Environmental Assessment Practitioner

Key duties of an Environmental Assessment Practitioner

• Conduct environmental assessments
• Identify potential environmental impacts of a proposed project.
• Assess the significance of impacts on land, water, air, biodiversity, communities and surrounding environments.
• Prepare environmental reports
• Compile Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) reports where required.
• Prepare Basic Assessment Reports (BARs), Scoping Reports and Environmental Management Programmes (EMPrs), depending on the project.
• Identify environmental risks
• Identify activities that may cause environmental harm.
• Recommend mitigation measures to prevent, minimise or remedy negative impacts.
• Ensure legal compliance
• Ensure projects comply with applicable environmental legislation, particularly the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA) and relevant regulations.
• Identify environmental authorisations, permits or licences that may be required.
• Public participation
• Facilitate consultation with affected communities, authorities, interested and affected parties (I&APs) and other stakeholders.
• Record and respond to concerns raised during the assessment process.
• Develop Environmental Management Programmes (EMPrs)
• Establish environmental controls and procedures that must be followed during construction and operation.
• Set responsibilities for contractors and project personnel.
• Monitor environmental compliance
• Conduct site inspections and environmental audits.
• Check whether contractors are complying with the EMPr and environmental authorisation conditions.
• Environmental incident management
• Investigate environmental incidents such as spills, pollution, illegal dumping, erosion or damage to vegetation.
• Recommend corrective and preventative actions.
• Liaise with authorities
• Communicate with relevant environmental authorities.
• Submit required applications, reports and compliance documentation.
• Provide environmental advice
• Advise the client, project team and contractors on environmental risks and appropriate mitigation measures.
• Ensure environmental considerations are incorporated into project planning and execution.

Pay: R26 500,00 - R32 000,00 per month

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Umgeni Dam, KwaZulu-Natal