Officer Environmental Management
Listing reference: eskom_004644
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 4 May 2026
Position summary
Industry: Electricity, Energy & Water Supply
Job category: Engineering, Technical, Production and Manufacturing
Location: Empangeni
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: No
Introduction
Area of specialization: Execute environmental management activities within the designated area of the business.
Department: Environmental Management
Business Unit: Eastern Grid Location: Empangeni
Task Grade: T12
Job description
Key Responsibilities
§ Provide support in executing the implementation of the international organization or standardization (ISO) 14001 environmental management system and related procedures in the designated business areas.
§ Ensure compliance with legislative and governance requirements in the designated business areas.
§ Execute the process to obtain environmental approvals for environmental authorization, waste, water usage, atmospheric emission licences and tree cutting permits.
§ Perform environmental investigations.
§ Monitor and implement Environmental Management Programme (EMPr) for operational and project sites.
§ Conduct environmental inspections, audits, monitoring, and compliance assessments.
§ Coordinate environmental reporting and maintain accurate environmental records and registers.
§ Identify environmental risks and develop mitigation and corrective action measures.
§ Support implementation of ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) and sustainability initiatives within the organization.
§ Facilitate sustainability reporting and monitor environmental performance indicators.
§ Promote sustainable development principles and resource efficiency initiatives.
§ Drive environmental awareness initiatives and campaigns within the organization and surrounding communities.
§ Coordinate environmental education, greening, conservation, and community sustainability programmes.
Skills and Competencies Required
Behavioural:
• Strong drive to learn
• Integrity
• Safety consciousness
• Professionalism
• Honesty
• Trustworthiness
• Strong drive to learn
• Integrity
• Safety consciousness
• Professionalism
• Honesty
• Trustworthiness
Leadership:
• Entrepreneurial mindset
• Self- starter
• Deliver on expectations
• Results and delivery focused
• Work as part of a team
• Entrepreneurial mindset
• Self- starter
• Deliver on expectations
• Results and delivery focused
• Work as part of a team
Knowledge:
• Link technical and legal aspects related to environmental compliance issues
• Environmental management systems (ISO 14001)
• Environmental impact assessments
• Approval processes for statutory environmental approvals applicable to the designatedbusiness area e.g environmental authorization, waste management, water usage,atmospheric emission licenses, tree cutting permits
• Environmental risk and due diligence assessments
• Environmental law
• Environmental auditing
• Environmental incident investigations
• Eskom business policies, procedures and directives
• Design and test solutions to problems and formulate plans
• Environmental national, provincial, local by-law statutory/legislative requirements
Skills:
• Strong communication
• Diversity management
• Apply analytical and logical thinking
• Gather and analyse information
• Attention to detail
• Conflict resolution and negotiation
• Should demonstrate in practice the ability to interact with and mobilise stakeholders
• Presentation
• Multi-disciplinary problem solving
• Write effective and professional reports
• Knowledge and understanding of ESG and Sustainability principles
• Strong environmental compliance and auditing skills
• Ability to engage effectively with authority, regulators and external stakeholders
• Strong communication
• Diversity management
• Apply analytical and logical thinking
• Gather and analyse information
• Attention to detail
• Conflict resolution and negotiation
• Should demonstrate in practice the ability to interact with and mobilise stakeholders
• Presentation
• Multi-disciplinary problem solving
• Write effective and professional reports
• Knowledge and understanding of ESG and Sustainability principles
• Strong environmental compliance and auditing skills
• Ability to engage effectively with authority, regulators and external stakeholders
Minimum requirements
Minimum Requirements
Qualification(s):
• B Degree / Advanced Diploma in Natural Science/ Environmental Management at
NQF level 7 with 360 Credits
NQF level 7 with 360 Credits
Minimum Related Experience:
• 2 Years and/or completed Graduate in Training (GIT) programme in Environmental
Management
Management
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