Environmental Officer D1

Valterra Platinum Limited; Polokwane; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful work

Rewards recognition

Learning progression

Diversity and innovation

Safe operations

Job summary

Valterra Platinum Limited seeks an Environmental Lead to drive safety and environmental performance across mining sites. The role involves leading safety practices, conducting risk assessments, and overseeing environmental compliance programs.

You will support incident investigations, environmental monitoring, and training, while coordinating with site teams to strengthen ESG performance and regulatory adherence.

Qualifications

• Diploma or degree in Environmental Science or related field.
• Completed relevant short courses in Environmental law, ISO14001 and auditing (advantageous).
• At least 3 years' experience in a mining-related field.
• Knowledge of operational and regulatory environmental requirements.
• Experience in risk management and incident investigations.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety discussions and conduct Visible Felt Leadership (VFL) sessions.
• Perform pre-task risk assessments before field tasks.
• Conduct environmental inspections and develop improvement plans.
• Capture environmental compliance data accurately in systems.
• Assist with environmental impact assessments and monitoring data interpretation.
• Support environmental awareness training and site audits for compliance.
• Oversee Environmental Assistants/Interns and coordinate site inspections.

Skills

Environmental science

Risk management

Auditing

Regulatory compliance

Environmental monitoring

Incident investigations

Education

Diploma or Degree in Environmental Science

Environmental law / ISO14001 / Auditing courses

Job description

• Business Entity: Africa - Platinum Group Metals (PGMs)(BU005)

Company Description

Valterra Platinum, formerly Anglo American Platinum, is a leading primary producer of platinum group metals (PGMs), with integrated mining, smelting, and refining operations in South Africa and Zimbabwe, marketing the metal we produce globally. Following our demerger from Anglo American plc, Valterra Platinum is now an independent, publicly listed company with a primary and secondary listing on the Johannesburg and London stock exchanges respectively.

As we embark on this exciting new chapter, Valterra Platinum is positioned to define and pursue its own strategy, anchored in operational excellence, sustainability, and value creation for the long-term. With full accountability for our performance and growth, we are focused on strengthening our capabilities across the entire PGM value chain, from mine to market.

Our independence empowers us to deepen our commitment to stakeholders and lead with purpose - to Unearth Value to Better Our World. We remain steadfast in our ambition to be the world’s foremost producer of platinum group metals, while embedding safety and sustainability in everything we do.

If you're driven by purpose and the opportunity to make a lasting impact, we invite you to join us.

Job Description

Safety Leadership

• Conduct effectives safety shares at the start of all meetings
• Regularly participate in planned Visible Felt Leadership (VFL) engagements
• Know and follow Valterra Platinum's Life Saving Golden rules
• Complete a documented Pre-Task Risk Assessment (SLAM or Take 5) before starting any field work or physical task
• Conducting environmental inspections and taking action to address outcomes - including development of short-term improvement plans
• Completing environmental incident reporting and investigations
• Assisting with environmental impact assessments
• Assisting with sampling and interpretation of environmental monitoring data
• Assisting with environmental awareness training
• Day to day work management oversight of the sites Environmental Assistants and/or Environmental Interns
• Conduct inspections and internal audits for license and permit compliance.
• Support the implementation of improvement plans to address identified compliance gaps.
• Accurate, timeous capturing of environmental compliance data on relevant systems (including inspections and audit programs for site)
• Assist to maintain a list of material environmental risks
• Assist to implement and field verify critical controls for each material environmental risk
• Assist implementation of the sites Environmental Management Systems
• Assist to maintain and utilize relevant environmental models in order to predict future environmental impacts and/or proactively manage key site environmental risks (with providing data and supporting information)
• Assist to identify, classify and report Environmental Incidents and Environmental Hazards across the site
• Take part investigations of environmental incidents as per procedure/plan.
• Support the implementation of actions and improvement plans to address findings from incident investigations and to prevent repeat incidents

Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree in Environmental Science or related field
• Completed relevant Short courses, such as Environmental law, ISO14001 and Auditing (Advantageous)
• At least 3 years working experience in Mining related field
• Operations: Knowledge of operational processes within scope of role
• Commercial: Basic financial metrics, cost, and value management & budgeting tools
• Management: Risk management techniques and critical controls.
• Incident investigations
• Project and people engagement to manage issues on environmental matters. Example waste management on site with permanent personnel and contractors.
• Compliance: Safety, health and environment, legislative, statutory, regulatory and permitting requirements

Additional Information

What We Offer

At Valterra Platinum, you will join a team committed to excellence and impact.

We offer:

• Meaningful work in a high-performance, values-led environment.
• Market-aligned reward and recognition.
• Opportunities for learning, development and progression.
• A culture that respects diversity and encourages innovation.
• A clear commitment to safe Operations.

Inclusion and Diversity

Valterra Platinum is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfill their potential.
Valterra Platinum has a zero tolerance to dignity harms, these include all acts of gender based violence, bullying, harassment and victimisation. Ensuring the safety of our employees extends beyond physical safety and includes the eradication of harmful behaviours from our workplace. This responsibility extends to everyone at Valterra Platinum both during work hours and outside of work. We are unconditional in creating a respectful, inclusive, and safe working environment to ensure that no colleague will be violated or harassed under our watch.

Closing Date

15 September 2026