Safety and Health Manager – Regulatory Compliance

Barrick Gold Corporation•Elko, NV

21h

About The Position

The Safety & Health Manager provides site leadership for regulatory compliance, safety and health governance, and proactive compliance assurance across mining operations. The role works with Operations Managers, site leadership, supervisors, employees, and regulatory agencies to ensure work meets MSHA requirements, applicable state and federal regulations, company standards, and site procedures. A central focus is maintaining a professional, proactive relationship with MSHA, coordinating regulatory interactions and inspections, and helping leaders identify and correct potential compliance issues before they become enforcement matters. The position strengthens site capability through field engagement, compliance reviews, coaching, training, trend analysis, and follow-up of findings and corrective actions. It also provides leadership and oversight for the broader Safety & Health function, including occupational health and industrial hygiene, required safety training, incident and regulatory reporting, and other assigned compliance programs. Success requires a practical field presence and a partnership approach that makes compliance integral to work planning, supervision, and execution. The role leads the site’s MSHA interface and inspection activities; develops proactive assurance systems; interprets regulations and translates them into practical site standards; coaches operational leaders and supervisors; governs findings and corrective actions; oversees assigned Safety & Health programs; and leads and develops Safety & Health personnel. A bachelor’s degree in a related discipline is required, although equivalent relevant experience may be considered. Relevant MSHA training and demonstrated knowledge of mine safety and health regulations are required. Significant mining Safety & Health experience, including responsibility for MSHA compliance and agency interaction, is required. A CSP, CMSP, or equivalent professional safety certification is preferred.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Mining, Engineering, or a related discipline; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
Relevant MSHA training and demonstrated knowledge of applicable mine safety and health regulations.
Significant Safety & Health experience in mining, with demonstrated responsibility for MSHA regulatory compliance and agency interaction.
Experience leading or coordinating MSHA inspections, responding to regulatory findings, and managing corrective actions through closure.
Experience developing and implementing proactive compliance assurance programs, field inspections, audits, and regulatory readiness activities.
Experience coaching operational leaders and supervisors on regulatory requirements and practical compliance expectations.
Experience leading Safety & Health professionals and working effectively across operational and technical functions.
Ability to communicate effectively with regulators, senior leaders, frontline supervision, employees, and external stakeholders.
Knowledge of MSHA regulations, enforcement processes, inspection practices, reporting requirements, and mine operator responsibilities.
Knowledge of applying regulatory requirements to surface and/or underground mining operations, maintenance, facilities, and contractor activities.
Knowledge of regulatory compliance auditing, field inspection, corrective action management, and inspection-readiness processes.
Knowledge of occupational safety, industrial hygiene, exposure management, regulatory recordkeeping, and required safety training programs.
Knowledge of incident reporting, regulatory notification, recordability, and documentation requirements.
Knowledge of compliance data analysis, trend identification, governance, and leadership reporting.
Ability to apply Safety & Health requirements practically within day-to-day mining operations.

Nice To Haves

Professional safety certification such as Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Mine Safety Professional (CMSP), or equivalent designation.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary site liaison with MSHA and coordinate interactions with other applicable state and federal regulatory agencies.
Lead and coordinate MSHA inspections, including conferences, field activities, document and record requests, and follow-up actions.
Maintain professional, transparent, and constructive relationships with MSHA representatives while appropriately representing the company’s position.
Prepare site leaders for inspections and communicate current MSHA requirements, enforcement priorities, and emerging compliance expectations.
Coordinate review and response to citations, orders, notices, and other regulatory correspondence, engaging Legal and operational leadership as appropriate.
Ensure required MSHA notifications, reports, postings, records, and submissions are accurate, complete, and timely.
Establish and maintain a proactive compliance program to identify and correct potential deficiencies before they lead to exposure, citations, or enforcement action.
Conduct and coordinate field compliance inspections, focused audits, workplace reviews, and targeted assessments.
Partner with Operations Managers and supervisors to integrate MSHA requirements into planning, pre-task activities, inspections, maintenance routines, and work execution.
Monitor recurring compliance issues and leading indicators, prioritize preventive action, and verify that corrective actions are implemented, sustained, and closed with evidence.
Promote line-management and frontline-team ownership of compliance.
Interpret MSHA regulations, standards, policies, Program Policy Letters, Program Information Bulletins, and other relevant guidance.
Translate regulatory requirements into site procedures, operating expectations, inspection criteria, and supervisory routines.
Support evaluation of equipment, facility, work-method, and mine-plan changes for regulatory implications before implementation.
Review site standards, SOPs, inspection forms, and compliance tools, and escalate significant or uncertain regulatory matters as needed.
Maintain awareness of regulatory developments and communicate material changes and implications to site leadership.
Maintain a visible field presence; engage leaders, supervisors, and employees on compliance and safe-work expectations.
Coach operational leaders and supervisors on MSHA responsibilities and recognizing and correcting field compliance issues.
Support training and awareness on regulatory requirements, inspection readiness, recurring citations, and elevated compliance exposures.
Use field observations, inspection findings, and regulatory interactions as learning opportunities; reinforce prompt hazard correction and appropriate escalation.
Maintain governance of regulatory findings, internal observations, citations, orders, commitments, and corrective actions.
Track compliance performance and provide visibility into open actions, repeat findings, enforcement trends, and matters requiring leadership attention.
Analyze citation history, inspection findings, incident information, and internal observations to identify recurring themes and preventive opportunities.
Conduct routine compliance reviews with operational leadership and promptly escalate significant issues with clear accountability for corrective actions.
Prepare reports, dashboards, and leadership updates to support decision-making and sustained compliance improvement.
Provide leadership and oversight for site Safety & Health programs and their regulatory compliance and execution.
Oversee occupational health and industrial hygiene programs, including exposure assessment, monitoring, medical-surveillance interfaces, and regulatory recordkeeping as applicable.
Ensure required MSHA and site safety training programs are established, maintained, documented, and aligned with requirements and operational needs.
Support incident reporting, regulatory recordability determinations, required notifications, and related documentation.
Oversee and coordinate assigned emergency response, workers’ compensation, and other Safety & Health programs as applicable.
Maintain Safety & Health records and systems to support compliance, operational learning, and inspection readiness.
Lead, coach, and develop Safety & Health personnel, setting expectations for field presence, regulatory knowledge, responsiveness, and partnership with operations.
Build working relationships across operations, maintenance, technical services, training, human resources, legal, and site leadership.
Share regulatory lessons, recurring findings, and good practices; benchmark practices and identify improvements.
Support site and regional initiatives while maintaining accountability for regulatory compliance and core Safety & Health obligations.