Senior Environmental Expert

Timeo-Performance; Indonesia; On-site; IDR 500.000.000 - 700.000.000; Full time

Job summary

A consulting and recruitment firm in Indonesia seeks an experienced environmental expert to manage and lead environmental action plans in mining operations. The role involves ensuring compliance with Indonesian regulations and managing a team that focuses on water management, revegetation, and waste management. Candidates should have 8-15 years of relevant experience and proficiency in English and Bahasa.

Qualifications

• 8 to 15 years of experience in environmental management within mining or heavy industry.
• Field person with hands-on experience in operations.
• Strong communication skills and ability to find practical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Assist in identifying and mitigating environmental challenges in mining operations.
• Lead a team managing water, revegetation, and waste.
• Ensure compliance with Indonesian environmental regulations.

Skills

Environmental management

Regulatory compliance

Team leadership

Field operations

Communication

Fluency in English and Bahasa

Education

Degree in science or engineering with environmental expertise

Job description

Overview

Our client, as a minority shareholder, is involved in a JV agreement with a China Partner and they would like to support the environmental commitments of the JV by assigning expert environment resources to assist the management to identify, design and drive environmental action plans of the JV, with a priority focus on the site (mine).

You will report operationally to the Mine Director and functionally to our Client's Environmental Director (HQ in Europe).

General missions:

• Assist in identifying main environmental challenges and risks of the operations of the Mine and in working with the company management to define and implement practical and sustainable (economically and technically) mitigation actions.
• Interact with operators and managers on all environmental matters on the ground related to the mine business to promote and enforce environmental SOPs, with a particular focus on stockpiling and hydraulic works (drainage and sedimentation ponds).
• Support the compliance of the mining operations with Indonesian regulations.
• Lead the development of a comprehensive and robust environmental management system, as well as easy tools and reporting in order to progressively have the mine compliant with IRMA standards, and to get ready for an external IRMA Audit within 2 to 3 years.
• Manage mining environmental team of approximately 10 persons, that is currently covering water management, revegetation and waste management, plus daily monitoring.
• Participate in Environmental and Social studies for projects as required by the management

Main tasks:

• Help organize annual risk analysis workshop / sessions with key managers on environmental risks on the mine’s operations;
• Support the mine management to design environmental action plans. Once validated, follow up implementation (daily / weekly), alert on deviations and propose corrective actions;
• Perform field visits and environmental reviews to ensure compliance to environmental rules and regulations. In case of identified gaps in compliances, propose to mining management a corrective action plan ;
• Elaborate KPI (lagging and leading indicators) and collect relevant information to be regularly reported to the management ;
• Inform, advise and eventually train the management team on best environmental practices ; Particularly to Mine Director and Deputy Plant Manager
• Keep informed and updated on evolution of Indonesian regulations.

Profile and experience:

• Degree in science or engineering, with environmental expertise
• 8 to 15 years’ experience in environmental matters management in mining, commodities or heavy industry background (ex. Chemical, etc.)
• Field person, with an appetite for “on the ground” action and communication with operations
• “Hands on” personality with passion for finding practical solutions and excellent relationship skills
• English and Bahasa fluency needed, Chinese mandarin a plus

This role is handled by Lusi Melani (R1102069).

Kindly take note that only shortlisted candidates will be notified. We thank you for your understanding.

About Timeo-Performance

We are in the Skills Business!

Through recruitment, training and consulting, Timeo-Performance provides solutions for increased performance of companies, teams and individuals. As our clients are at the center of global business and often serve the APAC region, our solutions need to be sustainable in a multicultural and remote context. Our joint venture with Akteos, the European leader in intercultural training, and partnership with digital learning solutions provider CrossKnowledge have therefore been organic and logical additions to our services. With ExecBoardinAsia, our Recruitment Team has access to a qualified database of Top Talent in APAC and can match them with our exclusive selection of premium job offers in Asia.

Timeo-Performance has been helping companies in APAC increase business performance since 2008 with offices in Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong.

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