West Region Mining Practice Lead

About the role

HDR is seeking a West 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, including recruiting personnel to grow the Mining Practice in the West Region.

Responsibilities

• Guiding project teams on approach, requirements, and scope to solve client challenges and leading projects to successful completion
• Maintaining communication with HDR operations leadership regarding project status
• Networking internally to identify and onboard the right multi-disciplinary team members for pursuits and projects
• Expanding program service offerings within the West Region through area and national teams, as well as training and mentoring new mining team members
• Managing client interactions, including awareness of client challenges, technical value development, and proposal writing
• Leading a team on projects, managing budgets, schedules, safety, and quality
• Developing and managing diverse teams, collaborating with other business class regional directors, operations managers, technical directors, and marketing managers
• Presenting at industry events and mentoring 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
• Minimum of 15 years related industry experience
• Minimum of 10 years mining project management experience
• Experience in managing mining projects to a successful conclusion (budget, schedule, safety, quality)
• Familiarity with multiple commodities, soft and hard-rock mining operations, studies, design, and execution from exploration to closure and reclamation
• Strong relationships and significant experience winning and executing projects for mining companies in construction materials, industrial minerals, metals, phosphates, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• MSHA certification
• Open pit and underground mine experience
• Hard rock, soft rock and industrial minerals consulting and operations experience
• Mine software experience for block modeling
• Experience working for a mine operating company

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

The expected compensation range for this position depends upon skills, experience, education, and geographical location. The targeted salary range for this position (based on experience and location) is $175,000 - $200,000.

Schedule

Full-time

Employee Status

Regular

Business Class

Industrial Services