Officer-Environmental-Management (Generation) Majuba Power Station needed at Eskom Communications

Minimum Requirements
Qualification(s):

• Grade 12
• Diploma / National Diploma in Natural Science / Environmental Management at NQF Level 6 with 240 credits

Experience:

• Three (3) years related experience in the area of environmental management

Skills and Competencies
Behavioural

• Strong driven to learn
• Be results and delivery focused
• Be able to work as part of a team
• Integrity
• Safety consciousness

Leadership

• Entrepreneurial mind-set
• Self-starter
• Conflict resolution
• Ability to deliver on expectations

Knowledge

• Ability to link technical and legal aspects related to environmental compliance issues
• Environmental management systems (ISO 14001)
• Environmental impact assessments
• Approval processes for statutory environmental approvals applicable to the designated area of the business (e.g. environmental authorisation, waste management, water usage, atmospheric emission licenses, tree cutting permits)
• Environmental risk and due diligence assessments
• Environmental law
• Environmental auditing
• Environmental incident investigations
• Eskom business policies, procedures and directives
• Environmental statutory / legislative requirements national, provincial/local by-laws

Skill

• Strong communication
• Diversity management
• The ability to apply analytical and logical thinking
• Gathering and analysing information
• Designing and testing solutions to problems and formulating plans
• Attention to detail
• Conflict resolution and negotiation
• Should demonstrate in practice the ability to interact with and mobilise stakeholders
• Presentation
• Multi-disciplinary problem solving
• Ability to write effective and professional reports

Key Responsibilities

• Provide support by implementing and executing the implementation of an international organisation of standardisation (ISO) 14001 environmental management system and related procedure in the designated areas of the business
• Ensure compliance to legislative and governance requirements in the designated areas of the business through the implementation of compliance measures
• Execute the process for obtaining environmental approvals for environmental authorisation, waste, water usage, atmospheric emission licenses and tree cutting permits
• Implement and monitor environmental management plans
• Perform environmental investigations