Senior Environmental Engineer
OceanaGold
- Kershaw, SC
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Support safety action plans and processes to meet company safety objectives
- Oversee adherence to permitting conditions and provide assistance to mine operations to insure compliance with regulatory requirements
- Acquire and develop necessary background and environmental monitoring data
- Modification and development of appropriate mining and reclamation plans
- Monitoring of environmental controls for mine operations
- Coordinate with State and Federal agencies on mining operations and permitting
- Provide oversight of engineering consultants in preparation of permits and amendments, directing daily work toward project completion
- Assist in coordination of environmental audits, leading audit teams
- Escort State and Federal Environmental Inspectors during site inspections
- Prepare and track environmental reporting requirements
- Play an active role in philanthropic environmental programs in nearby communities
- Manage special engineering projects as needed
- All other duties as reasonably required
- Bachelor of Science Degree in engineering, geology, biology, environmental science, or equivalent field
- Master's degree desirable but not required - equivalent experience may be substituted for educational background
- 5 years minimum experience in relevant field
- Working knowledge of environmental regulations and current environmental issues
- Experience in mine permitting in United States
- Proficiency in MS Office - AutoCAD a plus
- Excellent organizational and communication skills, both written and oral
- Ability to manage multiple tasks with minimal supervision
- Working knowledge of EPA and Mining rules pertaining to surface and underground mining
- Excellent safety and attendance record
- Excellent problem solving skills with complex problems, including both definition of the problem and generation and evaluation of solutions.
- Excellent planning and organisational skills, including goal setting, group performance monitoring and the ability to modify priorities where necessary to achieve these goals.
- The ability to make a decision from a range of competing options where the outcomes are not entirely predictable.
- Effective written and oral communication skills, and the ability to convince others to co-operate and contribute.
- Occasionally may be required to lift moderately heavy objects (up to 25 pounds) during the course of the workday.
- Work is in a surface mine plant setting, which may include exposure to extremes in temperature and humidity.
- Personal protective equipment is required when performing work in a mine environment, including hard hat, hearing protection, safety glasses, safety footwear, and as needed, respirator, rubber steel-toe boots, protective clothing, gloves and any other protective equipment as required.
- Haile Gold Mine, Inc. promotes a drug/alcohol free work environment through the use of mandatory pre-employment drug testing and on-going random drug testing.