Environmental Specialist at PwC South Africa

Purpose of Job
To perform:

• asset retirement, mine rehabilitation and closure liability assessments and reviews
• environmental license and permit condition adherence reviews.
• environmental and social due diligence.
• internal audits in relation to safety, health and environmental risk, performance and compliance.

Key Outputs

• Ensuring proper planning and documentation of fieldwork.
• Preparing draft reports.
• Managing teams.
• Identifying weaknesses in procedures, systems and controls.
• Assessing and analysing information obtained and interpreting findings.
• Delivering value added services to clients.
• Building and maintaining relationships with clients.
• Presenting on internal training
• Being part of internal teams to evolve and develop this specialist

Experience

• 2-4 years working experience in aspects of environmental risk, impact, legislation and performance
• Exposure to health and safety and social impact would be advantages

Qualifications

• B.Sc (Env), M.Sc (Env), M.Phil Environmenal Law, Environmental/Civil/Mining Engineering

Competencies / Attributes

• Practical understanding of environmental legal requirements
• Experience in mine closure and rehabilitation liability estimations
• ISO 14001 Management System experience (will be an advantage)
• Knowledge of contaminated land and groundwater impact liability estimation (will be an advantage)
• Experience in performing EMP performance assessments, ROD and environmental performance reviews, water use compliance audits and waste license compliance audits
• Auditor characteristics as specified in ISO 19011
• Technically strong in the field of auditing methodology and documentation
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Attention to detail and willingness to work overtime
• Building and sustaining relationships
• Being passionate about customer service
• Leading and contributing to team success
• Developing self and others through coaching
• Acquiring and applying commercial and technical expertise

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be an authentic and inclusive leader, at all grades/levels and in all lines of service. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a Senior Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Use feedback and reflection to develop self awareness, personal strengths and address development areas.
• Delegate to others to provide stretch opportunities and coach to help deliver results.
• Develop new ideas and propose innovative solutions to problems.
• Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from from current trends in business area.
• Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.
• Share relevant thought leadership.
• Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing others.
• Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality, diverse relationships.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.