Senior Environmental Specialist - Lead

ESENVP26 - ES ES&H Environmental Professional

Location: Thacker Pass, NV

Onsite Flexibility: Onsite

Contract Details

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 12 months
• Pay Rate: $59.35 $77.03 / Hour (USD)
• Schedule: 3 Weeks on, 1 Week Off
• Additional Compensation: 10% Project Allowance; 10% Project Completion Incentive
• Camp Status: Provided
• Mobilization/Demobilization: Covered
• Trips Home: Covered
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Job Summary

Since 1898, the client has helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place. Differentiated by the quality of their people and a relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, the client aligns capabilities to customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact. The client serves the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets, with services spanning from initial planning and investment through start-up and operations.

Project Overview: Thacker Pass is the largest known lithium resource in the United States. Once complete, the mine and processing facilities will produce more lithium carbonate than any other facility in the United States by far enough to power 1 million electric vehicles per year. As the EPCM contractor for Lithium Americas, the client is responsible for managing and integrating the efforts of a team of contractors engineering and building the facility, and is also managing procurement of significant goods and services. Earth work began in 2023 and design and procurement of long-lead equipment is underway. The project is located in the high desert and wide-open spaces of north-central Nevada, about 25 miles from the Oregon border, 1 hour northwest of Winnemucca, Nevada and 3 hours northeast of Reno. Planned with sustainability and the environment in mind, the facility will use its excess process heat to generate electricity and will recycle process water up to seven times. Once the second phase of the project is complete, Thacker Pass will produce more than 16 times the current U.S. output of lithium.

In this role, you will support the preparation and implementation of a project Environmental Management Plan and supervise a team to support plan integration and execution. You will work with functional leads, evaluate performance trends, and provide technical guidance on mitigation measures. Your leadership will ensure protection of environmentally sensitive areas, species, and communities.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage an environmental services program, inclusive of technical and administrative aspects.
• Supervises contractors and client contractors' personnel and provides guidance on their work activities.
• Provides technical support within ESH teams and to Engineering, Construction, Commissioning and Startup, Operations, Legal, Contracts, Procurement, Management, and other functions regarding ESH program execution.
• Emphasizes and uses risk assessment, data analysis, and the client's ESH Management System to help track and achieve continual improvement.
• Prepares technical and regulatory reports, reviews and performs environmental assessments and studies, researches issues to support ESH program execution, and evaluates data and performance trends.
• Participates in ESH emergency preparedness planning and confirms investigation and resolution of environmental incidents.
• Conducts inspections, monitoring, and sampling to assess compliance with contractual commitments, laws and regulations, environmental permits, and client requirements.
• Develops and maintains the project Construction Environmental Control Plan (CECP).
• Adopts client and regulatory requirements into the CECP where required by contract or law.
• Actively supports field leaders in the implementation of the CECP.
• Identifies environmental best practices for implementation.
• Evolves and adapts the CECP through the project stages.
• Identifies environmental activities to minimise risk associated with the project schedule.

Required Skills

• Ability to utilize Microsoft Office programs including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Demonstrated experience with construction project site establishment activities including earthworks, civil works, and piling.
• Experience in managing environmental management systems including compliance tracking, technical report writing, and development of dashboards.
• Ability to conduct audits and inspections in compliance with project site requirements.

Education Requirements

• Requires a Bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 7 10 years of relevant experience, or 9 12 years of relevant work experience in lieu of degree.

Required Experience

• 7 10 years of relevant experience (with Bachelor's degree), or 9 12 years of relevant work experience.

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
• 401k Retirement Fund

About the Client

This client is a globally recognized engineering, procurement, and construction organization that has delivered more than 25,000 complex infrastructure projects across 160 countries on all seven continents over more than 125 years of operation. With a portfolio spanning energy and industrial, infrastructure, nuclear and environmental remediation, government services, and mining and metals, the organization serves national governments, global energy companies, and the world's largest public agencies at a scale that few firms on earth can match. Earning a Glassdoor rating of 4.0 stars from nearly 2,500 employee reviews with 78 percent of employees recommending the company to a friend and a 4.0-star rating for career opportunities the organization employs civil and structural engineers, project controls specialists, procurement managers, environmental remediation professionals, field engineers, and technical specialists across its landmark, globally distributed project sites.

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-15715

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