Engineer/Scientist- Mining - Reno, Nevada
GHD

Phoenix, Arizona


Job Description

Bring your curiosity and determination to make a positive impact on the future of mining!

Embrace exciting challenges, unlock your potential, and grow your career in an inspiring and supportive environment!

Together and with our mining clients, we will create a lasting community benefit making water, energy, and communities sustainable for generations to come.

Join our team of globally connected engineers, scientists, and specialists to help solve complex mining challenges and experience groundbreaking projects from idea to delivery, and beyond.

The US West Mining Market is a critical component of GHD's overall growth strategy in Americas. The US West Region is looking to bring onboard Engineers, Scientists, and Project Managers to strengthen and grow delivery of our mining services.

This position will be based in Reno, Nevada.

GHD is committed to creating an environment where you thrive, backing you every step of the way. Whatever tools and support you need to do your work brilliantly; we'll do our best to prove them. Because when you succeed, we all succeed.

Working within a talented and growing team, this position offers a variety of responsibilities including:

Key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

  • Working within a team of mining professionals (engineers, scientists, and other specialists) to successfully deliver projects to our clients
  • Developing clear and defensible site conceptual models for complex sites
  • Preparing work plans and technical reports/presentations for meetings with clients and regulators
  • Preparation of permit applications and regulatory compliance reports
  • Engaging in regular communications relating to project management and technical issues
  • Actively communicating with the technical team and Project Managers
  • Performing task management duties including leading scopes of work, budgets, schedules, and health & safety
  • Assisting with proposals including understanding client/project needs and aligned scopes, schedules, and budgets
  • Working within multi-disciplinary project teams, providing advice to other GHD teams
  • Supporting and mentoring junior team members in a learning and collaborative environment
The ideal candidate will have the following experience/skills:
  • Technical delivery of services within your area of expertise
  • Planning and implementation of field work
  • Ability to develop site conceptual models based on scientific/engineering investigations
  • Prepare graphics and reports that present complex technical matter in a clear and concise manner
  • Ability to develop and prepare reports for client and regulatory agency acceptance
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate with clients, regulatory agencies, and project teams.
  • Excellent communication and report writing skills (both verbal and written)
  • Strong commitment to client service
  • Mining experience related to one or more of the following:
    • Environmental or geotechnical site investigations
    • Mining-Influenced Water
    • Mine site hydrology, hydrogeology, and/or geochemistry
    • Mine Planning and Closure
    • Tailings Management/Design
    • Mining Engineering
    • Mining Exploration
    • Permitting and regulatory compliance experience for the mining industry (air, NEPA, NPDES, stormwater, etc.)
    • Water quality permitting (aquifer protection, direct discharge, stormwater)
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in engineering (civil, environmental, geological, or mining), geology, hydrogeology, environmental science, geochemistry, water resources, or other discipline relevant to the mining industry
  • MSHA New Miner (refresher current) Certification
  • Minimum 5+ years experience, 8+ years experience preferred
As a multicultural organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status or veteran status.

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About Us

Take on some of the world's toughest challenges - with GHD supporting you every step of the way.
We'll give you control over your career, empower you to find innovative solutions and help you create a lasting impact.

See where your commitment could take you with GHD.

Our Pledge to You
At GHD, we don't just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.

That's why we pledge to empower our people to make a positive impact. Combining our deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners, we respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today.

See where your commitment could take you.
That's the #PowerOfCommitment

Who we are
GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents.
The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It's what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity's most urgent needs: to make water, energy and urbanisation sustainable for generations to come.



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