Assistant Consultant - Environmental Planning and Advisory

WSP in Africa; Durban; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP in Africa is seeking an Assistant Consultant for their Durban Environmental team. This role involves supporting various environmental projects including impact assessments and compliance auditing, while ensuring alignment with South African legislation. The position offers opportunities to work attentively on local and international projects, with a focus on developing expertise in a diverse and inclusive environment.

Benefits

Competitive pay

First class medical cover

Generous annual leave

Paid professional subscriptions

Work-life balance initiatives

Qualifications

• 1-5 years' experience in environmental assessments and compliance auditing.
• Knowledge of South African environmental legislation required.
• Relevant experience in renewable, industrial, or mining sectors preferred.

Responsibilities

• Delivery of environmental assessments, including EIAs and compliance audits.
• Conduct fieldwork and engage with stakeholders as required.
• Work independently and as part of a team.

Skills

Project management

Technical report writing

Attention to detail

Good organization skills

Ability to travel

Education

Honours or higher degree in a relevant environmental discipline

Masters degree preferred

Job description

We are WSP - Join us and make your career future ready!

Think bigger scale. Think higher profile. Think ground-breaking. Join WSP, and you’ll be at the heart of a team of international experts all dedicated to growing and sharing their expertise, and working on projects that transform society for all of us.

WSP is one of the most diverse consulting firms in Africa, and the largest environmental consulting firm globally. To further our strategic business execution plan, we are seeking leaders who share our guiding principles – we value our people and our reputation; we are locally dedicated with international scale; we are future-focused and challenge the status quo; we foster collaboration; we have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable.

Job Description

We are looking for a vibrant Assistant Consultant to complement our Durban Environmental team. The candidate will primarily provide support on environmental projects, including environmental authorization procedures (Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Water Licensing, and Waste Licensing etc.), stakeholder engagement/public participation, and compliance auditing. The candidate will also be required to support the other specialist teams within WSP, including air quality, water services, contaminated land, and geotechnical services as required.

Key Responsibilities:

• Delivery of Basic Assessments, Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Management Plans and Compliance Auditing projects
• Field Work will form a significant part of the role
• Involvement in local projects primarily, and international projects as required
• To work both independently and in a team
• Good working knowledge of the South African environmental legislation
• Accountability for own tasks and deliverables to required deadlines

Health and Safety:

• Role model standards for SHEQ performance and behaviour consistent with the company’s health, safety, environmental and quality vision and policies by influencing those around you
• Contributing to the identification of SHEQ risks and driving processes to achieve Zero Harm
• Embracing, displaying and promoting the company values and ensuring a safe working environment is maintained at all times

Qualifications

• An Honours or higher degree in a relevant environmental discipline. A Masters is preferable.
• A minimum of 1 years work experience; however, applicants with up to 5 years’ working experience in an environmental consulting environment may be given preference.

Key Competencies and Generic Skills:

• Between 1 and 5 years’ experience in Basic Assessments, Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Management Plans and Compliance Auditing projects
• Experience in the renewable, industrial and/or mining sector
• Good working knowledge of the South African environmental legislation
• Understanding of broader environmental and social issues (i.e. air quality, waste management, ecological, social, etc.)
• Ability to travel in Sub Sahara Africa (outside of South Africa) if required
• Technical report writing skills, producing professional reports in fluent English
• Project management skills
• Must be computer literate
• Able to work independently
• Ability to pay attention to detail
• Good organisation skills

Strong preference will be given to:

• Candidates who are able to read, write and converse in French.
• Candidates that have published papers

Additional information

What's in it for you?

What if we can have work-life balance? What if we can be rewarded in ways that support our individual needs? What if we can be accepted for who we are? Here at WSP – we can!

WSP recognizes that work is only one part of our lives and making time for the other things in our life is important – be that our families, our friends or ourselves. So, if working from home, working part-time or having flexible start and finish time will help with this let us know as part of your application.

As well as rewarding you with competitive pay, WSP offers standard benefits including first class medical cover, generous days annual leave, and paid professional subscriptions.

Be you, be happy - we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture which respects and maximizes the contribution individuals can bring to WSP. We recognize the benefits that people with varying backgrounds and experiences can bring. Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.