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Location: Andalgalá / Catamarca, Argentina (On-site)
Division: Projects / Environmental Studies & Permitting
Reporting Line: Site Manager

About The Role

The Environmental Lead - Biodiversity plays a critical role in leading both the ecological restoration and long-term biodiversity strategy for the MARA project. In its initial phase, the role is focused on the execution and effectiveness of the Mine Footprint Restoration Plan in the Choya basin (Pabellón and Campo Grande), ensuring compliance with regulatory commitments, technical standards, and project timelines. As the project evolves, the role transitions into a strategic leadership position responsible for biodiversity management across the full project lifecycle, including the generation of robust scientific data, management of biodiversity impacts, and integration of biodiversity considerations into project planning and execution. The position ensures biodiversity is treated as a critical project asset, supporting responsible mining practices, reducing environmental and social risks, and strengthening stakeholder trust and social license to operate, in alignment with international standards such as IFC PS6, ICMM, Copper Mark, and Glencore frameworks.

Primary Purpose Of The Role

The purpose of this role is to ensure the successful delivery of restoration commitments in the short term, while establishing and leading a comprehensive biodiversity management strategy in the medium and long term. The role integrates scientific, operational, regulatory, and stakeholder dimensions to ensure biodiversity is embedded as a core component of project development.

Operating Context

This role operates in a highly complex and multidisciplinary environment, requiring close coordination with Operations, Engineering, Environmental, Community Relations, and external stakeholders including regulators, NGOs, and scientific institutions. It plays a critical role in enabling project development while safeguarding ecological integrity, ensuring regulatory compliance, and meeting increasing expectations from stakeholders and international standards.

Key Responsibilities

This role combines a highly execution-focused initial phase with a strategic evolution into biodiversity leadership:

Lead the end-to-end execution of the Mine Footprint Restoration Plan in the Choya basin (Pabellón and Campo Grande), ensuring compliance with approved schedules, milestones, and regulatory commitments, while monitoring revegetation success, physical stability of restored areas, and native species availability through nursery management.
Act as the technical lead during site visits with authorities and community stakeholders, fostering trust-based relationships and ensuring transparent communication of restoration progress and outcomes.
Develop and consolidate technical and regulatory reports demonstrating restoration progress, effectiveness, and key performance indicators.
Transition into a strategic biodiversity leadership role, developing robust baseline studies for flora, fauna, and ecosystems, and designing monitoring programs with strong QA/QC standards and scientific rigor.
Identify critical habitats and manage biodiversity impacts through the application of the mitigation hierarchy (avoid, minimize, restore, offset), including the design and implementation of Biodiversity Management Plans (BMP) aligned with IFC, ICMM, and Copper Mark standards.
Lead biodiversity offset and compensation initiatives under No Net Loss or Net Gain frameworks, ensuring integration into project planning and execution.
Coordinate and manage specialized consultants and multidisciplinary technical teams, ensuring high-quality deliverables and cost-efficient execution.
Apply advanced tools such as GIS, remote sensing, and ecological modelling to support spatial planning and decision-making.
Prepare technical, regulatory, and corporate biodiversity reports, ensuring consistency, traceability, and compliance.
Build and manage strategic relationships with regulators, NGOs, communities, and scientific institutions, strengthening the project’s social license to operate.
Drive innovation in biodiversity management through the integration of advanced methodologies such as eDNA, bioacoustics, remote sensing, and advanced analytics.

Qualifications

Degree in Biology, Ecology, Environmental Sciences, Renewable Natural Resources, or related fields.
Postgraduate or Master’s degree in Biodiversity Conservation, Ecology, or Environmental Management (desirable).
Additional certifications in biodiversity monitoring or ecological restoration are a plus.
Advanced Spanish and advanced technical English (desirable).

Experience & Skills

+10 years of experience in environmental management, with at least 7 years focused on biodiversity.
Proven experience in ecological restoration, including native revegetation and nursery management.
Experience in physical stability management of restored areas (slopes, erosion, runoff).
Strong experience in biodiversity baseline and impact studies.
Experience designing Biodiversity Management Plans and offset programs.
Knowledge of critical habitat frameworks and No Net Loss / Net Gain principles.
Experience applying IFC PS6, ICMM, Copper Mark, and similar standards.
Strong stakeholder engagement experience with authorities, NGOs, and communities.
Experience managing consultants and multidisciplinary teams.
Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
Proactive, resilient, and solution-oriented mindset.

Control Elements

Compliance with restoration plan milestones and KPIs.
Alignment with IFC PS6, ICMM, Copper Mark, and Glencore standards.
Implementation of BMP and biodiversity targets.
Monitoring execution and reporting compliance.
Audit performance and stakeholder engagement indicators.

Role Relationships and Structure

Direct Reports: To be defined
Key Relationships: Environment, Sustainability, Operations, Engineering, Community Relations, regulatory authorities, NGOs, and scientific institutions

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Environmental Lead (Biodiversity) - MARA Project