ES&H Professional - 1year W2 Contract

Petroplan; Winnemucca (NV); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Per diem

Mobilization support

Demobilization and trips home covered

Job summary

Petroplan client seeks an Environmental Manager for a high-profile lithium project in Nevada, 100% on site. You will lead an environmental services program, supervise contractors, and ensure compliance with ESH systems across engineering, construction, commissioning, and startup.

Requires a Bachelor's and 7–12 years' relevant experience. Travel/trips covered, per diem, and a 57-hour week with overtime after 40. Strong data analysis, reporting, and field leadership essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 7–12 years of relevant experience or 9–12 years of relevant work experience.
• Experience with environmental management systems including compliance tracking and reporting.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and ensure regulatory compliance across project phases.

Responsibilities

• Manage an environmental services program and supervise contractors.
• Provide technical guidance on mitigation measures within ESH systems.
• Prepare technical and regulatory reports and track performance Trends.
• Support field leaders in CECP development and implementation.
• Identify activities to minimize environmental risk to project schedule.

Skills

MS Office

Construction site leadership

Environmental management

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Excel dashboards

Regulatory reporting tools

Job description

My Client is the EPCM contractor for the largest known lithium resource in the United States. Once complete, the mine and processing facilities will produce more lithium carbonate than any other facility in the United States by far, enough to power 1 million electric vehicles per year. As the EPCM contractor the client is responsible for managing and integrating the efforts of a team contractors engineering and building the facility. Earth work began in 2023 and design and procurement of long-lead equipment is underway.

The project is located in the high desert,1 hour northwest of Winnemucca. The role is 100% on site and will be a 57 hour work week, overtime is paid after the first 40 hours. A per diem is offered along with mobilization, demobilization and trips home covered.

In this role, you will support the preparation and implementation of a project Environmental Management Plan and supervise a team to support plan integration and execution. You will work with functional leads, evaluate performance trends, and provide technical guidance on mitigation measures. Your leadership will ensure protection of environmentally sensitive areas, species, and communities.

Major Responsibilities

• Manager for an environmental services program, inclusive of technical and administrative aspects.
• Supervises contractors and client contractors’ personnel and provides guidance on their work activities.
• Provides technical support within ESH teams and to Engineering, Construction, Commissioning and Startup, Operations, Legal, Contracts, Procurement, Management, and other functions regarding ESH program execution.
• Emphasizes and uses risk assessment, data analysis, and the clients ESH Management System to help track and achieve continual improvement.
• Prepares technical and regulatory reports, reviews and performs environmental assessments and studies, research issues to support ESH program execution, and evaluates data and performance trends.
• Participates in ESH emergency preparedness planning and confirms investigation and resolution of environmental incidents.
• Conducts inspections, monitoring, and sampling to assess compliance with contractual commitments, laws and regulations, and environmental permits
• Develops and maintains the project Construction Environmental Control Plan (CECP)
• Adopts client and regulatory requirements into the CECP where required by contract or law
• Actively supports field leaders in the implementation of the CECP
• Evolves and adapts the CECP through the project stages
• Identifies environmental activities to minimize risk associated with the project schedule

Education and Experience Requirements

Requires a Bachelor’s (or international equivalent) and 7- 10 years of relevant experience or 9-12 years of relevant work experience.

Required Knowledge and Skills

• Ability to utilize Microsoft office programs including word, PowerPoint, excel
• Demonstrated experience with construction projects site establishment activities including earthworks, civil works and piling
• Experience in managing environmental management systems including compliance tracking, technical report writing and development of dashboards Ability to conduct audits and inspections in compliance to project site requirements