Newmont Mining Corporation Recruitment for Environment Manager

Applications are invited from interested and suitably qualified candidates for Newmont Mining Corporation Recruitment for Environment Manager.

Newmont Mining Corporation is a leading global gold producer with key assets in Nevada, Peru, Australia, Ghana and Suriname.

Newmont’s Africa Operations holds two gold mining operations in Ghana: the Ahafo Mine located in the Brong-Ahafo region and the Akyem Mine located in the Eastern region. There is also near mine exploration and development focus in Ghana to annually replace gold reserves. Newmont Africa also has early-stage exploration programs in the African countries of Ethiopia and Morocco.

Job Description

 

  • Company: Newmont Mining Corporation
  • Location: Ghana
  • State: Koforidua
  • Job type: Full-Time

Purpose

To implement Newmont’s Environmental Management System and Standards, regulatory requirements and international best practice by:

  • Enabling and overseeing compliance to the above
  • Ensuring continuity of operations through environmental stewardship
  • Implementing approved environmental plans and initiatives to reduce liabilities and risks
  • Optimising the Life of Mine closure and reclamation planning for the provision of a sustainable legacy

Essential Duties

Operational Compliance

  • Manage compliance to Newmont Environmental standards, regulatory requirements and international best practice.
  • Manage audits and corrective actions of the Environmental Management System.
  • Regularly review and update environment standard operation procedures.
  • Review and approve monthly and annual Newmont operational reports.
  • Conduct audits and inspections and prepare and implement corrective actions

Environment Plans

  • Prepare and manage the implementation of the Environment workplan.
  • Manage the implementation of Water, Air, Waste and Closure Management plans.
  • Progress the implementation of the Ahafo water strategy.
  • Lead the Environment team to achieve Ahafo Mine’s Public Targets on water stewardship and reclamation
  • Approve use of chemicals, particularly cyanide, on site.
  • Manage the concurrent reclamation program.
  • Approve Construction Management Plans
  • Renew Environment Management Plan.

Staff Management

  • Lead the Environment Team to optimize its performance, improve efficiencies, and maintain cost discipline
  • Manage all direct reports

Health and Safety

  • Lead Environment department’s contribution to the Zero Harm goal of Ahafo with focus on quality Safety Interactions, Inspections, Audits, Risk Assessments & Impact Mitigation and Control Systems.

Permitting and KPI’s

  • Review permitting documents.
  • Renew Environment permits for key operational aspects.
  • Support Ahafo growth projects in the acquisition of new permits.

Budget Management

  • Prepare and justify the environment annual budget.
  • Review and approve sectional budgets.
  • Review and approve purchasing requisitions.
  • Review and approve contract requisition forms.
  • Review and approve travel and accommodation requests.

Requirements/Skills

  • First Degree in Environment Sciences, Natural Resource Management, Engineering or a related field
  • Knowledge of Ghanaian Environmental Regulations as they apply to mining.
  • HSE Manager Competency in Minerals and Mining (Health, Safety and Technical) Regulation (LI2182)
  • Thorough understanding of Environment Management Systems
  • Minimum of 10 years’ environmental management experience working in the mining or related industrial operations environments
  • Experienced working with ISO4001 or similar Environmental Management Systems

Technical Skills:

  • Advanced interpersonal skills (interacting with diverse functional and cultural backgrounds)
  • Strong communication (written and verbal) skills
  • Strong analysis and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong reporting skills.
  • Strong planning, prioritizing and coordination skills.
  • Strong consultation skills
  • Strong assessment skills
  • Strong auditing skills (environmental auditing)
  • Sound change management skills
  • Risk management skills
  • Sound computer literacy skills –  MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).

Behavioural Attributes:

  • Detail Focus.
  • Commitment
  • Diligent
  • Initiative.
  • Efficient
  • Honesty and Integrity.
  • Goal orientated.
  • Self-Motivated.
  • Quality orientation
  • High level of transparency.
  • Reliable and independent.
  • Technically inclined.
  • Ability to multitask.
  • Professional.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should Click here to apply.

 

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