Safety and Health Manager – Regulatory Compliance

Barrick Mining Corporation•Dinner Station, NV

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 partners with Operations Managers, site leadership, supervisors, employees, and regulatory agencies to ensure work follows MSHA requirements, applicable state and federal regulations, Nevada Gold Mines standards, and established site procedures. A central focus is maintaining a professional, proactive relationship with MSHA. The manager coordinates regulatory interactions and inspections, identifies and corrects potential compliance issues before they become enforcement matters, and helps operational leaders understand and meet regulatory expectations. The role builds site capability through field engagement, compliance reviews, coaching, training, trend analysis, and follow-up of findings and corrective actions. The position also leads and oversees 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 embeds regulatory compliance in work planning, supervision, and execution.

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 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 regulatory application to surface and/or underground mining operations, maintenance, facilities, and contractor activities.
Knowledge of 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 constructive working relationships with MSHA representatives while appropriately representing the company’s position.
Prepare site leadership for inspections and communicate MSHA requirements, enforcement priorities, and emerging expectations.
Coordinate review and response to citations, orders, notices, and other regulatory correspondence.
Ensure required regulatory notifications, reports, postings, records, and submissions are accurate and timely.
Establish and maintain a proactive compliance program to identify and correct potential regulatory deficiencies.
Conduct and coordinate field inspections, audits, workplace reviews, and targeted assessments.
Partner with operations and supervisors to incorporate compliance requirements into planning, pre-task activities, inspections, maintenance, and daily work.
Monitor recurring issues and leading indicators, verify corrective actions, and promote line-management ownership of compliance.
Interpret MSHA regulations, standards, policies, and guidance; translate requirements into site procedures, operating expectations, inspection criteria, and supervisory routines.
Assess regulatory implications of proposed changes to equipment, facilities, work methods, and mine plans.
Review site standards, SOPs, inspection forms, and compliance tools; escalate significant or uncertain regulatory matters.
Maintain awareness of regulatory developments and communicate material changes to site leadership.
Maintain a visible field presence, engage employees and leaders, and coach supervisors on MSHA responsibilities and field compliance.
Support training and awareness on regulatory requirements, inspection readiness, recurring citations, and elevated compliance exposures.
Use observations, findings, and regulatory interactions to strengthen organizational capability; reinforce hazard correction and escalation expectations.
Maintain governance for regulatory findings, observations, citations, orders, commitments, and corrective actions.
Track and report compliance performance, open actions, repeat findings, enforcement trends, and issues requiring leadership attention.
Analyze inspection findings, citation history, incidents, and internal observations to identify recurring themes and preventive opportunities.
Conduct routine compliance reviews with operational leadership and ensure significant issues and corrective-action accountability are escalated and clear.
Prepare reports, dashboards, and leadership updates.
Oversee site Safety & Health programs, occupational health and industrial hygiene programs, exposure assessment and monitoring, medical-surveillance interfaces, and regulatory recordkeeping as applicable.
Ensure required safety training programs are established, maintained, documented, and aligned with requirements and operational needs.
Support incident reporting, 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; collaborate with operational and support functions; share lessons learned and good practices; benchmark practices and identify improvements; and support site and regional initiatives while maintaining accountability for compliance.