West Region Mining Practice Lead

At HDR, our employee‑owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. We weave diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and foster a sense of belonging throughout the company and within our communities.

We’re seeking a West Region Mining Practice Lead who is a Seller/Doer with a key focus on Technical Leadership, Project Management, Program Building, Staff Growth, and Business Development.

• Lead project management, technical support, and program building for greenfield and brownfield mining projects.
• Provide technical leadership to guide project teams on approach, requirements, and scope, ensuring successful project completion.
• Monitor and communicate project status to HDR operations leadership and coordinate with internal teams to assemble and onboard the right multi‑disciplinary members.
• Expand the program service offerings within the West Region through collaboration with area and national teams and by training and mentoring newer team members.
• Engage in client interaction, including awareness of client challenges and positioning technical value during proposals and project completion.
• Recruit and develop personnel to grow the Mining Practice in the West Region and expand capabilities.
• Represent HDR as an active member of local and regional organizations, presenting at industry events and collaboratively developing proposals.

• Bachelor’s degree in a professional, architecture, engineering, or closely related field.
• 10 years of experience in a related field.
• Maintains a professional or engineering registration and related technical experience.
• Experience developing and managing diverse teams.
• Works cooperatively with other business class regional directors, operations managers, technical directors, and marketing managers on business class efforts.
• Committed to quality, improvement, and HDR values.
• Has an attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee‑owned culture.

• Bachelor’s degree in mining engineering, civil engineering, chemical engineering, or a related discipline.
• Professional Engineer licensed in at least one state (multiple preferred).
• 15+ years of related industry experience.
• 10+ years of mining project management experience.
• Experience managing mining projects to 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.
• MSHA certification.
• Experience with open pit and underground mines, hard rock, soft rock, and industrial minerals consulting and operations.
• Experience with block modeling software.
• Experience working for a mine operating company.

Benefits:
Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, short‑term and long‑term disability, life insurance, employee assistance, paid time off, parental leave, paid holidays, retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus, and tuition reimbursement.

Salary: $175,000 - $200,000 (based on experience and location).

Primary

Location:

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Other locations include Phoenix, AZ;
Reno, NV;
Boise, ;
Fort Collins, CO;
Tucson, AZ;
Coeur d’Alene, ;
Las Vegas, NV;
Denver, CO;
Colorado Springs, CO;
Englewood, CO.