Regional Environmental Permitting Lead

marianaminerals; Utah; On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Mariana Minerals is seeking a Regional Permitting and Compliance Environmental Engineer to lead permitting execution and compliance across its U.S. mining, processing, and refining sites.

You will manage NEPA/EA/EIS workstreams and coordinate with federal and state agencies to ensure environmental commitments are integrated into design and operations. You will also implement Environmental Management Systems, oversee air and water compliance, and contribute to due diligence for acquisitions and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Civil/Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Geology, or related field.
• 7+ years of U.S. environmental permitting and compliance experience in mining, energy, or large infrastructure.
• Demonstrated familiarity with multijurisdictional U.S. environmental regulatory framework across local, state, and federal agencies.
• Experience managing NEPA EA/EIS processes from scoping to Record of Decision with BLM and consultants.
• Working knowledge of CAA, CWA, RCRA, ESA, EPCRA, and state/local permitting programs.
• Experience integrating permitting requirements into FEL 1–3 and design, and implementing/auditing EMS.
• Strong technical writing, agency negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Comfort operating in portfolio-wide role with potential regional ownership as portfolio grows.

Responsibilities

• Own and execute permitting roadmaps across federal, state, and local agencies for all project sites in the U.S. portfolio.
• Manage NEPA EA/EIS workstreams from scoping to Record of Decision with BLM and consultants; ensure mitigation and reporting feed into design and construction.
• Integrate permitting requirements into FEL 1–3 and collaborate with engineering to keep commitments on schedule and budget.
• Serve as primary contact with federal and state agencies across assigned projects.
• Implement and audit Environmental Management Systems at project sites.
• Oversee ongoing compliance for air, water, stormwater, waste, and EPCRA; track deadlines.
• Direct environmental monitoring programs and timely submission of reports.
• Lead environmental due diligence for acquisitions and new projects; contribute to ESG data.

Skills

Permitting expertise

NEPA/EA

Agency liaison

Education

Environmental Engineering degree

Job description

Mariana Minerals is seeking a Regional Permitting and Compliance Environmental Engineer to lead permitting execution and compliance across its U.S. mining, processing, and refining sites.

You will manage NEPA/EA/EIS workstreams and coordinate with federal and state agencies to ensure environmental commitments are integrated into design and operations. You will also implement Environmental Management Systems, oversee air and water compliance, and contribute to due diligence for acquisitions and