Site Environmental Lead

JDS Energy & Mining; Grand Forks; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

JDS Energy & Mining is seeking a Site Environmental Lead to support environmental management and regulatory compliance across active mining properties and exploration programs. This role collaborates with site personnel, contractors, and technical leads to implement environmental commitments consistently across the portfolio.

The position requires an experienced environmental professional who can work independently, balance field execution with compliance tracking, and support practical

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in Environmental Science, Biology, Natural Resource Management, Engineering, Geology, Reclamation, or related discipline.
• Approximately 5–10 years of relevant experience in mining, exploration, environmental consulting, industrial operations, construction, or regulatory compliance.
• Experience supervising and/or conducting environmental monitoring and site inspections.
• Familiarity with mining permits, environmental approvals, management plans, reclamation requirements, and regulatory reporting.
• Ability to interpret permit conditions and convert them into practical field-level actions.
• Strong organizational, communication, and documentation skills.
• Ability to travel between properties and manage competing priorities across multiple sites.
• Valid driver's licence.
• Professional designation or eligibility (P.Ag., P.Biol., R.P.Bio., E.P., P.Geo., AScT) is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate environmental field programs, including inspections, monitoring, sampling, consultant site visits, and reclamation assessments.
• Support permit requirements, management plan commitments, inspection findings, and corrective actions.
• Translate environmental requirements into practical field actions with site teams, contractors, and consultants.
• Maintain inspection logs, monitoring data, field notes, action registers, regulator commitments, and compliance records.
• Track deadlines, regulatory reporting, corrective actions, and compliance timelines.
• Support water management, erosion control, spill prevention, waste management, wildlife, reclamation, and exploration disturbance controls.
• Assist with environmental reports, regulator responses, inspection follow-ups, and field memos.
• Coordinate environmental requirements for access, drilling, pad preparation, water use, and field documentation in exploration programs.
• Elevate environmental risks and regulatory concerns to management and technical leads.
• Collaborate with environmental consultants and specialists to deliver field programs and regulatory deliverables.
• Participate in site meetings, inspections, and environmental reviews.

Skills

Environmental management

Regulatory compliance

Field coordination

Communication

Documentation

Travel readiness

Independent work

Driver's license

Education

Degree/diploma in Environmental Science or related

Job description

About the Role

JDS Energy & Mining is seeking an experienced and motivated Site Environmental Lead to support environmental management and regulatory compliance across active mining properties and exploration programs. This role is responsible for coordinating day-to-day environmental activities, supporting field programs, maintaining compliance documentation, and working directly with site personnel, contractors, consultants, and technical leads to ensure environmental commitments are implemented consistently across the portfolio.

This position is suited to an experienced environmental professional who can work independently, move between site-level execution and compliance tracking, and support practical environmental management for mining properties, care and maintenance activities, and exploration field programs. Key aspects of this role include: Supporting environmental compliance across active mining and exploration properties Coordinating environmental field programs and regulatory commitments Maintaining environmental documentation and compliance records Working closely with operations, contractors, consultants, and technical teams Supporting practical environmental management in dynamic field environments

The JDS Way

All employees are expected to promote and adhere to: Accept No Mediocrity Conduct Business Professionally, Ethically, and Practically Be True to Our Word Uphold the Highest Standards of Leadership, Teamwork, and Accountability Maintain Open and Honest Communication Ensure No Harm to People, the Environment, Assets, or Reputation

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate environmental field programs, including inspections, monitoring, sampling, consultant site visits, reclamation assessments, and exploration-related environmental support.
• Support implementation of permit requirements, management plan commitments, inspection findings, and corrective actions.
• Work with site-based personnel, exploration teams, contractors, and consultants to translate environmental requirements into practical field-level actions.
• Maintain environmental records, including inspection logs, monitoring data, field notes, action registers, regulator commitments, compliance evidence, and supporting documentation.
• Track compliance obligations, reporting requirements, corrective actions, and upcoming regulatory deadlines.
• Support implementation of environmental controls related to water management, erosion and sediment control, spill prevention and response, waste management, wildlife management, reclamation, contractor controls, and exploration disturbance.
• Assist with preparation of environmental reports, regulator responses, inspection follow-up materials, incident summaries, field memos, and compliance updates.
• Support exploration program execution by coordinating environmental requirements for access, drilling, pad and trail preparation, water use, reclamation, and field documentation.
• Identify and elevate environmental risks, non-compliance issues, field constraints, or emerging regulatory concerns to project management and technical leads.
• Coordinate with qualified professionals, environmental consultants, and technical specialists to support efficient delivery of field programs and regulatory deliverables.
• Participate in site meetings, inspections, planning discussions, and environmental reviews as required.

Package Details

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in Environmental Science, Biology, Natural Resource Management, Engineering, Geology, Reclamation, or a related discipline.
• Approximately 5–10 years of relevant experience in mining, exploration, environmental consulting, industrial operations, construction, or regulatory compliance.
• Experience supporting progressive industrial development and construction, including mine exploration programs.
• Experience supervising and/or conducting environmental monitoring and site inspections.
• Familiarity with mining permits, environmental approvals, management plans, reclamation requirements, and regulatory reporting.
• Ability to interpret permit conditions and convert them into practical field-level actions.
• Strong organizational, communication, and documentation skills.
• Ability to work independently, travel between properties as required, and manage competing priorities across multiple sites.
• Valid driver's licence.
• Professional designation or eligibility such as P.Ag., P.Biol., R.P.Bio., E.P., P.Geo., or AScT would be considered an asset.

Preferred Experience

• Mine site environmental compliance.
• Care and maintenance environmental management.
• Exploration program environmental support.
• Water quality, surface water, groundwater, or discharge monitoring.
• Reclamation and closure field programs.
• Tailings, waste rock, contact water, or mine infrastructure environmental oversight.
• Regulatory inspections and regulator response support.
• Spill response, incident reporting, or corrective action tracking.
• Contractor and consultant coordination.

Compensation

• Competitive compensation based on actual hours worked.
• Compensation commensurate with the experience of the successful applicant.

Character & Fit

• Practical field judgment.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Clear written and verbal communication.
• Ability to work effectively with operations, exploration, contractors, and consultants.
• Strong documentation and follow-through.
• Proactive identification of environmental and compliance risks.
• Ability to balance regulatory expectations with practical field execution.
• Confidence working across multiple properties with different priorities, conditions, and regulatory requirements.