Environmental Officer at TCTA (Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority)

Job Description

• TCTA seek to appoint a suitably qualified individual to monitor project compliance with all relevant legislations, Environmental Authorisations, Environmental Management Programme requirements and Water Use Licenses. 
• The individual will ensure that biodiversity and ecological impacts associated with construction activities are minimised, while maintaining accurate records and documentation of all related matters to uphold accountability and reporting standards.

The Key Performance Areas of this position, amongst others, are:

• Oversight of the Consultant supervisory and Contractor’s construction activities
• Oversee and manage biodiversity, ecological impacts and related construction environmental issues.
• Monitor and document waste management and pollution control measures.
• Oversight of Consultant supervisory and Contractor’s mining activities on the borrow pits.
• Monitoring of activities related to closure of ownerless and derelict borrow pits
• Oversee ongoing concurrent rehabilitation.
• Support the MCWAP-2A oversight in compliance with MCWAP-2A borrow and spoil site DMRE Environmental authorization (EA) and Environmental Management Programme (EMPR) ’s conditions.
• Assist with quantifying environmental issues for reporting purposes.
• Engage project stakeholders and affected landowners to address concerns related to environmental compliance requirements.

Job Requirements

• An NQF 7 B Degree or B Tech in Environmental Management/Environmental Science or related applied environmental studies
• 5 years of Environmental Management work experience, preferably in large infrastructure projects
• Preferably SACNASP registered