Senior Environmental Specialist II (Lead)
Work Location: Thacker Pass, NV
Duration: 12 Months
 
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, client is responsible for managing and integrating the efforts of a team contractors engineering and building the facility. We are also managing procurement of about $1 Billion in 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.
• Client is proud to play a critical role in the U.S. transition to cleaner energy and offers the following opportunity on the Thacker Pass Project.

 
Job Summary:

• 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.

 
Major Responsibilities:

• Manager 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 client 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 minimize risk associated with the project schedule

 
Education and Experience Requirements:

• Requires a Bachelor’s (or international equivalent) and 7-10 years of relevant experience or 9-12 years of relevant work experience.

 
Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Ability to utilize Microsoft office programs including word, PowerPoint, excel
• Demonstrated experience with construction projects 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 to project site requirements

  
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 59.35/hr.