Sr. Specialist, Conservation Bank
Listed on 2026-10-16
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Science
Ecology, Environmental Science
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Anglo Gold Ashanti is a global gold mining company with a diverse, high-quality portfolio of operations, projects and exploration activities across 10 countries on four continents. We pursue value-creating opportunities involving other minerals, where we can leverage our existing assets, shareholdings, skills, and experience.
At Anglo Gold Ashanti, we assure you of work that carries significance and creates tangible results. What we do goes beyond mining. We build livelihoods in communities, champion environmental stewardship, and strengthen local and national economies. Our leaders and teams are committed to listening to and supporting each other, valuing differences, and embracing equity. We are convinced that greatness only happens when we prioritize these behaviors and the well-being of every person.
The Senior Specialist, Conservation Bank serves as the primary technical and regulatory authority responsible for the strategic development, long-term stewardship, credit ledger governance, and operational management of Anglo Gold Ashanti’s conservation banks and ecological mitigation properties across Southern Nevada. This role directs habitat enhancement projects, ensures compliance with federal and state conservation agreements (e.g., USFWS, BLM, NDOW), manages third-party ecological monitoring, and aligns conservation credit balances with the regional permitting and operational requirements of Anglo Gold Ashanti’s mining assets.
As a key environmental authority, the Senior Specialist partners closely with Permitting, Operations, Legal, Land, and Site Leadership teams, serving as a critical bridge between regulatory agencies, field contractors, and corporate environmental governance.
Key ResponsibilitiesConservation Bank Oversight & Strategy
- Lead the establishment, management, and long-term ecological stewardship of Anglo Gold Ashanti conservation banks, mitigation properties, and split-estate land assets across Southern Nevada.
- Ensure strict adherence to Conservation Banking Agreements, Habitat Conservation Plans (HCPs), Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances (CCAAs), and state/federal regulatory permits (USFWS, BLM, NDOW, NDEP).
- Maintain, audit, and reconcile the conservation credit ledger.
- Track species and habitat credit transactions against project disturbance footprints and regional regulatory offset requirements.
- Direct baseline ecological inventories, invasive species eradication, native vegetation restoration, water rights management, and infrastructure maintenance (fencing, signage, access controls) on conservation properties.
- Manage third-party environmental consultants, ecological surveyors, hydrologists, and biological contractors executing field monitoring and restoration programs.
- Serve as the primary technical liaison with regulatory agencies (USFWS, BLM, NDOW), non-governmental conservation organizations, local ranching/agricultural communities, and regional working groups.
- Oversee annual ecological monitoring reports and biological compliance filings.
- Coordinate with financial trustees regarding long-term endowment fund allocations, stewardship audits, and property maintenance funding.
- Bachelor of Science in Ecology, Biology, Wildlife Management, Environmental Science, Natural Resource Management, or a related scientific discipline required.
- Master of Science Degree in a relevant environmental/ecological field, or certified Wildlife Biologist / Professional Wetland Scientist credentials preferred.
- Minimum 7 to 10+ years of progressive experience in conservation biology, mitigation banking, ecological restoration, or environmental permitting within mining, energy, or natural resources.
- Demonstrated track record managing approved conservation banks, species mitigation credits, or habitat offset programs under Endangered Species Act (ESA) frameworks.
- Proven experience interfacing with federal and state regulatory bodies (USFWS, BLM, Nevada Department of Wildlife) and directing field-based biological contractors.
- In-depth expertise in Mojave/Great Basin flora and fauna, sensitive species life histories (e.g., Desert Tortoise, endemic aquatic species, avian species), and desert habitat restoration techniques.
- Comprehensive working…
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