East Region Mining Practice Lead

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and project management for mining projects, guiding teams on approach, requirements, and scope.
• Lead projects to successful completion, ensuring on‑budget, on‑schedule delivery with strong safety and quality records.
• Monitor and communicate project status with HDR operations leadership.
• Network internally to identify and onboard multidisciplinary local and remote team members.
• Expand program service offerings within the East Region through area and national teams.
• Train and mentor new or junior mining team members.
• Engage in business development: client interaction, technical value proposition, and proposal development.
• Recruit personnel to grow the Mining Practice in the East Region.
• Serve as an active member of relevant local and regional organizations, present at industry events, and collaborate on proposals.

• Bachelor's degree in a professional, architecture, engineering or closely related field.
• 10 years of experience in the related field.
• Maintenance of a professional or Engineering registration.
• Experience developing and managing diverse teams.
• Cooperation with other business‑class regional directors, operations managers, technical directors and marketing managers.
• Commitment to quality, continuous improvement, and HDR values.
• Active participation in an employee‑owned culture.

• Bachelor’s degree in mining engineering, civil engineering, chemical engineering, or related discipline. PE in at least one state (additional states preferred).
• 15+ years of related industry experience.
• 10+ years of mining project management experience.
• Successful completion of mining projects (under budget, on schedule, strong safety and quality).
• Familiarity with multiple commodities and soft and hard‑rock mining operations, studies, design, and execution from exploration to closure and reclamation, including greenfields and brownfields.
• Ability to lead a team on projects.
• Good planning, communication, and mentoring skills.
• Excellent competency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.
• MSHA certification.
• Open pit and underground mine experience.
• Experience with hard‑rock, soft rock and industrial minerals consulting and operations.
• Mine software experience for block modeling.
• Experience working for a mine operating company.

We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, health, performance, and success, which includes 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 Transparency: $154,350 – $219,999

Primary location:
United States – Pennsylvania – Pittsburgh

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. HDR is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.