Posted 4 months ago
Site Environmental Lead
@ JDS Energy & Mining
Grand Forks, British Columbia
Overview
JDS Energy & Mining is hiring a Site Environmental Lead to coordinate environmental field programs, regulatory compliance and documentation across active mining properties and exploration programs. The role works closely with site personnel, contractors and consultants, and moves between field execution and compliance tracking. The posting states full-time employment.
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate environmental field programs, inspections and sampling
- Track compliance obligations, reporting and regulatory deadlines
- Maintain environmental records and compliance evidence
- Support exploration program environmental requirements
- Escalate environmental risks and non-compliance issues
Requirements summary:
- Experienced environmental professional
- Ability to work independently
- Practical experience in mining or exploration environments
- Strong documentation and compliance tracking skills
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-07-09
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-10
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-06
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Administrative |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Outdoors, Client sites, Office |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer moderate |
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JDS Energy & Mining
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Full company description
The JDS Group of Companies (JDS) is a diverse and dynamic team of over 200 professionals focused on delivering innovative engineering, construction, procurement, reclamation and management solutions for our energy and mining customers. JDS prides itself on delivering project concepts from inception to full operations – a process it has executed for operations throughout Canada's North and across the world. JDS is committed to world-class safety and health standards, proactive environmental stewardship and leaving a lasting positive legacy for local communities in the areas in which they operate.
- LinkedIn followers
- 9,721
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 225
- Reported office locations
- Suite 900 - 999 W Hastings St, Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 2W2, CA
- Suite 217 - 3030 Pandosy Street, Kelowna, British Colombia V1Y 1W2, CA
- Business categories
- Mining
- Precious Metals
- Energy
- Other recorded names
- JDS Energy & Mining
- JDS Group of Companies
- Specialties
- Feasibility Studies
- Engineering
- EPCM
- Construction
- Mining
- ESG
- Rail & Track Maintenance
- and Health & Safety
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 0
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The JDS Group of Companies (JDS) is a diverse and dynamic team of over 200 professionals focused on delivering innovative engineering, construction, procurement, reclamation and management solutions for our energy and mining customers. JDS prides itself on delivering project concepts from inception to full operations – a process it has executed for operations throughout Canada's North and across the world. JDS is…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mining |
| Company size | 201-500 employees |
| Headquarters | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Specialties | Feasibility StudiesEngineeringEPCMConstructionMiningESGRail & Track Maintenanceand Health & Safety |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 47 |
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About the Role
JDS Energy & Mining is seeking an experienced and motivated Site Environmental Lead to support environmental management and regulatory compliance across active mining properties and exploration programs. This role is responsible for coordinating day-to-day environmental activities, supporting field programs, maintaining compliance documentation, and working directly with site personnel, contractors, consultants, and technical leads to ensure environmental commitments are implemented consistently across the portfolio.
This position is suited to an experienced environmental professional who can work independently, move between site-level execution and compliance tracking, and support practical environmental management for mining properties, care and maintenance activities, and exploration field programs. Key aspects of this role include: Supporting environmental compliance across active mining and exploration properties Coordinating environmental field programs and regulatory commitments Maintaining environmental documentation and compliance records Working closely with operations, contractors, consultants, and technical teams Supporting practical environmental management in dynamic field environments
The JDS Way
All employees are expected to promote and adhere to: Accept No Mediocrity Conduct Business Professionally, Ethically, and Practically Be True to Our Word Uphold the Highest Standards of Leadership, Teamwork, and Accountability Maintain Open and Honest Communication Ensure No Harm to People, the Environment, Assets, or Reputation
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate environmental field programs, including inspections, monitoring, sampling, consultant site visits, reclamation assessments, and exploration-related environmental support.
- Support implementation of permit requirements, management plan commitments, inspection findings, and corrective actions.
- Work with site-based personnel, exploration teams, contractors, and consultants to translate environmental requirements into practical field-level actions.
- Maintain environmental records, including inspection logs, monitoring data, field notes, action registers, regulator commitments, compliance evidence, and supporting documentation.
- Track compliance obligations, reporting requirements, corrective actions, and upcoming regulatory deadlines.
- Support implementation of environmental controls related to water management, erosion and sediment control, spill prevention and response, waste management, wildlife management, reclamation, contractor controls, and exploration disturbance.
- Assist with preparation of environmental reports, regulator responses, inspection follow-up materials, incident summaries, field memos, and compliance updates.
- Support exploration program execution by coordinating environmental requirements for access, drilling, pad and trail preparation, water use, reclamation, and field documentation.
- Identify and escalate environmental risks, non-compliance issues, field constraints, or emerging regulatory concerns to project management and technical leads.
- Coordinate with qualified professionals, environmental consultants, and technical specialists to support efficient delivery of field programs and regulatory deliverables.
- Participate in site meetings, inspections, planning discussions, and environmental reviews as required.
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