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Kinross Gold Corporation · 6 hours ago

Kinross Nevada - Senior Environmental Engineer

Round Mountain, NV

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

Kinross Gold Corporation is a Canadian-based global senior gold mining company with operations in the United States. The Senior Environmental Engineer will provide environmental services for gold mining operations, ensuring compliance with environmental regulations and managing activities related to tailings and heap leach facilities.

MiningMining TechnologyPrecious Metals

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Develop, coordinate & monitor all activities related to safe operations of heap leach facilities (HLF), including permitting, design, and surveillance (including monitoring and inspection), emergency planning, and HLF management plans and procedures follow all applicable regulatory requirements or Kinross Standards for the Nevada sites

Coordinate, participate, and manage the Engineer of Record (EoR) inspection(as needed) to track the performance of the HLF for Nevada sites. Coordinate, participate in, and manage EoR inspections, third party reviews, and other HLF inspections/reviews

Manage & implement any & all action plans and schedules for any internal or external review reports at the Nevada sites after VP-GM approval of such action plans

Support the process teams, deputy General Manager (GM) and Vice President-General Manager (VP-GM) in decision making for the HLFs

Coordinate with the Director, Tailings and Environment (DTE) to ensure that corporate requirements are met

Coordinate & assist the Project Superintendent on any new and/or expansion construction of the Nevada sites HLFs

Manage, complete, and ensure all reporting requirements, including any action item status are completed on-time to the VP-GM & the DT

Manage, coordinate & monitor all activities related to tailings including technical aspects, safe operation, permitting, design, construction, operation, surveillance (includes monitoring and inspection), and emergency preparedness

Frequently communications with the Environmental Manager, Nevada Operations to ensure that regulatory commitments are met & proactively managed & effectively communicate with site personnel regarding tailings & regulatory obligations

Coordinate, participate in, and manage the agency inspections, annual EoR inspection, third party reviews, and other tailings inspections. Interact with EoR to track the performance of the tailings facility

Review, update & submit as needed annually the Operation, Maintenance and Surveillance (OMS) manual, Emergency Action Plan (EAP), prior to annual dam safety inspection

Coordinate with Environmental personnel water balance, management of process water, reclaim water management & seepage performance. Water balance to align with Kinross Water Management Standard

Lead the Run-Out Studies for the Nevada sites: Coordinate with the EoR the development of the run-out locations, analysis assumptions & types, & the requested level of detail in modeling & run-out mapping and review with DTE prior to completing the run-out study

Ensure the Nevada site Tailings management plans are following all applicable regulatory or Kinross standards requirements

Manage, complete, & ensure all reporting requirements, including any action item status are completed on-time to the VP-GM & the DT

Effectively communicate with regulatory and government agencies, site personnel, and professional associations, to develop and maintain good working relationships and regulatory compliance as needed

Complete permitting activities in a timely manner working in collaboration with site personnel

Monitor proposed environmental regulatory changes with an eye to their effect on operations and demands on resources (personnel, financial)

Inform the Environmental Manager Nevada Operations, immediately of any compliance or permitting issues that may affect the company

Comply with all company policies and procedures

Meet or exceed the performance expectations established by management

Punctuality and regular attendance required

Perform other functions as assigned by supervisor

Qualification

Environmental EngineeringMining ExperienceWaste PermittingRegulatory ComplianceMicrosoft ProductsGIS SoftwareCommunicationOrganizational SkillsTeam Collaboration

Required

A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Environmental Engineering

A Bachelor's or Master's in a related scientific or engineering discipline will be considered (e.g., metallurgical, civil or mining engineering; geology, chemistry, hydrology, etc.)

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Able to communicate effectively with all levels of employees and management, regulators/other governmental representatives

Strong organizational and administrative skills

Able to effectively describe environmental regulatory requirements to a diverse workforce

Able to work independently and as part of a team, in cooperation with other departments at the Nevada sites

Experience supervising and evaluating the performance of others

Experience using the following software: Microsoft Products

Must be at least 18 years old and authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis

Must have a valid driver's license

Complies with all Kinross & Nevada sites health, safety and environmental policies and procedures

Have a strong commitment to safe working practices

Is alert and observes, corrects, and reports unsafe conditions

Follows operating procedures and complies with all regulatory requirements

Preferred

Previous environmental experience is preferred

8 years of mining experience is preferred

Work experience at a gold mine is also preferred

Experience in Waste, NEPA Permitting, Reclamation, and Air Quality would be assets but is not required

Experienced with system(s)/database(s) established to manage regulatory obligations is preferred but not required

Preference will be given to experience using the following software: 'Monitor Pro' or other environmental records/obligations management system, AutoCAD, Map 3D or other GIS software, GoldSim

Preference may be given to an individual with working experience in Nevada

Company

Kinross Gold Corporation

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Kinross Gold Corporation is a senior gold mining company with a diverse portfolio of mines and projects in the United States, Brazil, Chile, Mauritania, and Canada.

Founded in 1993

Toronto, Ontario, CAN

5001-10000 employees

https://www.kinross.com/

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