Senior Mine Health and Safety Advisor (Field Based)

ERM • Elko, NV

6d • $65 - $95 • Onsite

About The Position

ERM is hiring Senior Mine Health and Safety Advisors to support greenfield mining operations in Beatty, Nevada. The role ensures the health and safety of personnel by developing, implementing, and maintaining safety programs that comply with federal, state, and local regulations, including MSHA standards. The Advisor serves as a key resource to management and frontline workers, promoting a strong safety culture and continuous improvement.

This is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week, limited-term role for six months, with the possibility of extension. Work is conducted in office and field settings at a surface mine and includes travel to remote mining sites. The role requires personal protective equipment and adherence to strict safety protocols, as well as on-call support for emergency response and significant site incidents when required.

The anticipated annual base pay is $65–$95 per hour. Actual pay may vary based on education, experience, skills, location, performance, and business needs, and may fall outside the stated range. The role may be eligible for discretionary bonus pay, though casual and fixed-term/flex-force employees are not bonus eligible. Eligible employees may receive paid time off, parental leave, medical, dental, vision, life, disability and AD&D insurance, a 401(k), and other applicable benefits.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of health and safety leadership experience in the U.S. mining industry.
• Strong knowledge of MSHA regulations and mining operations.
• Excellent communication and training skills.
• Proficiency with safety management software and reporting tools.
• MSHA certification required.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Mining Engineering, Environmental Science, or a related field is preferred.
• Experience in Nevada mining is preferred.
• CMSP (Certified Mine Safety Professional) certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Champion a strong safety culture through visible leadership and active engagement with employees, contractors, and site leaders.
• Promote personal accountability and self-leadership, and enforce stop-work authority across the organization.
• Lead behavior-based safety programs that reinforce safe behaviors and address unsafe practices.
• Coach supervisors and managers in safety leadership, hazard recognition, and incident prevention.
• Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local safety, health, and security laws, regulations, codes, and MSHA standards.
• Standardize and execute health, safety, and security processes and procedures across Nevada projects.
• Maintain current regulatory knowledge and serve as a designated signing authority for health and safety matters.
• Maintain compliant files, regulatory records, and documentation for agency interactions, inspections, and reporting.
• Lead formal and field-level risk assessment programs.
• Manage fatal risk management and lifesaving controls programs.
• Maintain a Safety Management Information System (SMIS) to track compliance, analyze incidents and leading indicators, identify root causes, and mitigate emerging risks.
• Lead incident investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective action development.
• Lead MSHA New Miner training, refresher courses, and site-specific safety and health orientations.
• Deliver training in safety leadership, hazard recognition, unplanned events, and root cause investigation.
• Provide contractor safety orientations and monitor contractor compliance with company standards and regulations.
• Provide hazardous material/right-to-know training and manage Material Safety Data systems.
• Create, update, and rebrand educational and promotional materials about safety and health.
• Lead and maintain employee medical monitoring and occupational health programs.
• Manage industrial hygiene monitoring for air quality, water, noise, heat stress, and chemical exposures.
• Assist area managers with workplace inspections of ventilation and exhaust equipment, lighting, fire prevention tools, safety equipment, and first-aid resources.
• Lead, maintain, and update site emergency response plans, drills, and response team training.
• Provide on-call support for emergency response and significant site incidents as required.

Benefits

• Paid time off, including vacation, sick, and floating holidays
• Parental leave
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• AD&D insurance
• 401(k)
• Other applicable benefits for eligible employees
• Potential discretionary bonus eligibility, subject to company policies; casual and fixed-term/flex-force employees are not bonus eligible

What This Job Offers

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