Community Relations Superintendent

Coeur Mining • Lovelock, NV

32d • Onsite

About The Position

The Community Relations Superintendent is responsible for leading, developing, and executing a comprehensive community relations strategy in support of a surface silver mining operation in Pershing County, Nevada. This role will build and manage a high-performing community relations team, fostering strong, transparent, and proactive relationships with local stakeholders, including regulatory agencies, tribal entities, community organizations, local government, and residents. The position plays a key leadership role in ensuring the operation maintains its social license to operate through effective engagement, issue resolution, and alignment with environmental stewardship goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, Public Relations, Environmental Science, Social Sciences, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
• 7+ years of experience in community relations, stakeholder engagement, or public affairs.
• Experience in mining, natural resources, or heavy industry strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing strategic engagement plans.
• Proven experience leading and developing teams.
• Strong leadership and team-building skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Conflict resolution and negotiation expertise.
• Knowledge of regulatory and permitting processes in Nevada or similar jurisdictions.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders, including rural communities and tribal nations.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a long-term community relations strategy aligned with site operational goals, permitting requirements, and corporate standards.
• Identify key community risks and opportunities, and develop mitigation or engagement plans.
• Establish measurable performance indicators (KPIs) to evaluate effectiveness of community engagement efforts.
• Support permitting and regulatory processes through coordinated stakeholder engagement.
• Build, mentor, and lead a community relations team, including specialists and coordinators.
• Establish clear roles, responsibilities, and performance expectations for team members.
• Promote a culture of accountability, professionalism, and continuous improvement.
• Provide training and development opportunities to enhance team capability in communications, stakeholder engagement, and conflict resolution.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with local communities and landowners, county and municipal officials, tribal governments and representatives, state and federal agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and other key stakeholders.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for community concerns, ensuring timely and professional responses.
• Lead public meetings, outreach programs, and community events.
• Design and manage community investment programs, including sponsorships, donations, and partnerships.
• Support workforce development initiatives and local hiring efforts.
• Coordinate educational outreach and site tours to enhance community understanding of mining operations.
• Oversee development of communication materials, including newsletters, reports, and public disclosures.
• Ensure consistent messaging across internal and external communications.
• Prepare reports summarizing community engagement activities, issues, and resolutions for management review.
• Establish and maintain the Borealis community grievance mechanism to track and resolve complaints.
• Ensure compliance with permits, agreements, and company policies related to community relations.
• Coordinate closely with Environmental, Operations, and Legal teams on sensitive issues.
• Partner closely with Environmental, Permitting, and Regulatory teams to ensure alignment between community engagement strategies and permitting requirements, environmental commitments, and compliance obligations.
• Coordinate with Operations and Mine Planning teams to proactively communicate project activities, schedules, and potential community impacts.
• Collaborate with Human Resources on local hiring initiatives, workforce development programs, and community-focused recruitment efforts.
• Work with Legal and Government Affairs to ensure messaging, agreements, and stakeholder interactions are consistent with regulatory and contractual obligations.
• Support Health & Safety and Emergency Response teams in community notification planning and incident communication.
• Align with Corporate Communications to ensure consistency in external messaging, branding, and crisis communications.
• Facilitate regular internal coordination meetings to share stakeholder feedback, track emerging issues, and ensure timely, unified responses across departments.
• Integrate community feedback into operational decision-making by providing actionable insights to site leadership and functional teams.
• Place the safety, health and the well-being of our employees and contractors as our #1 value.
• Foster “safety excellence” through training, motivating, and providing resources in all aspects of safety and occupational health.
• Identify and control occupational hazards.
• Adopt and enforce the highest safety and health standards by complying with written Policies, Regulatory Compliance, SOP’s and work site permits.
• Maintain a high degree of safety and health awareness through observation, by performing risk assessments and conducting frequent safety meetings and audits.
• Contribute personal time to community functions and public activities when the volunteer opportunities are reasonable, meaningful and provide a positive outcome to the community as a whole.
• Strive at all times to be good stewards of the environment and socially responsible through our actions.

Benefits

• Full benefits on day 1 (medical, vision, dental, employee assistance program, Teladoc service)
• 6% dollar-for-dollar employer match to 401k or Roth, immediate vesting
• Flexible schedule
• Bus service from Lovelock, Fallon, and Winnemucca
• Travel pay for those outside of bus service
• Relocation available for certain positions

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager