Mine Environmental Compliance Specialist

Cementation Africa; Brits; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Cementation Africa invites suitably qualified candidates to apply for the position of Environmental Officer to be placed in Tharisa Mine. The successful candidate will report to the Safety Manager Projects. The company will provide remuneration and benefits relevant and appropriate to the position.

Preference will be given to Historically Disadvantaged South African (HDSA) candidates. Applications only open to South African Citizens / Permanent Residents.

Qualifications

• Diploma / Degree in Environmental Management at NQF level 6
• Environmental Aspects and Impacts training
• Root cause analysis techniques training (preferred)
• Auditing on ISO 14000 principles (preferred)
• MS Office proficient [Word and Excel]
• Exposure to SharePoint, or similar software
• Ability to recognise environmental risks, deviations and nonconformance
• Planning and organising skills
• Ethical and professional
• Problem solving skills to contribute practical environmental solutions within set parameters
• Attention to detail and auditing skills
• Good English written and verbal communication skills
• Must be physically fit for underground visits

Responsibilities

• Conduct routine environmental inspections and assessments and record findings
• Identify environmental risks, deviations, non-conformances and recommend actions
• Monitor compliance with environmental legislation, licences, permits, management plans and standards
• Implement and monitor environmental initiatives and improvement programmes
• Maintain environmental data on risk management reporting systems
• Maintain incident, non-conformance and corrective action registers and track actions
• Conduct or participate in environmental incident investigations and root cause analyses
• Conduct environmental audits and participate in internal, client and external regulatory audits
• Engage with employees, contractors, regulators and other stakeholders on environmental matters
• Demonstrate self-management in line with company values

Skills

Environmental risk assessment

Root cause analysis

Auditing

Planning and organising

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Diploma / Degree in Environmental Management

Tools

MS Office (Word, Excel)

SharePoint

Job description

Cementation Africa invites suitably qualified candidates to apply for the position of Environmental Officer to be placed in Tharisa Mine. The successful candidate will report to the Safety Manager Projects. The company will provide remuneration and benefits relevant and appropriate to the position.

Preference will be given to Historically Disadvantaged South African (HDSA) candidates. Applications only open to South African Citizens / Permanent Residents.