Blue Moon Metals
Director, Environment & Permitting
USA · Director · Full-time
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 37 days ago
NegotiationProcurementCustomer SupportFDA RegulatoryLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationRegulatory Affairs
About the role
- These projects position Blue Moon at the forefront of securing domestic supplies of critical minerals essential to the economic, technological, and national security interests of the Western world.
Responsibilities
- Lead preparation, submission, and management of permit applications across all project stages - exploration, development, construction, operations, and closure.
- Own the permitting strategy and schedule for Springer (NDEP/NDWR/BLM/NEPA), Blue Moon (California BLM/NEPA/CEQA/SMARA), Nussir (Norway), and Apex, adapting to each jurisdiction's regulatory framework.
- Manage relationships with regulatory agencies and government authorities
- Develop and maintain environmental management systems to support compliance across the full project lifecycle.
- Support development and implementation of mine closure plans, reclamation strategies, financial assurance programs, and long-term environmental management.
- Collaborate with sustainability and ESG teams to ensure alignment with corporate environmental and social responsibility commitments.
- Project Integration & Technical Support
- Support feasibility studies (PEA, PFS, FS), financing due diligence, and independent engineering reviews with accurate permitting status and risk assessments.
- Support due diligence activities related to acquisitions, partnerships, and project evaluations.
- Develop and maintain permitting schedules, budgets, risk registers, and reporting systems.
Requirements
- Strong working knowledge of water permitting, land use permitting, tailings management, and mine closure requirements.
- Experience with California environmental permitting (CEQA, SMARA).
- Familiarity with BLM right-of-way, NOI, and Plan of Operations
- Experience with international or Nordic mining jurisdictions.
- Experience with underground mining operations.
- Experience supporting project financing, EPCM projects, and feasibility-stage technical studies.
- Regulatory Expertise - deep, current knowledge of mining permitting frameworks across U.S. federal, state, and international jurisdictions.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration. ability to integrate permitting work seamlessly with engineering, legal, operations, and finance.
- Required
- Demonstrated success building and maintaining relationships with government regulators, Indigenous communities, and local stakeholders.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and executive presentation skills.
- Preferred
Nice to have
- Monitor legislative and regulatory changes across all operating jurisdictions
- translate implications into actionable guidance for project teams and executive leadership.
- Coordinate environmental baseline studies, impact assessments, technical reports, and supporting documentation required for regulatory approvals.
- Oversee environmental monitoring programs, regulatory reporting, inspections, audits, and corrective action initiatives.
- Integrate environmental and permitting requirements into engineering, scheduling, procurement, construction, and operational plans from the outset.
- Provide clear, timely briefings to executive leadership on permitting risks, regulatory developments, and approval timelines.
- Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Geology, Mining Engineering, Natural Resources, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible experience in environmental management, permitting, and regulatory affairs within the mining or natural resources sector.
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