Environmental Officer

Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority; Limpopo; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 500 000; Full time

Job summary

A South African government agency seeks to appoint an individual to monitor project compliance with relevant legislations and environmental requirements. The successful candidate will oversee construction activities, manage ecological impacts, and ensure proper waste management. This role involves engaging with stakeholders and maintaining compliance with environmental standards. Candidates should have awareness of environmental management practices and legislation related to water use and biodiversity.

Responsibilities

• Monitor project compliance with all relevant legislations and environmental requirements.
• Ensure minimization of biodiversity and ecological impacts during construction activities.
• Maintain records and documentation for accountability and reporting.

Job description

TCTA seek to appoint a suitably qualified individual to monitor project compliance with all relevant legislations, Environmental Authorisations, Environmental Management Programme requirements and Water Use Licenses.

The individual will ensure that biodiversity and ecological impacts associated with construction activities are minimised, while maintaining accurate records and documentation of all related matters to uphold accountability and reporting standards.

The Key Performance Areas of this position, amongst others, are :

• Oversight of the Consultant supervisory and Contractor’s construction activities
• Oversee and manage biodiversity, ecological impacts and related construction environmental issues.
• Monitor and document waste management and pollution control measures.
• Oversight of Consultant supervisory and Contractor’s mining activities on the borrow pits.
• Monitoring of activities related to closure of ownerless and derelict borrow pits
• Oversee ongoing concurrent rehabilitation.
• Support the MCWAP-2A oversight in compliance with MCWAP-2A borrow and spoil site DMRE Environmental authorization (EA) and Environmental Management Programme (EMPR) ’s conditions.
• Assist with quantifying environmental issues for reporting purposes.
• Engage project stakeholders and affected landowners to address concerns related to environmental compliance requirements.