Senior Project Director (Mining)

Theres no pledge more important than the one we make to look after our environment and were committed to helping you do exactly that.

Join us as we strive to ensure a sustainable future for our communities and the world we live in.

Become part of our global network of skilled engineers scientists auditors planners and environmental specialists all working together to leave this world better than we found it.

Who are we looking for

GHD is seeking an experienced Senior Mining Project Director to provide delivery leadership governance and assurance across complex environmental programs supporting the Mining value stream. This role is ideal for a senior professional who thrives in regulated environments and brings a strong track record of compliant defensible and repeatable project delivery for owner operators.

As a Senior Project Director you are a trusted advisor to clients comfortable operating at the intersection of technical delivery regulatory compliance and program governance. You bring deep familiarity with state mining laws consent orders and cleanup criteria and you know how to embed QA/QC verification and documentation controls into day-to-day execution so compliance is achieved by design not inspection.

Success in this role requires lateral thinking decisiveness and the ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams through ambiguity while maintaining schedule quality and regulatory certainty.

Working with an energetic and high performing team this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:

• Approve project planning and ensure fit-for-purpose execution plans (scope schedule resourcing risk and stakeholder communication).
• Lead monthly project health checks to confirm regulatory status schedule adherence technical progress risks and subcontractor performance; assign corrective actions and document closeout.
• Maintain documentation and traceability: ensure outputs are tracked issued/received transmittals are recorded and an audit trail is maintained for key deliverables (plans analytical packages reports submittals meeting notes corrective actions).
• Ensure communications reporting plans and deadline control are defined during initiation/planning and actively tracked to meet reporting obligations on time.
• Oversee vendor and subcontractor governance including use of prequalified vendors review of work plans/procedures and verification pathways consistent with deliverable requirements.
• Enforce output verification and quality requirements prior to external use; ensure competent check/review and director approval are completed and evidenced in the project workspace.
• Coordinate with the Program Manager on escalations decision rights and alignment to program-level governance and performance measures.
• Drive a culture of safety compliance and continuous improvementcontrols embedded in workflows not added later.

What you will bring to the team:

• Demonstrated leadership of complex or high-risk projects within regulated environments.
• Strong grasp of project governance assurance/verification and documentation controls.
• Experience managing multi-disciplinary teams vendors and subcontractors.
• Strong planning reporting and stakeholder communication capabilities.
• Experience using PMBOK-aligned tools such as communication/reporting plan templates WBS-based planning and structured health checks.
• Experience with integrated data pipelines and dashboards that support compliance and performance visibility.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Environmental Engineering or related field
• PE will be highly regarded
• 10 years of progressive experience delivering environmental or mining projects including leadership of complex high-risk or regulator-driven programs including environmental remediation and site assessments report writing data management & interpretation project coordination and managing clients.
• OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER certification a plus
• Ability and willingness to travel client meetings is required
• Experience with repeatable high-volume programs where standardization and automation are used to improve efficiency.
• Familiarity with analytics dashboards and data management practices that support compliance tracking and decision-making.

This position requires pre-employment medical and drug screenings to the extent allowable by applicable law and employment is contingent upon successfully completing the pre-employment screenings.

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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 ( Watchers Jenny Craig) Fitbits and Fitness Tracking devices

Salary Range: $134775 - $168460 based on experience and location.

As a multicultural organization we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race color religion genetic information national origin sex (including same sex) sexual orientation gender identity pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions age disability or handicap citizenship status service member status or any other category protected by federal state or local law.