Mining Permitting & Compliance Specialist – Reclamation

Tetra Tech; Colorado Springs (CO); Hybride; USD 110 000 - 140 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Comprehensive benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision coverage

Tuition for licensure and professional

Résumé du poste

Tetra Tech is seeking a Mine Permitting & Compliance professional to support permitting, compliance evaluations, reclamation, closure, and environmental management for mining projects across the western United States and beyond. The role involves coordinating with operators, engineers, scientists, regulators, and project managers on active mines and closure projects.

The successful candidate will review permit obligations, assist with inspections, and prepare technical memoranda and permit

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, geology, environmental science, natural resources, or a related discipline from an accredited university.
• Generally 8–12 years of relevant experience in mining, environmental consulting, permitting, compliance, reclamation, closure, or regulatory programs; 12+ years preferred.
• Experience reviewing permits, monitoring data, compliance records, and environmental management plans.
• Strong technical writing, problem‑solving, time‑management, and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat, Teams, and comparable project tools.
• Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams and clients.
• A Pre‑employment drug screening in compliance with state regulations is required.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license with a clean driving record without restrictions.

Responsabilités

• Review and update client permit applications, permit summaries, compliance plans, and supporting documentation.
• Evaluate environmental permitting obligations related to surface water, groundwater, air, waste, reclamation, closure, and discharge requirements.
• Support environmental compliance audits, including permit, regulatory, monitoring, and compliance‑document reviews.
• Compare air, water, soil, and sediment monitoring data with applicable standards and identify key findings and risks.
• Assess project changes to determine whether permit modifications or additional agency approvals may be required.
• Support environmental inspections at active, inactive, and abandoned mine sites.
• Prepare technical memoranda, reports, permit handbooks, due‑diligence summaries, and feasibility‑study permitting summaries.
• Coordinate with project managers, engineers, scientists, clients, and regulatory agencies.
• Assist with proposals, scopes, budgets, schedules, and client relationship development as appropriate.
• Perform other duties consistent with the position and assigned project needs.

Connaissances

Strong technical writing

Verbal communication

Time-management

Team collaboration

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, geology, environmental science, natural resources, or related

Outils

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Adobe Acrobat

Teams

Description du poste

Tetra Tech is seeking a Mine Permitting & Compliance professional to support permitting, compliance evaluations, reclamation, closure, and environmental management for mining projects across the western United States and beyond. The role involves coordinating with operators, engineers, scientists, regulators, and project managers on active mines and closure projects.

The successful candidate will review permit obligations, assist with inspections, and prepare technical memoranda and permit