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Coeur Mining attracts and hires highly skilled individuals. By joining our team, you can look forward to:
- A stimulating values-based work environment
- A culture of collaboration and inclusion
- Inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders
- Career development opportunities
- A deeply rooted commitment to responsible mining, health and safety and community engagement
- A competitive total compensation program
- A comprehensive benefits package including a retirement savings plan
About Coeur Mining
Coeur Mining is a growing, all-North American precious metals producer with seven operations: the Las Chispas silver-gold mine and Palmarejo gold-silver complex in Mexico, the Rochester silver-gold mine in Nevada, the Kensington gold mine in Alaska, the Wharf gold mine in South Dakota, the Rainy River gold mine in Ontario, Canada, and the New Afton copper-gold mine in British Columbia, Canada. In addition, Coeur owns the Silvertip silver-zinc-lead exploration project in British Columbia.
Coeur offers a flexible, hybrid work model and a culture built on safety, collaboration, and real opportunities to develop your career for those who want to grow alongside a company that is doing the same.
New Afton
Situated 10 kilometers west of Kamloops, British Columbia, the New Afton mine is an underground gold and copper producing site.
Kamloops is a city of 105,000 people, located 350 kilometers east of Vancouver. The area provides the opportunity to live and work in a vibrant community with its own university and within easy reach of world class ski resorts, championship golf courses, mountain biking trails, popular recreational lakes and award-winning vineyards.
About The Role
Schedule: 4x3 or 5x2, flexible work schedule options
Position Reports To: Sr. Environmental Specialist
Position Overview
This position will be an integral component of the environmental team in providing operational compliance support, technical knowledge, and environmental leadership for the New Afton Mine.
Key Responsibilities
- Effectively track regulatory obligations, and engage with various operational representatives to maintain compliance;
- Work in a team environment to manage environmental risk across the site, including management of the Environmental Risk Register;
- Support maintenance, implementation, and audits of the Environmental Management System (ISO 14001 and Towards Sustainable Mining based), inclusive of EMS training and operational inspections;
- Oversee environmental incident, hazard and KPI tracking and management, including leading investigations and reporting;
- Support the development and presentation of compliance assessments to First Nations;
- Manage departmental documents and ensure plans/procedures/etc. are updated as required;
- Support the compilation of annual regulatory reports;
- Support the transition and implementation of project regulatory approvals within operations teams;
- Support in database management;
- Other responsibilities as per the business requirement.
Qualifications
- A degree in Environmental Sciences or relevant discipline with 3+ years of relevant experience.
- Experience in engaging with Indigenous Nations and stakeholders.
- Operational risk management experience.
- Experience in mining in BC is considered an asset.
- Familiarity with applicable BC laws and regulations, such as the Mines Act and Environmental Management Act, environmental management practices, and technical report writing.
- Experience with ISO 14001:2015 and/or Towards Sustainable Mining standards.
- Familiarity with programs such as SharePoint, INX InControl, InEight, TapRoot, or EQuIS is considered an asset.
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a dynamic work environment.
- Strong oral and written communication skills; ability to compile effective presentations and relay complex technical information to various stakeholders.
- Valid Class 5 Driver’s license.
Candidates will be required to participate in a comprehensive qualification process, including:
- Successful completion of pre-placement functional screen
- Provide proof of a valid Class 5 driver’s license
- Demonstrate eligibility to work in Canada
- Provide confirmation of valid educational requirements
Compensation
The anticipated salary for this position will be between $75,000 to $90,000. A comprehensive benefits program and performance bonus plan will also be provided. This is not a camp operation and therefore the successful candidate will be required to relocate to the Kamloops area or travel and accommodation will be the responsibility of the successful applicant.
Applicants can submit their resume and cover letter until 11:59pm on
May 25, 2026.
Inclusion, Equal Opportunity, Accessibility
New Gold is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veterans’ status, Indigenous status or any other legally protected factors. Disability-related accommodations during the recruitment process are available upon request.
Additional Information
We thank all applicants for their interest but will only contact candidates selected to advance in the hiring process. New Gold does not accept resumes from employment placement agencies, head-hunters or recruitment suppliers that are not in a forma contractual arrangement with the Company. Any resume or other information received from a supplier not approved by New Gold will be considered unsolicited and will not be considered.
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