Environmental Permits Engineer - Argentina Mining EPC

Bechtel Corporation; San Juan; On-site; ARS 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Bechtel Corporation in Argentina seeks an experienced Permits Manager to obtain, maintain and monitor environmental and sectoral permits enabling project execution. You will ensure designs and field activities comply with national and provincial regulations, client standards, and commitments before authorities.

The role bridges engineering and regulator, translating legal requirements into verifiable design criteria, foreseeing restrictions, and maintaining a critical permit route aligned with

Qualifications

• Requires a university degree in Environmental Sciences or related field with professional registration and 5–8 years of environmental management experience.
• Graduate degree in environmental management or environmental law is desirable.
• Fluent Spanish with technical English; ability to liaise with provincial and national authorities.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and update the project permits matrix with competent bodies, submission requirements, deadlines and processing timelines.
• Prepare, review and submit the Environmental Impact Report and biennial updates with supporting documentation.
• Manage sectoral permits (water use, emissions, hazardous waste, etc.) and interact with authorities.
• Define environmental baselines and supervise consulting firms for data collection.
• Provide environmental constraints to design and verify compliance in the engineering disciplines.
• Maintain regulatory track of permits, alert on critical routes, and propose sequencing options.
• Support citizen participation and relations with communities and local authorities.

Skills

Regulatory knowledge

Environmental permits

Interagency liaison

GIS experience

Project scheduling tools

Bilingual Spanish/English

Education

University degree in Environmental Sciences or related field

Graduate degree in environmental management or law (desirable)

Tools

Geographic Information Systems

Project scheduling tools

Job description

Bechtel Corporation in Argentina seeks an experienced Permits Manager to obtain, maintain and monitor environmental and sectoral permits enabling project execution. You will ensure designs and field activities comply with national and provincial regulations, client standards, and commitments before authorities.

The role bridges engineering and regulator, translating legal requirements into verifiable design criteria, foreseeing restrictions, and maintaining a critical permit route aligned with