Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. is an international mining and natural resources company. A member of the S&P 500 Index, the Company is a major global iron ore producer and a significant producer of high- and low-volatile metallurgical coal. Cliffs’ strategy is to continually achieve greater scale and diversification in the mining industry through a focus on serving the world’s largest and fastest growing steel markets. Driven by the core values of social, environmental and capital stewardship, Cliffs associates across the globe endeavor to provide all stakeholders operating and financial transparency.

The Company is organized through a global commercial group responsible for sales and delivery of Cliffs products and a global operations group responsible for the production of the minerals the Company markets. Cliffs operates iron ore and coal mines in North America and two iron ore mining complexes in Western Australia. The Company also has a 45% economic interest in a coking and thermal coal mine in Queensland, Australia. In addition, Cliffs has a major chromite project, in the pre-feasibility stage of development, located in Ontario, Canada.

Description

United Taconite LLC, a subsidiary of Cliffs Natural Resources, is located in Forbes and Eveleth Minnesota. Due to current needs, we are actively searching for an experienced Environmental Coordinator/Engineer.

BASIC FUNCTION: To provide technical support to the plans, programs, and activities to ensure United Taconite’s compliance with county, state, and federal environmental rules and regulations.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Coordinate communications with county, state, and federal environmental agencies, including obtaining data and conducting sampling, writing and submitting reports, license registrations, and payment of environmental fees.

• Support existing environmental management programs to maintain compliance with state and federal environmental regulations, i.e. NPDES, CAA, RCRA, SPCC, FRP, Mineland Reclamation, Major AST Facility, etc.

• Manage environmental data and recordkeeping requirements.

• Develop and facilitate environmental training programs for employees.

• Assist in the development of short and long-range plans, budgets and targets of performance for environmental programs at United Taconite.
• Direct, motivate and advise Departmental Environmental Coordinators on regulatory issues and all environmental matters in their assigned departments.
• Prepare Requests for Quotes, evaluate quotes and direct and coordinate the work of environmental consultants.
• Conduct environmental field inspections of entire property on a regular basis.
• Update environmental management personnel on ongoing issues.
• Supervise and coordinate environmental inspections of property by governmental agencies.
• Develop and maintain all environmental standard procedures for United Taconite.
• Act as company representative for environmental activities off-property including participation on environmental committees and proactive involvement with state legislative issues.
• Promote and participate in qualify, safety and loss control programs to ensure that environmental responsibility is present at all levels throughout the company.

REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE:

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Environmental Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.

• Comfortable with use of computer as a tool. Experienced with MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access.

• Good communications skills.

• Focus on safe production

• High Integrity