SHEQ & Emissions Compliance Manager

Pro Select Consulting; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 800,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Pro Select Consulting is seeking an experienced SHEQ Manager to lead environmental compliance and emissions management across our operations. The role requires ensuring regulatory licensing, monitoring, reporting and continuous improvement within a heavy industrial context.

The successful candidate will have 8–10 years of SHEQ experience, specialized knowledge of ISO standards, and a track record of liaising with regulators and auditors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field with strong environmental emphasis.
• 8–10 years SHEQ experience with environmental compliance responsibilities.
• Proven experience managing air emissions, licenses, and regulatory reporting.
• Experience in heavy industrial sectors such as manufacturing, petrochemical, or energy.
• ISO management systems knowledge (ISO 14001, ISO 45001; ISO 9001 a plus).
• Auditing experience with regulators and external auditors.

Responsibilities

• Lead the environmental compliance programme and ensure adherence to legislation and permits.
• Manage environmental authorizations, licenses, waste and air emissions licenses.
• Liaise with regulatory authorities, auditors and external stakeholders.
• Monitor legislative changes and implement compliance requirements.
• Develop and maintain emissions management systems and monitoring programmes.
• Oversee emissions reporting, data collection, analysis and submission.
• Drive initiatives to reduce emissions and improve environmental performance.
• Lead investigations and corrective actions for incidents and non-conformances.
• Maintain SHEQ management systems aligned with ISO standards.
• Lead internal and external SHEQ audits and coordinate corrective actions.
• Ensure occupational health and safety compliance across operations.
• Promote proactive SHEQ culture through training and leadership engagement.
• Monitor performance metrics and report to executive management.
• Conduct risk assessments and develop mitigation strategies.
• Identify optimization opportunities for environmental performance.
• Support sustainability, decarbonization, and ESG initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

ISO 14001

Emissions management

Regulatory reporting

Auditing

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Science or related field

Job description

Pro Select Consulting is seeking an experienced SHEQ Manager to lead environmental compliance and emissions management across our operations. The role requires ensuring regulatory licensing, monitoring, reporting and continuous improvement within a heavy industrial context.

The successful candidate will have 8–10 years of SHEQ experience, specialized knowledge of ISO standards, and a track record of liaising with regulators and auditors.