Environmental Permitting Lead - Mining & Infrastructure

Trueml Technology, Llc; Santa Fe Capital; Remote; ARS 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Bechtel in Argentina seeks a permit management specialist to obtain, maintain and monitor environmental and sectoral permits enabling project execution. This role ensures design, planning and field activities comply with national and provincial regulations, and client environmental standards.

You translate legal requirements into verifiable criteria, anticipate restrictions, and maintain a critical permit route aligned with the project schedule.

Qualifications

• Electrical engineer degree and ten years of work-related experience in substation and Line construction.
• High Voltage experience in at least 2 mining projects.
• Job related technical knowledge necessary to complete the job.
• Ability to learn and apply knowledge of applicable local, state/province, and federal/national statutes and guidelines.
• Ability to attend to detail and work in a time-conscious and time-effective manner.
• Construction Management degree or global equivalent.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Extensive site construction experience.
• Requires an individual who excels in electrical area.
• Ability to speak/read English and Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and keeping updated the project permits matrix, identifying competent body, submission requirements, legal deadlines and actual processing deadlines.
• Prepare, review and submit the Environmental Impact Report and its biennial updates, along with the supporting technical documentation required by the provincial mining authority.
• Managing the associated sectoral permits: water use and concession, effluent dumping, emissions into the atmosphere, hazardous waste management, soil movement, intervention of native vegetation and transport of hazardous substances.
• Maintaining technical dialogue with provincial and national enforcement authorities, responding to observations, requests for additional information and audits.
• Timely alert the permits that constitute a critical route and propose sequencing alternatives when a regulatory deadline compromises the schedule.

Skills

English/Spanish bilingual

Regulatory compliance

Permitting coordination

Stakeholder communication

Environmental regulation knowledge

Project coordination

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Environmental/Regulatory management degree (desirable)

Bachelor’s in Environmental Science, Civil Engineering or related field

Job description

Bechtel in Argentina seeks a permit management specialist to obtain, maintain and monitor environmental and sectoral permits enabling project execution. This role ensures design, planning and field activities comply with national and provincial regulations, and client environmental standards.

You translate legal requirements into verifiable criteria, anticipate restrictions, and maintain a critical permit route aligned with the project schedule.