management System

• Prepare and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

• Develop an environmental inspection program. Conducts regular environmental inspections, ensuring compliance with company and regulatory requirements, providing recommendations and mitigate gaps

• Support ESG reporting, audits, and certifications;
• Review entries in the site Obligation Register
• Develop training content and provide regulatory sign-off on training programs (shared with Specialist on delivery)

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Geology, Engineering, or related field is required
• Minimum 7 years of environmental compliance experience in mining, oil & gas, or heavy industrial operations
• Demonstrated experience managing some of the environmental medias: air, water quality, drinking water, waste, wildlife, reclamation & closure, TRI or tailings programs
• Strong working knowledge of federal, state, and local environmental regulations (e.g., BLM, EPA, state water/air agencies)
• Strong written and verbal communication, interpersonal and analytical skills.  Able to communicate effectively with employees and management. 

Core Skills

• Regulatory interpretation and risk-based decision making
• Technical writing for permits, plans, and audit responses
• Cross-functional collaboration and leadership

Pay Range & Compensation Package

Compensation details will be discussed during the interview process.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are committed to diversity and inclusivity in our hiring practices and encourage applications from all qualified individuals.