[Remote] Program Manager (Mining)
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. GHD is a global professional services company committed to environmental sustainability. They are seeking a Mining Program Manager to lead a program of work within their Environmental Assessment and Remediation Group, ensuring compliance with mining laws and managing stakeholder engagement across multiple projects.
Responsibilities
- Lead an integrated program plan for mining-related environmental work, including closure, waste management, and supporting technical disciplines
- Ensure compliance with relevant mining laws, environmental regulatory authorities, and any consent order requirements; drive readiness to meet cleanup criteria
- Coordinate technical SMEs and delivery partners; align field execution, reporting, and data management under standardized PMO controls
- Maintain program visibility through governance cadence, dashboards, evidence packs, and verifiable deliverable acceptance
- Manage stakeholder engagement and issue escalations with clear decision rights and documented outcomes
- Maintain regulatory compliance in active production settings while enabling operations through timely environmental support
- Lead programmatic delivery across geographically dispersed sites; bundle work to improve field resourcing, scheduling, and regulatory reporting efficiency
- Coordinate regulatory SMEs by basin/state and support early regulator engagement, advocacy, and consistent reporting expectations
- Oversee program tools and controls such as compliance tracking by basin/regulatory authority, digital field data collection, and data visualization for program visibility
- Implement early deviation detection and mitigation (cost, scope, compliance) and promote standardized billing, invoicing, and PO processes
Skills
- 10+ years of experience in the environmental market with a strong record of developing and implementing projects within the industry
- Bachelor degree in a science-or engineering related field
- Demonstrated experience leading multi-project programs or value streams within a PMO-style governance model
- Proven ability to establish decision rights, governance cadence, change control, and risk management practices
- Experience working with regulated environmental, operational, or industrial programs with strong compliance expectations
- Strength in performance management, financial oversight (forecast/variance), and partner/vendor/subcontractor governance
- Strong communication skills and ability to lead integrated teams across multiple disciplines and geographies
- Experience with digital field data collection, automated reporting workflows, and analytics dashboards used for compliance/performance monitoring
- Background in Upstream field support programs (basin/state regulatory environments) and/or mining closure and waste management programs
- Familiarity with structured delivery frameworks that embed assurance (verification, documentation, audit trails) into workflows
- Professional Registration (Engineer or Geologist) is a plus
Benefits
- 401K - Employees are eligible to participate on the first day of the month following 3 months of service
- Paid time off – Our PTO benefit is designed to provide eligible employees with a period of rest and relaxation, sick, and personal time throughout the year. PTO starts at 16 days per year and increases with years of service
- Holiday Pay - Holiday pay is provided for eligible employees. GHD observes 9 holidays per year. Holiday pay will be based on the regular set schedule for the employee
- Wellness Benefit- Regular full-term employees are eligible to participate in the wellness reimbursement program. GHD will reimburse 50% of the cost of the following to maximum of $250.00 reimbursement annually for such items as: Health club membership fees, Home exercise equipment purchases, Bicycles, Race, run & marathon entrance fees, Smoking cessation programs, Weight loss programs (i.e.—Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig), Fitbits and Fitness Tracking devices
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