Manager Environmental

Description:

Must take a personal and active approach to health, safety and environment and understand and follow all state, federal and company health, safety and environmental requirements applicable to the work area and tasks assigned.

Summary of Position:

The role of the Manager, Environmental is to manage the development and implementation of environmental programs in accordance with governmental requirements.  In addition the role will provide regulatory support to the mine, including coordination of environmental monitoring, reporting and permitting to ensure mine operations are conducted efficiently and in an environmentally responsible manner.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Conducts studies and prepares environmental impact reports for new construction projects, mine processes and permit changes.

• Reviews and analyzes environmental documentation issued by the federal, state and local regulatory agencies.

• Determines impact of new or changing regulations on company operations and publishes compliance strategies and requirements.

• Evaluates proposed regulations to determine financial, industrial, public and environmental impact.

• Interacts with federal, state and local regulators to resolve compliance issues; establishes permit requirements and assists in federal, state and local regulatory audits.

• Represents Company in government and industry rule-making activities.

• Mentor and provide leadership to site environmental staff

• Project Management, including planning and scheduling of: capital projects, and direct special projects

• Continually monitor Environmental and Regulatory Requirement Changes and communicates appropriately

• Subject matter expert in Environmental and Regulatory Requirements

• Responsible for Environmental and Regulatory Compliance

• Responsible for all permit activities

Qualifications:

      Knowledge and Relevant Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Natural Resource or related discipline.

• Minimum of eight years of relevant industry experience.

• State Surface Foreman Certification preferred.

• Professional Engineer Certification preferred.

Skills:

• Excellent communication skills: written, oral and presentation formats in a corporate environment.

• Strong technical skills including CAD work, spreadsheets, and technical writing

• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately

• Strong negotiating skills

Leadership/Management:

• Demonstrates competence in key areas of management and leadership expertise including: relationship management, communication, staff direction and motivation, financial planning and control, quality management, risk management, and the achievement of targets

• Ability to interface professionally with representatives of governmental and non-governmental organizations

• Demonstrated initiative and resourcefulness along with attention to detail

• Must be assertive, take initiative and be able to propose alternate strategies to meet company demands

• Ability to build relationships and work well across functions

• Must be able to manage competing demands, accept criticism and constructive feedback, while being extremely adaptable and flexible

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is required to continuously sit with frequent forward bending and rotation. The employee must frequently lift, carry and/or move up to 15 pounds; rarely to horizontally lift up to 34 pounds; and rarely lift, carry and/or move up to 50 pounds or swing up to 12 pounds. The employee is required to rarely push or pull up to 100 pounds of force. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms; occasionally use a right hand grip up to 30 pounds of force; and rarely use hand at an elevated level. The employee is required continuously stand with forward bending and frequently rotating; kneel; and frequently to walk; climb stairs; crouch; squat repetitively; and occasionally crawl. Rarely the employee is required to squat repetitively or reach up to 74”. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Working Environment: Works in office environment and site environment. This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Working outdoors in all weather conditions; working in plant environment; working in shop environment; and working in the cab of equipment or vehicle.

A review of this position has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties. All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent(s) will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently with or without accommodation. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. The above job profile reflects the requisite knowledge, skills and abilities for this position and is not intended to be all encompassing. Other duties and responsibilities may be expected based on operational and departmental needs.