Permits and Environmental Engineering Group Supervisor

Requisition ID: 279989 

•  Relocation Authorized: National - Single 
• Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project 
• Work Location: Thacker Pass,NV 

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Project Overview:

Thacker Pass is the largest known lithium resource in the United States. Once complete, the mine and processing facilities will produce more lithium carbonate than any other facility in the United States by far – enough to power 1 million electric vehicles per year.

As the EPCM contractor for Lithium Americas, Bechtel is responsible for managing and integrating the efforts of a team contractors engineering and building the facility. We are also managing procurement of about $1 Billion in goods and services.

Earth work began in 2023 and design and procurement of long-lead equipment is underway.

The project is located in the high desert and wide-open spaces of north-central Nevada about 25 miles from the Oregon border, 1 hour northwest of Winnemucca, Nevada and 3 hours northeast of Reno.

Planned with sustainability and the environment in mind, the facility will use its excess process heat to generate electricity and will recycle process water up to seven times. Once the second phase of the project is complete, Thacker Pass will produce more than 16 times the current U.S. output of lithium.

Bechtel is proud to play a critical role in the U.S. transition to cleaner energy and offers the following opportunity on the Thacker Pass Project.

Job Summary:

In this role, you will work directly with the customer's Permitting manager, to identify all Permit requirements to support successful project execution and coordinate stakeholder engagement with project personnel, regulatory and government agencies to facilitate required approvals. #LI-NP1

Major Responsibilities:

• Plans, implements, and maintains the project permitting and stakeholder engagement registers to track deliverables against project schedule.
• Serves as a technical expert for the project, on permitting requirements and stakeholder engagement strategies.
• Monitors and facilitates progress of permitting deliverables consistent with strategies, goals, measurements, and reporting standards
• Coordinates with and provides technical assistance to other project functional leads (e.g., engineering, procurement, construction, project controls) with regards to developing and tracking project-specific permitting requirements to ensure any commitments are integrated fully and appropriately.
• Anticipates and manages issues, with particular emphasis on issues that have, or have the potential to, impact the constructability of the project and/or project reputation.
• Provides strategic advice for the project to manage the implementation of permitting requirements ensuring alignment with the project social and environmental performance commitments and strategy.
• Provides strategic advice to project teams on potential impacts, expectations, and related implications; assesses consequences of project decisions; and works with project functional teams to develop proactive solutions to community and environmental issues to minimize external risks and manage public expectations.
• Supports ongoing understanding of national and regional priorities and plans and keeps abreast of legislative developments, stakeholder interests and concerns, and other influential trends.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 10-13 years of relevant experience or 14-17 years of relevant work experience

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• The successful candidate will have relevant experience in coordinating major project permits and managing relationships with key regulatory and agency stakeholders.
• Must have U.S. Experience. Preference will be given to candidates with demonstrable experience in Nevada’s building codes and legislation.
• Fluency in English language is also a key requirement for the role.

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Bechtel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, citizenship status (except as authorized by law), protected veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Applicants with a disability, who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, may e-mail their request to acesstmt@bechtel.com