East Region Mining Practice Lead

About the role

HDR is seeking a East Region Mining Practice Lead to support the growth of technical support needs for greenfield and brownfield projects related to permitting, design, and operations. The role involves project management, technical support, and program building.

Responsibilities

• Guide project teams on the approach, requirements, and scope to solve client challenges and ensure successful project completion.
• Monitor and communicate project status with HDR operations leadership.
• Network internally to identify and onboard the right multi-disciplinary team members to support pursuits and projects.
• Expand program service offerings within the East Region through area and national teams, as well as train and mentor new mining team members.
• Engage in client interaction, including awareness of client challenges, technical value development, and proposal writing.
• Recruit personnel to grow the Mining Practice in the East Region.
• Serve as an active member of relevant local and regional organizations, present at industry events, and mentor project teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mining engineering, civil engineering, chemical engineering, or related discipline.
• PE in a minimum of one state. Multiple states preferred.
• A minimum of 15 years related industry experience.
• A minimum of 10 years mining project management experience.
• Experience in managing mining projects to a successful conclusion (under budget, on-schedule, solid safety and quality records).
• Familiarity with multiple commodities, soft and hard-rock mining operations, studies, design, and execution from exploration to closure and reclamation, greenfields and brownfields.
• Strong relationships and significant experience winning and executing projects for mining companies in construction materials, industrial minerals, metals, phosphates, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in open pit and underground-mine operations.
• Consulting and operations experience in hard rock, soft rock, and industrial minerals.
• Experience with mine software for block modeling.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus, and tuition reimbursement.

Pay

$154,350 - $219,999