Environmental Officer (Production Level): Waste Management Licensing Regulatory Services at Western Cape Government

Minimum Requirements    

• An appropriate 3-year National Diploma/B-Degree in Natural, Physical sciences, environmental science/management, engineering or equivalent qualification; A valid driving license (Code B or higher).

Registered as a Candidate Environmental Assessment Practitioner (Candidate EAP) or Registered as an Environmental Assessment Practitioner (EAP) with the Environmental Assessment Practitioners Association of South Africa (EAPASA) or meets the requirements for registration and have either already applied for registration or will by a certain date apply for registration (appointment will be conditional to actual registration with EAPASA by a specified date)
Recommendation    

• Willing to travel when required; .

Key Performance Areas    

• Administer the waste management licensing process through the review and evaluation of waste impacts and technical reports and the drafting of waste management licences, including licensing projects; Ensure compliance monitoring and enforcement of relevant waste management legislation with respect to statutory obligations (NEMA & NEM:WA, amongst other relevant legislation); Provide comment and advice to organs of state and other stakeholders and provide inputs to the State of Waste Report and municipal reports; Contribute to general office management i.e. assist with planning the audit schedule and communicating with stakeholders.

Competencies    
Knowledge in the following: 

• Environmental, general and hazardous waste management; 
• Compliance and enforcement of relevant statutory obligations with regard to regulations, policies and treaties related to waste management and environmental management; 
• Environmental legislation; Facilitation of public participation; 
• Environmental monitoring and audits; 
• Public participation processes; 
• Project management; 
• Administration procedures relating to the specific working environment; 
• Adherence to and compliance with administrative procedures; 
• Environmental Impact Management; 

Waste Management: 

• Integrated Waste Management; 
• Environmental Monitoring and Auditing: 
• Environmental compliance monitoring and enforcement; 

Skills needed:

• Written and verbal communication; 
• Proven computer literacy (MS Office), including spatial and nonspatial database management; 
• Planning and organising; 
• Report writing; 

Conflict Management; 

• Ability to ensure compliance and enforce relevant statutory obligations with regard to regulations, policies and treaties related to waste management and environmental management; 
• Ability to conduct and interpret environmental monitoring and audits.