Project Manager: Permitting - Cape Town at Mulilo

About this role

• Ensure timely acquisition of all project permits, authorisation and/or consents (excl. land rights and environmental authorisations).
• Manage regulatory issues.
• Report to Project Pipeline Manager.

Goals and responsibilities 

• Build key relationships with Governmental departments, municipalities, and external stakeholders to obtain required permits and consents.
• Engage actively with project developers, the environmental, land rights and engineering teams to ensure that the project pipeline is properly permitted.
• Responsible for permitting projects (excl. environmental permits) from site control stage through to financial close for all projects under development, followed by ensuring that permitting conditions are met for the construction phase.
• Prepare and submit all permit applications, ensure that they are received well in advance and on budget.
• Undertake rezoning and SPLUMA processes for all projects including for the project land as well as servitudes.
• Obtaining at a minimum the following permits: Land Claims (DALLRD), Section 53 Minerals (DFFE), rezoning no objection letters and SALA (DALLRD), as well as all municipal approvals including water and waste services approvals.
• Track and monitor the above rezoning certificates and permits, and ensure that they are renewed timeously.
• Engage actively with the relevant municipalities and act as a single point of contact on all permits submitted to the municipalities.

Pre-Screening

• Support Site Origination team to ensure to assist with fatal flaw land rights (e.g. land claims and Section 53 mining rights) screening.

Land Rights Permits

• Be ultimately responsible for obtaining the relevant permits to develop, construct and operate renewable energy facilities.

Rezoning

• Be ultimately responsible for all rezoning applications and processes.

Construction Permits

• Support construction/operations phase to follow up on permitting requirements.

Team Player

• Work alongside and support requirements from the environmental team, the site control, and engineering teams where relevant or required, for example to obtain consents linked to the ElA process.

Required skills and educational background

• Town Planner tertiary Degree or another relevant field.
• 3-5+ years’ experience working with large construction or renewable energy projects.
• Experience from similar role with same level of responsibility and tasks.