Health, Safety and Environmental Manager

Manager - Health, Safety & Environmental Position Responsibilities

• Demonstrate commitment to safety
• Safety Leadership: Champion the company's safety culture and systems, ensuring compliance with MSHA and site policies. Guide leadership in embedding health and safety into daily operations.
• Risk & Emergency Management: Direct loss control strategies, maintain the Emergency Response Plan, and oversee investigations, reporting, and incident cost management.
• Environmental Compliance: Ensure adherence to environmental regulations, permits, and licenses. Oversee permitting studies and support mine plan changes and expansions.
• Regulatory Engagement: Represent the mine with MSHA and environmental regulators, ensuring compliance and effective reporting.
• Health & Security Oversight: Partner with Health Superintendent to manage site health services and supervise security operations.
• Performance & Planning: Track HSE KPIs, manage budgets, and provide insights to support decisions and continuous improvement.
• Team Leadership: Lead, coach, and develop HSE staff to strengthen capability and culture.
• Take on additional tasks and responsibilities as assigned, demonstrating flexibility and initiative.

Required

• 10+ years of related work experience in health, safety and environmental.
• Experience managing a team.
• Ability to work independently and as a member of the senior management team.
• Strong verbal, written and analytical skills, the ability to influence others, and the ability to interact effectively with all levels of employees and management.
• Able to speak, comprehend, read, and write English.

Preferred

• BA or BSc in related area
• Previous mining experience
• Thorough understanding of MSHA and other safety-related regulations.
• Thorough understanding of federal, state, and local environmental laws and regulations, as they relate to mining operations.
• Previous experience in reclamation.
• Understanding specific knowledge of ‘multiple use’ land management concepts as they relate to mining, forestry, agriculture, and recreation.
• Basic knowledge of all phases of mining and milling operations.
• A working knowledge of the provisions of all environmental permits and regulations.