Environmental Compliance Lead for Conservation & Biodiversity

HotelJobs; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

HotelJobs is seeking an experienced Environmental Compliance Officer for a Big5 Game Reserve in the Lowveld section of the Greater Kruger National Park. The role focuses on ensuring all activities comply with South African environmental legislation and protecting the Reserve's ecological integrity.

Reporting to management, you will monitor compliance, guide landowners, lodge operators and contractors, maintain a central register of authorisations and impact assessments, and escalate issues to

Responsibilities

• Assess activities and proposed developments against applicable environmental legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Provide practical compliance guidance to management, landowners, lodge operators, developers and contractors.
• Maintain a central register of all Environmental Authorisations (EAs), Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) and Environmental Management Programmes (EMPrs).
• Ensure that all relevant authorisation conditions and environmental commitments are understood and implemented by responsible parties.
• Review EIAs and participate in the environmental assessment process as an interested and affected party.
• Conduct initial environmental screening and prepare compliance reports as part of the planning process for lodge developments.

Job description

HotelJobs is seeking an experienced Environmental Compliance Officer for a Big5 Game Reserve in the Lowveld section of the Greater Kruger National Park. The role focuses on ensuring all activities comply with South African environmental legislation and protecting the Reserve's ecological integrity.

Reporting to management, you will monitor compliance, guide landowners, lodge operators and contractors, maintain a central register of authorisations and impact assessments, and escalate issues to