Process Safety Management (PSM) Engineer

Coeur Mining, Inc.; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Coeur Mining, Inc. is seeking a Process Safety Management (PSM) Engineer in Chicago. This role involves supporting the design and deployment of corporate safety frameworks across diverse mine sites. The ideal candidate will have 5–8 years of experience in high-hazard environments and proven exposure to the engineering lifecycle. Responsibilities include auditing current sites, developing training modules, and overseeing action tracking systems. Full professional proficiency in English is required, with Spanish proficiency as an advantage. The position offers a flexible, hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of experience in high-hazard environments, specifically processing plants or mining.
• Proven exposure to the engineering lifecycle including design and construction phases.
• Broad understanding of industrial equipment and ability to interpret P&IDs and PFDs.
• Experience facilitating risk assessment workshops involving cross-functional teams.
• Experience in incident investigation and Root Cause Analysis.

Responsibilities

• Support Corporate teams in auditing the current maturity level of all sites.
• Assist in drafting corporate standards for hazard identification and risk assessment.
• Develop and deliver training modules to Site Champions.
• Lead on-site 'Mechanical Expansion' coaching site teams.
• Conduct analytics on site-level performance and monitor key indicators.
• Adapt Corporate guidelines to practical field-executable procedures.
• Ensure high-risk recommendations are funded and tracked on time.

Skills

Industrial Background

Technical Literacy

Risk Leadership

Analytical Rigor

Language & Mobility

Education

5–8 years of experience in high-hazard environments

Proven exposure to engineering lifecycle

Tools

Process Safety Information (PSI)

Job description

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Process Safety Management (PSM) Engineer

Full Time Professional Chicago, IL, US

6 days ago Requisition ID: 2140

Company Summary

We are a U.S.-based, well-diversified, growing precious metals producer with seven wholly-owned operations: the New Afton gold-copper mine in British Columbia, Canada, the Rainy River gold-silver mine in Ontario, Canada, the Las Chispas silver-gold mine in Sonora, Mexico, the Palmarejo gold-silver mine in Chihuahua, Mexico, the Rochester silver-gold mine in Nevada, the Kensington gold mine in Alaska and the Wharf gold mine in South Dakota. In addition, the Company wholly-owns the Silvertip polymetallic critical minerals exploration project in British Columbia, Canada.

Coeur is the only mining company with headquarters in Chicago. The office is conveniently located in the heart of downtown Chicago, near public transportation. Coeur offers a flexible, hybrid work model and a culture that prioritizes health and safety, teamwork, career development, and growth. We are a growing business with various opportunities in accounting, IT, engineering, technical services, HR, and other corporate functions.

Position Overview

The Process Safety Management (PSM) Engineer is a high-impact, strategic role reporting directly to the Corporate PSM Director. The primary mission is to support the design, deployment, and long-term sustainability of the Corporate PSM Framework across seven diverse mine sites. We are seeking a top-tier learner, a resilient, flexible professional capable of navigating complex change management environments. The successful candidate will act as a bridge between Corporate standards and Site operations, enthusiastically engaging local leaders and multidisciplinary teams to transform "Risk on Paper" into "Risk in the Field". This role requires a unique "Soft-Technical" blend. During the first two years, the PSM Engineer will be the "Face of Change". Must be technically competent enough to earn the respect of Site Engineers, yet empathetic enough to manage the friction that naturally occurs during a multi site system rollout. Look for candidates who demonstrate "Disciplined Execution" in their previous roles.

Please note, this role is only on a consulting/professional services agreement (PSA) basis for a period of approximately 6 months.

Key Responsibilities

• Maturity Assessment & Baseline: Support Corporate teams in auditing the current maturity level of all sites, identifying gaps against RAGAGEP (Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices).
• Standardization & Design: Assist in drafting the "North Star" corporate standards for HIRA (Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment), Management of Change (MOC), and Engineering Controls.
• Training & Capability Building: Develop and deliver high-energy training modules to Site Champions and Custodians to ensure the mechanical "Rules of the System" are understood and respected.
• Field Deployment & Coaching: Lead the on-site "Mechanical Expansion" (Year 2), coaching site teams through the first wave of Baseline PHAs, P&ID updates, and the population of the Critical Spares and MOC registries.
• Analytics & Performance Monitoring: Conduct data analytics on site-level performance, monitoring leading and lagging indicators via Corporate Dashboards to ensure consistency across the company.
• Change Management: Actively listen to site-specific challenges to adapt Corporate guidelines into practical, field-executable procedures without compromising safety integrity.
• Recommendation Stewardship: Oversee the Centralized Action Tracking system, ensuring that high-risk recommendations from HIRA and Incident Investigations are funded, tracked, and closed on time.

Qualifications

• Industrial Background: 5–8 years of experience in high-hazard environments, specifically processing plants, chemical facilities, or heavy industrial operations. Direct experience in the Mining Sector is highly valued.
• Lifecycle Awareness: Proven exposure to the engineering lifecycle, including the design, construction, and commissioning (PSSR) of capital projects and "Operational Readiness" phases.
• Technical Literacy: Broad understanding of industrial equipment (Mechanical, E&I, and Structural) and the ability to interpret Process Safety Information (PSI), such as P&IDs and PFDs.
• Risk Leadership: Demonstrated experience facilitating risk assessment workshops (HAZOP, What-If, FMEA) involving cross-functional teams and frontline workers.
• Analytical Rigor: Experience in incident investigation and Root Cause Analysis (RCA), with the ability to categorize severity and translate findings into actionable system improvements.
• Language & Mobility: Full professional proficiency in English; Spanish proficiency is a significant advantage. Ability to travel to mine sites 50%–60% of the time.