Engineer III

US Steel Corp.•Mountain Iron, MN

35d•$101,420 - $152,130

About The Position

ENGINEER TAILINGS MANAGEMENT FACILITIES: Reporting to Sr. Director Environmental, this position has direct leadership responsibility for managing governance and compliance of Minntac and Keetac Tailings Management Facilities.

Requirements

This position requires a Bachelor's degree, formal education and training in Engineering, Technology or a related field and a minimum of 10 years work experience in directly related mining field
This is a safety sensitive position requiring drug and alcohol testing.
The salary range of $101,420 to $152,130 is a good faith estimate and based on the candidate's skills/experience, the final offer may be lower/higher

Responsibilities

Ensuring that U.S. Steel standards are met or exceeded
Establishing and adhering to governance goals, targets, and deadlines
Report and communicate key information to Responsible Executive and Corporate Strategy Team.
Coordinate permitting and operating activities with Environmental and Engineering teams including the need for future permitting.
Act as the Responsible Tailings Facility Engineer (RTFE)
Develop and implement the Tailings Management System (TMS)
Manage one direct report
Establish, with input from appropriate personnel, a budget for approval for the management of the tailings facilities
Establish a formal relationship with the Engineer of Record and the Design Team to ensure that construction and operation meet the design intent and are compliant with legal requirements
Ensure surveillance is undertaken in accordance with design intent, performance objectives and the risk management plan
Ensure the development of the tailings facility closure plan, implementation of progressive reclamation as practicable
Maintain records related to design, construction and operations of the tailings facilities
Ensure internal inspections (eg dam safety inspections or DSRs) are completed and accompany regulatory inspectors.
Ensure that emergency response plans are maintained, and tested, either as stand-alone plans or as components of sitewide emergency response plans directly related to tailings management
Implement measures to remedy variances from performance objectives or criteria
Implement the program for reviewing tailings safety, including Independent Review
Identify when/where contemplated operational changes are a potential deviation from the design intent and engage the EOR or Design Team as part of the process to manage change
Participate in or provide input to community, legislative and governmental engagement activities related to tailings management