Officer Environmental Management
Position summary
Introduction
Job description
Skills and Competencies Required:
- Strong communication
- Diversity management
- The ability to apply analytical and logical thinking
- Gathering and analysing information
- Designing and testing solutions to problems and formulating plans
- Attention to detail
- Conflict resolution and negotiation
- Should demonstrate in practice the ability to interact with and mobilize stakeholders
- Presentation
- Multi-disciplinary problem solving
- Ability to write effective and professional reports
Behavioral:
- Strong drive to learn
- Be results and delivery focused
- Be able to work as part of a team
- Integrity
- Safety consciousness
Knowledge
- Ability to 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 designated area of the business (e. g. environmental authorisation, 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
- Environmental statutory/legislative requirements national, provincial/local by-laws
Skill
- Incident Investigation skills
- Communication and Computer Literacy skills
- Log writing.
- Problem solving skills.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide support by implementing and executing the implementation of an international organisation of standardisation (ISO) 14001 environmental management system and related procedures in the designated areas of the business.
- Ensure compliance to legislative and governance requirements in the designated areas of the business through the implementation of compliance measures.
- Execute the process for obtaining environmental approvals for environmental authorisation, waste, water usage, atmospheric emission licenses and tree cutting permits.
- Implement and monitor environmental management plans.
- Perform environmental investigations.
“If you have not been contacted within 28 days after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.”
“Eskom is committed to equality, employment equity, and diversity. In accordance with the employment equity plan of Eskom and its employment equity goals and targets, preference may be given, but is not limited, to candidates from under-represented designated groups. Eskom reserves the right not to make an appointment to the posts as advertised. Candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply for positions.”
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Minimum requirements
Minimum Requirements
Qualification(s):
- Diploma/National Diploma in Natural Science/Environmental Management at NQF 6 with 240 credits
Related Minimum Experience:
- 3 years related experience in the area of environmental management