Engineer Permitting

About the role

We are currently seeking an Engineer – Permitting to join our team. This person will perform essential duties within the Midwest environmental services department, responsible for operations in Indiana, Illinois, and Alabama, including directing or assisting in the development of surface and underground mine permit applications and reports; providing technical expertise in any of the technical aspects of permitting and compliance such as soils, hydrology, vegetation and wildlife; and preparing and/or coordinating with mine staffs on designs for hydrologic structures, permits, and reports.

Responsibilities

• Prepare scientific or engineering data for inclusion in permit applications, revisions, or amendments with the goal of meeting regulatory performance standards and minimizing mine costs.
• Prepare and review maps of permit operational plans, soils, land use, geology, and wildlife and corresponding information for inclusion in permit applications to a variety of regulatory agencies.
• Prepare and review hydrologic designs and corresponding information for inclusion in permit applications to a variety of appropriate agencies.
• Work products may include maps, text, and tables.
• Collaborate and prepare permit applications, revisions, and amendments.
• Coordinate and prepare permit administration documents including: Process landowner notification mailings (certified and other), Intent to mine, permit renewals, post-mine land use comments, 6-month mining notifications, annual blasting notices, pre-mine surveys, ground water surveys.
• Process annual blasting notice updates and submittals.
• Maintain SMCRA ownership and control data base and provide updates to regulatory agencies.
• Submit and track newspaper public notices.
• Submit necessary Proof of filing Affidavits to Regulatory Agencies as required.
• Process Preblast/Condition Survey Requests.
• Record and distribute regulatory agency correspondence.
• Manage and supervise contractors on environmental/mining related projects.
• Provide temporary assistance to the mine environmental staffs as required during times of extended personnel absences.
• Provide assistance to other Peabody Americas operations as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental, Civil, or Mining Engineering with 2–5 years of relevant engineering experience, or a Master's degree in Environmental, Civil, or Mining Engineering with 1–2 years of relevant engineering experience.
• Preferred a minimum of three years of experience in mining.
• Knowledge of Indiana, Illinois, and Alabama mining environmental regulations.

Qualifications

• A strong commitment to safety.
• Excellent organizational, computer software (Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, AutoCAD/GIS and statistical applications) and writing skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally with all levels of management, mine personnel, the general public, and regulatory agencies.
• Ability to listen effectively.
• Ability to collaborate with others in a team setting.
• Ability to work on several projects simultaneously and adjust to shifting work priorities.

Skills

• A professional engineer (PE) certification or Engineer-In-Training (EIT) certification with ability to obtain PE preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Surface Environment: Must have the ability to stand for up to 4 hours per shift, must have the ability to be seated for up to 4 hours to operate equipment or vehicles, must have the ability to work from elevated positions, walk/climb up and down stairs/steps and climb on and off equipment and ladders, must have the ability to wear required protective footwear, hearing and eye protection, and other personal protective equipment as required by Company and MSHA, must have the ability to perform repetitive hand and wrist motions (push, pull, twist, handle), and have rapid reflex movements of the arms and legs and good hand to eye coordination, must have the ability to lift/raise 10 - 50 lbs. without mechanical assistance frequently during the course of work shift, must have the ability to work in extreme conditions, including but not limited to changing weather conditions, dust, mud, varying levels of noise from low to high, varying degrees of light and dark, in and around artificial light and in a confined work area, Office: Must have the ability to sit for up to 8 hours, must be able to use a computer, communicate effectively in various forms, including by email and phone, must be able to review paper and electronic documents; complete computer entry of data from paper documents, must be able to find, remove and return files to/from file cabinets; discuss issues by telephone and in person, must be able to operate copier, fax machine, etc.