Sustainability Advisor

OceanaGold•Kershaw, SC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Advisor - Sustainability (Management Systems) supports the Environmental, EA&SP Management Systems team by ensuring compliance with assurance processes and obligation requirements utilizing established internal and external controls and processes. This role ensures compliance with permit conditions and regulatory commitments by tracking, documenting, and communicating reporting milestones across internal and external stakeholders. The Advisor plays a critical role in maintaining data systems and ensuring the operation remains compliant with internal and external obligations and assurance processes.

Requirements

Experience maintaining relational databases and enterprise data management systems
Proficient in Microsoft 365
Experience supporting compliance activities, ideally within mining, heavy industry, or resources
Experience working with data management systems
Strong knowledge of data governance, records management, and document control best practices
Proven ability to coordinate across internal and external stakeholders
Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Geology, Biology, Environmental Science, Environmental Management, Natural Resources, Mining, or a related field, or equivalent experience highly regarded
Environmental permitting and regulatory awareness
Database administration, governance, reporting, and visualization
Stakeholder coordination
Documentation and compliance tracking
Web content creation and management
Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, communication, and collaboration
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, demonstrate manual dexterity, climb stairs, talk, hear and see.
Must be able to work shift work with 12-hour shifts.
Occasionally may be required to lift moderately heavy objects (up to 50 pounds) during the workday.
Work is in a mine setting, which may include exposure to extremes in temperature and humidity.
Personal protective equipment is required when performing work in a mine environment, including hard hat, hearing protection, safety glasses, safety footwear, and as needed, respirator, rubber steel-toe boots, protective clothing, gloves and any other protective equipment as required.

Responsibilities

Manage and support projects while ensuring compliance with internal company standards and industry best practices
Participate in internal assurance activities, risk assessments, and compliance activities
Support compliance related maintenance and monitoring activities.
Maintain and track obligations associated with mining activities.
Monitor compliance milestones to ensure requirements are met.
Ensure accurate and timely documentation of commitments and conditions.
Develop, maintain, and optimize database workflows and reporting tools to support sustainability initiatives
Maintain permitting records and compliance tracking within data management systems
Collect and organize data to support assurance processes, reporting, and regulatory submissions.
Support preparation of compliance reports and dashboards.
Ensure all documentation is maintained in accordance with company governance and industry best practices.
Coordinate with site teams including Environmental, Operations, Engineering, and Closure Planning to track permit requirements and upcoming milestones.
Support communication with external stakeholders including government regulators and agencies.
Assist in preparing documentation for inspections, audits, and regulatory reviews.
Provide technical support and training for end users while promoting best practices for information management
Maintain organized records of permits, approvals, and supporting documentation.
Develop and maintain permitting trackers and documentation procedures.
Identify opportunities to improve permitting workflows, documentation, and data management practices.