Environmental Permitting Engineer - Mining & Infrastructure

Virtualent; Santa Fe Capital; On-site; ARS 138,361,000 - 215,229,000; Full time

Job summary

Bechtel is seeking an Environmental Permits Manager for a project in Argentina. You will manage the obtaining, maintenance and monitoring of environmental permits to ensure compliance with national and provincial regulations, aligning engineering, planning and field activities with the permit route and project schedule.

The role bridges engineering with regulatory authorities, translating legal requirements into verifiable design criteria and driving timely permit progress to prevent detentions

Qualifications

• Experience obtaining, maintaining and monitoring environmental permits.
• Ability to translate legal requirements into design criteria.
• Experience with provincial and national environmental authorities.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and update permits matrix and submission deadlines.
• Submit Environmental Impact Report and biennial updates.
• Supervise environmental baselines (air, water, soils, flora/fauna).
• Define regulatory constraints for design and construction.
• Provide status reports and coordinate with communities and authorities.

Skills

Permits management

Regulatory liaison

Environmental compliance

Project scheduling

Communication with authorities

Education

Environmental Science / Engineering degree

Environmental law or management degree desirable

Tools

Geographic information systems

Excel / data analysis

Job description

Bechtel is seeking an Environmental Permits Manager for a project in Argentina. You will manage the obtaining, maintenance and monitoring of environmental permits to ensure compliance with national and provincial regulations, aligning engineering, planning and field activities with the permit route and project schedule.

The role bridges engineering with regulatory authorities, translating legal requirements into verifiable design criteria and driving timely permit progress to prevent detentions