Environmental Specialist

JOB SUMMARY

The Environmental Specialist is responsible for the environmental processes at either the Eagle Butte or Belle Ayr Mine.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

- Able to meet physical demands according to Physical Demands Analysis.

- Cost effective utilization of resources to secure compliance and meet all legal and permit requirements.

- Supervise reclamation contractors and environmental consultants and projects.

- Responsible for coordination and implementation of various regulatory programs including permitting, reporting, recordkeeping, and compliance functions.

- Permitting;

- Assists in directing the identification of permitting needs including acquisition of all necessary mining and environmental permits under the various regulatory programs.

- Assists staff with permitting actions.

- Provides technical responses to agency comments.

- Compliance;

- Ensures all inspections and audits are conducted in conformance with internal policies and procedures and agency required permits and regulations.

- Develops and communicates compliance programs/requirements to internal customers and management.

- Respond to agency compliance actions.

- Assists staff with compliance functions.

- Reporting/Recordkeeping;

- Ensure all internal and agency reports/plans are submitted within specified compliance timeframes.

- Ensure all records including internal and those required by permit or regulation are collected in conformance with permits and retained in conformance with regulations.

- Ensure all environmental procedures manuals, SPCC plans, etc., are updated.

- Project Management;

- Oversee select projects including permitting actions, environmental contracts, hydrologic structures construction, dewatering programs, etc.

- Assist in developing the annual budget and tracking and controlling costs.

- Identifying and communicating mine plans and obstacles for budget purposes.

- Assist in developing and providing input relating to short-and-long-term strategies for mining, reclamation and environmental compliance.

- Maintain a safe working environment, encourage safe working procedures and encourage professional conduct within and outside the company.

- Conduct special projects as directed.

- Promote environmental awareness.

- Comply with company drug and alcohol policy.

$65K - $75K / annual DOE