Permit Compliance Coordinator at De Beers Group

Job Description:

As our Permitting Compliance Coordinator, you will be responsible for coordinating, monitoring of compliance with permits’ conditions by:

• Developing detailed implementation plan to maintain and monitor conditions detailed in permits, including the process by which to identify each individual condition and requirement attached to a permit, and link it to a responsible person and to a timeframe.
• Ensuring compliance to commitments detailed in permits and to keep permits in good standing.
• Preparing and communicating to people responsible for implementation of conditions attached to permits and follow up on the compliance.
• Ensuring the integration of Technical and other teams in the compliance process.
• Keeping the permitting manager informed about the results of compliance process as well as the potential risk and mitigation measures.
• Maintaining the permit register and be responsible for document control to acquire and renew permits. 

This role is in the Permitting Department at a band 6 level and reporting to the Permitting Manager

Qualifications:

You will be required to have the following:

• Diploma/Degree in a relevant discipline. E.g., Environmental Management, Law, Mining Engineering, Industrial Engineer, Geology, or related disciplines.

Experience:

• At least 5 years in similar position in mining or energy companies, law firms, consulting or in a public agency.
• Experience advising on permitting issues or compliance for new project development in a relevant sector preferably in RSA mining.
• Experience of working in a large multinational company and international projects, involving different cultures and business environments will be an added advantage.
• Track record of interfacing with and influencing colleagues at all levels and coordinating disciplines relevant to permitting.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Extensive knowledge of new project development issues and or operation issues within the extractive industries or another relevant sector, if possible, with a strong focus on compliance.
• Strong understanding of the technical and non-technical factors that affect compliance.
• Ability to engage across all the disciplines relevant to compliance with conditions attached to permits and ensures effective coordination between these disciplines.
• Excellent communication skills, orderly work.
• Broad familiarity with regulatory environments in RSA.
• Good analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Computer literate.