Senior Mine Health and Safety Advisor (Field Based)

ERM•Elko, NV

4d•Onsite

About The Position

ERM is hiring Senior Mine Health and Safety Advisors for greenfield mining operations in Beatty, Nevada. The role ensures the health and safety of personnel by developing, implementing, and maintaining 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 culture of safety and continuous improvement. This is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week, limited-term role lasting six months, with the possibility of extension. Work takes place in office and field settings at a surface mine and involves travel to remote mining sites. The advisor must use personal protective equipment and follow strict safety protocols. The position may require on-call emergency response support. The anticipated base pay is $65–$95 per hour. Actual pay depends on factors such as education, experience, skills, location, performance, and business needs; pay may sometimes 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 five years of health and safety leadership experience in the U.S. mining industry; Nevada experience is preferred.
Strong knowledge of MSHA regulations and mining operations.
Excellent communication and training skills.
Proficiency in safety management software and reporting tools.
MSHA certification required.
Ability to work in office and field settings at a surface mine, use personal protective equipment, follow strict safety protocols, and travel to remote mining sites.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Mining Engineering, Environmental Science, or a related field is preferred.
Mining-industry experience in Nevada 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 correct 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 HSS processes and procedures across Nevada projects.
Maintain current knowledge of regulatory requirements 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 and manage fatal-risk 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 on safety leadership, hazard recognition, unplanned events, and root-cause investigations.
Provide site-specific contractor safety orientations and monitor contractor compliance.
Provide hazardous-material/right-to-know training and manage Material Safety Data systems.
Create, refresh, and re-brand safety and health educational and promotional materials.
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 emergency response plans, drills, and response-team training.
Provide on-call support for emergency response and significant site incidents as required.