Experienced Permitting Specialist

We are seeking an Experienced Permitting Specialist to join our Mine Environment team on a part-time to full-time basis. The successful candidate will support permitting and environmental related projects and field programs with an emphasis on the global mining industry.

Responsibilities:

• Provide support for mining projects, including data collection and interpretation, permitting support, baseline studies, operational support, and reclamation/remediation
• Support the development of proposals related to mine permitting projects
• Support multiple projects according to client-approved scopes of work, and deliver high-quality reports on time and within budget
• Support the designing, planning, and execution of field programs for clients
• Manage, analyze, and interpret data, and report on data, technical review, and quality control for data collection and analysis
• Work with multi-disciplinary project teams to integrate data into large-scale environmental assessments, permit applications, resource management plans, and closure plans
• Take an active role in developing and maintaining client relationships
• Actively promote a 'Safety-First' focus
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Geology, Biology, or related field, with a strong background in regulatory compliance and permitting; graduate degree preferred
• 3 to 10 years of professional experience in natural resources, permitting, consulting, or an adjacent professional field
• Understanding of state and federal regulatory mining regulations and NEPA
• Knowledge of mining-related environmental practices and standards
• Demonstrated experience in working with teams to deliver work products in a timely fashion, ideally within a consulting environment
• Excellent communication skills and an ability to execute written reports and presentations to convey technical results to a range of audiences

Preferred Qualifications:

• Graduate degree in Geology, Biology, Natural Resource Management, or related field
• Previous experience working as a consulting scientist
• Experience working with government regulators
• Experience in design and implementation of field programs
• MSHA 24-hr level qualified or recertification eligible

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
• Retirement savings
• Paid sick leave
• Paid vacation
• Paid parental leave
• Paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings

Compensation:

• Expected salary: $68,700 - $117,600