Description
Assess, plan, and manage the environmental aspects of mining projects from exploration through closure. Specify water, air, waste, and tailings controls and operational practices that ensure regulatory compliance, sustainability, and cost-effective performance. Inspect sites and systems for environmental risks and performance, and lead monitoring, mitigation, and reclamation programs. Coordinate permitting, reporting, and stakeholder engagement on environmental issues.
- • Inspect mine sites and facilities for environmental risks, compliance, and effectiveness of controls.
- • Advise on mine layouts and schedules to minimize habitat disturbance, emissions, and water use.
- • Analyze geologic, hydrologic, and ecological data to assess environmental sensitivities and pathways.
- • Prepare environmental impact assessments, permit applications, plans, and budgets.
- • Monitor water, air, noise, and biodiversity indicators to verify compliance and performance.
- • Design and oversee water treatment, dust suppression, and emissions control systems.
- • Recommend extraction and processing methods that reduce waste, energy use, and pollution.
- • Prepare technical reports and dashboards for regulators, management, and stakeholders.
- • Implement spill prevention, waste management, and reclamation programs.
- • Sample and analyze groundwater, surface water, soils, and air; specify corrective actions.
- • Develop and use GIS and models for hydrology, dispersion, tailings risk, and monitoring.
- • Plan and manage tailings and waste rock storage to minimize environmental and geotechnical risk.
- • Design closure and post-closure reclamation plans, including soil handling and revegetation.
- • Oversee installation and maintenance of monitoring wells, sensors, and containment systems.
- • Evaluate data to improve mitigation technologies and sustainability metrics.
- • Conduct field trials of remediation methods and treatment performance.
- • Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate environmental requirements into plant and infrastructure designs.
- • Supervise and train environmental staff; lead audits, incident investigations, and community engagement.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
