Environmental Engineer- Mining

About the role

GHD’s U.S West Mining Team is seeking a motivated Project Manager to join our Mining Team and support the planning, execution, and delivery of legacy mine reclamation and remediation projects.

Responsibilities

• Initiate and plan projects using disciplined project management practices (scope confirmation, WBS, schedule, risk planning, onboarding).
• Manage execution and controls: track progress, issues, changes, and dependencies; maintain project records in the project workspace for traceability.
• Cook up communications and reporting cadence; maintain deadline control for regulatory and client reporting obligations.
• Coordinate vendors and subcontractors under defined procedures; ensure work plans and outputs follow required verification pathways.
• Support digital field data collection and standardized reporting workflows; contribute to dashboards and evidence packs used for program and project visibility.
• Prepare deliverables and ensure they are ready for check/review with project director and/or subject matter expert approval prior to external use.
• Escalate risks and deviations early using leading indicators and agreed thresholds to support ‘no surprises’ delivery.
• Clean up projects with complete documentation, lessons learned, and handoff as required.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in leading environmental field data collection, soil & groundwater investigations, and technical report preparation programs.
• Ability to manage scope, schedule, cost, and risk with a structured approach.
• Strong coordination skills across field/office resources, and multi-disciplinary technical teams.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills; capable of producing and managing recurring reporting deliverables.
• Ownership and follow-through on commitments
• Strong attention to detail
• Effective communication with technical and non-technical audiences
• Collaborative relationships with clients and team members
• Ledgership potential and a desire to grow into larger project management responsibilities
• A balance of technical problem-solving with business and project objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Geological, Geotechnical, Environmental, or Mining Engineering, or related field
• Approximately 5+ years of technical experience in environmental remediation and site assessments, report writing, data management & interpretation, project coordination, and managing clients.
• Project management experience is required beyond day-to-day task management (e.g., defining project scope/objectives, establishing and monitoring budgets, allocating resources, anticipating/mitigating risks).
• Understanding of project management principles and methodologies required
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines required
• Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills required
• Prior experience coordinating projects, task teams, and technical work packages required
• Exposure to project budgeting, scheduling, forecasting, or client management preferred
• Exposure to project management systems such as project accounting software (e.g., BST, Deltek, etc.), MS Project, and/or Primavera P6 preferred
• Experience in remediation and reclamation of legacy mine sites preferred
• CERCLA, RCRA, and/or state-led remediation program experience a plus
• OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER certification desired
• MSHA 24-hour New Miner training desired, but not required
• Ability and willingness to travel to client meetings is required
• PE a plus, but not required