Director, Environmental Geoscience & Closure

Barrick Mining

Elko, NV, US
Enterprise-level technical leadership
Environmental geoscience
Water stewardship
This role provides enterprise‑level technical leadership across North America for environmental geoscience, water stewardship, biodiversity, and mine closure across the asset lifecycle

Job Summary

  • This role provides enterprise‑level technical leadership across North America for environmental geoscience, water stewardship, biodiversity, and mine closure across the asset lifecycle.
  • The position is accountable for strengthening geoscience and closure planning practices, guiding closure strategy and closure‑related liabilities, and ensuring environmental and closure considerations are effectively integrated into business planning and financial frameworks.
  • By maintaining technical rigor and influencing key decisions across the portfolio, this role supports regulatory confidence, operational continuity, and the long‑term sustainability and financial resilience of the company’s assets.

Matching Summary

This role provides enterprise‑level technical leadership across North America for environmental geoscience, water stewardship, biodiversity, and mine closure across the asset lifecycle.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • enterprise-level technical leadership
  • environmental geoscience
  • water stewardship
  • biodiversity
  • mine closure
  • geoscience and environmental disciplines

Nice-to-have

  • collaborative, diverse, and dynamic
  • high-credibility geoscience and closure function
  • progressive and high-performing team

Key Requirements

  • 12–15+ years in mining or heavy industry
  • Advanced degree (MSc or higher preferred)
  • Eligible to live and work in the United States

Work Rights

Eligible to live and work in the United States

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