Turquoise Ridge - Environmental Engineer, Water

Nevada Gold Mines; Nevada (IA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision package

401k with employer match

Paid time off

Company stock purchase program

Job summary

Nevada Gold Mines is seeking an Environmental Engineer to join the Turquoise Ridge environmental team. You will manage water-related regulatory permits, monitoring, and reporting to support both open pit and underground mining while ensuring compliance and safe operations.

The role requires working with diverse stakeholders, coordinating with contractors, and leading data management efforts to mitigate environmental impact. A related degree or equivalent experience is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or 5 years of direct experience.
• Demonstrated ability to operate independently in multi-disciplinary teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; strong interpersonal skills.
• Familiarity with compliance systems and ISO 14001 preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support mine operations in achieving production targets while ensuring environmental regulatory compliance for water-related programs and permits.
• Prepare regulatory reports and coordinate minor permitting activities for water management.
• Oversee data management to maintain compliance with permits and programs.
• Provide training support to employees and contractors; perform inspections with regulators as needed.

Skills

MS Office

EQuIS

GIS

Data management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Hydrology/Environmental/Civil/Mining Engineering or related field

Tools

MS Office

EQuIS

GIS

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

At Nevada Gold Mines, our vision is to be the world’s most valued gold mining business by finding, developing, and operating the best assets with the best people.

Position Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

At Nevada Gold Mines, our vision is to be the world’s most valued gold mining business by finding, developing, and operating the best assets with the best people.
We are looking for an Environmental Engineer to join the Environmental Team at the Turquoise Ridge operation. This team is primarily responsible for maintaining environmental compliance by assessing and mitigating potential impacts from mining. To support both open pit and underground mining, Turquoise Ridge is seeking an individual to manage compliance with environmental permits, associated monitoring and reporting, and to implement data improvement or site mitigation activities.
At Nevada Gold Mines, we are committed to a safe work environment and sending every person home safe and healthy every day and leaving a sustainable legacy for our host communities.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package including a medical, dental, and vision plan with company-sponsored medical clinics, a 401k retirement plan with an employer match, paid time off, a company stock purchase program, and much more!

Responsibilities

• Support the mine operations in achieving their production targets while also maintaining environmental regulatory compliance for water related programs and permits, including water pollution control permits, dam permits, septic permits, discharge permits, potable water permits, and stormwater permits.
• Preparation of regulatory reports.
• Coordinate minor permitting activities associated with the water management needs of the site, including review of application/modification designs and packages.
• Ability to work with multiple stakeholders with varying levels of management and expertise across Nevada Gold Mines.
• Ability to manage projects, adhere to budgets, and direct contractor work.
• Perform monitoring tasks and collect field data and samples from various surface and groundwater monitoring sources (i.e., wells, springs, etc.).
• Oversee data management to maintain compliance with the mine’s permits and associated programs.
• Evaluate monitoring data and identify changes in trends that require further investigation and potential mitigation.
• Oversee operational inspections to ensure permit compliance including accompanying regulatory inspectors on periodic inspections of work areas on and off the mine site.
• Provide training support to NGM employees and contractors.
• Comply with state and federal health and safety regulations, as well as company policies and procedures.
• Responsible for periodic after-hours on-call response to environmental incidents, as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Hydrology, Hydrogeology, Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mining Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Science or other related field; but can be substituted with 5 years of direct experience required.
• Demonstrated ability to operate independently and in small multi-disciplinary teams required.
• Excellent computer skills (eg. MS Office, EQuIS, GIS, or other data management/computer programs) required.
• Excellent verbal, written, presentation and interpersonal skills required.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously required.
• Familiarity with compliance systems and ISO 14001 preferred.
• Willing and able to work in adverse weather conditions – required.
• This position requires the ability to regularly walk over uneven, sloped, rocky, wet or icy ground and the ability to lift 40 or more pounds consistently and safely.

What We Can Offer You

• A comprehensive compensation package including a competitive medical, dental, and vision plan with national provider networks, a 401k retirement plan with employer contribution, paid time off, company-sponsored medical clinics, company match share purchase program, and much more!
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team.
• Opportunities to grow and learn with the industry colleagues are endless.
• Access to a variety of career opportunities across the organization.
• Nevada Gold Mines is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

About Nevada Gold Mines

Nevada Gold Mines is a joint venture between Barrick Gold Corporation (61.5%) and Newmont Goldcorp Corporation (38.5%), combining their significant assets across Nevada to create the single largest gold-producing complex in the world and realize the full potential of these mines through synergies and best-in-class operational improvements.
The massive mining operation comprises 8 mines along with their associated infrastructure and processing facilities that produced an estimated 4 million ounces of gold in 2018. Three of these assets are Tier One gold mines: Barrick’s Cortez; the combination of Barrick’s Goldstrike and Newmont Goldcorp’s Carlin; and the combination of Barrick’s Turquoise Ridge and Newmont Goldcorp’s Twin Creeks. In addition, Barrick’s Goldrush-Fourmile project has the potential to become the fourth Tier One asset in this portfolio. The new JV is expected to generate around $5 billion in cost savings over the next five years. Nevada Gold Mines is operated by Barrick.

About Us

Our mission is to be the world’s most valued gold and copper mining business. We are committed to partnering with our host countries and communities to transform their natural resources into tangible benefits and mutual prosperity.
Barrick is a leading global mining, exploration and development company. With one of the largest portfolios of world-class and life-long gold and copper assets in the industry - including six of the world's Tier One gold mines - Barrick's operations an projects span 18 countries and five continents. Barrick is also the largest gold producer in the United States. We create real, long-term value for all stakeholders through responsible mining, strong partnerships, and a disciplined approach to growth. Barrick shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "B" and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "ABX".

About The Team

Nevada Gold Mines (NGM) is a joint venture between Barrick (61.5%) and Newmont (38.5%) that combined our significant assets across Nevada in 2019 to create the single largest gold-producing complex in the world. NGM produces approximately 3.5 million ounces of gold a year. The massive mining operation comprises eight mines along with their associated infrastructure and processing facilities and hosts three of Barrick’s Tier One assets: Carlin, Cortez, and Turquoise Ridge. At NGM, our mission is to be the world’s most valued gold mining business by finding, developing, and owning the best assets, with the best people, to deliver sustainable returns for our owners and partners.