Environmental Lead: Safety, Compliance & Impact (Mining)

Valterra Platinum; Polokwane; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 620,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful work

Market-aligned reward and recognition

Learning, development and progression

Diversity and innovation

Safe Operations

Job summary

Valterra Platinum is expanding its environmental leadership. We seek an Environmental Specialist to drive safety leadership, EMS implementation, and incident management at our sites in South Africa.

You will oversee inspections, risk assessments, and improvement plans with the site teams. Requirements include a Diploma/Degree in Environmental Science or related field, 3+ years mining experience, and knowledge of ISO14001, environmental law, and auditing.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree in Environmental Science or related field.
• Short courses in Environmental law, ISO14001 and Auditing (Advantageous).
• At least 3 years mining-related field experience.
• Knowledge of operational processes, risk management and budgeting basics.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety leadership and ensure site environmental compliance.
• Assist EMS implementation and maintain environmental models.
• Identify, classify and report environmental incidents and hazards.
• Support investigations and implement corrective actions to prevent repeats.
• Engage with project teams to manage environmental issues and risks.

Skills

Operations knowledge

Risk management

Environmental compliance

Project & people engagement

Environmental auditing

Education

Diploma or Degree in Environmental Science or related field

Short courses: Environmental law, ISO14001 & Auditing

Mining-related field experience

Cost & budgeting basics

Job description

Valterra Platinum is expanding its environmental leadership. We seek an Environmental Specialist to drive safety leadership, EMS implementation, and incident management at our sites in South Africa.

You will oversee inspections, risk assessments, and improvement plans with the site teams. Requirements include a Diploma/Degree in Environmental Science or related field, 3+ years mining experience, and knowledge of ISO14001, environmental law, and auditing.