Job Description

Our client, Environmental Consultants based in Cape Town are seeking the skills of a Junior Environmental Assessment Practitioner/ECOMain job functionWorking professionally with all due care as an integral part of the Environmental Services Team, including quality control, meeting deadlines, managing deliverables for all environmental applications and associated processes and ensuring Client satisfaction at all times.Demonstrating accurate and timeous actions to ensure that all technology platform knowledge management systems used by the Company for the Environmental Services Team are kept current, relevant and meaningful.Demonstrating accurate and timeous actions to ensure that all filing knowledge management systems (such as correct file naming, saving of emails, key decision, minutes, maps, etc.) used by the Company for the Environmental Services Team are kept current, relevant and meaningful.Demonstrating accurate and timeous actions to ensure the effecting implementation of administrative tasks related to taking and issuing minutes, action points and memos that are relevant, concise and meaningful.Assist with coordinating and managing allocated Projects on the Team Project Portfolio, including: o Project management o Quality control o Meeting all deadlines o Managing deliverables o Ensuring client satisfaction o Delivering on the brand promiseAssistance with the development of operational systems and processes to continually improve the efficiency of the above-mentioned servicesAssistance with the development of new product offerings from the Environmental Services Team for the CompanyAssistance with Client recruitment, development and maintaining and enhancing Client relations for the CompanyAssistance with Project recruitment and development for the CompanyPublic Speaking and representing at key industry forumsAssistance with strengthening existing partnerships and development of new strategic partnerships, respectivelyAssistance with strengthening and improving brand presence of the CompanyAdministration and general logistical support to the CompanyECO (Including, site visits, providing induction workshops to contractors, addressing any issues on site and compiling ECO Reports)Assistance to Management and EAPs with project research, drafting of relevant documentation and any other requirementsConducting site visits as well as placing of site notices when requireQualificationsEnvironmental QualificationProfessionally registered with EAPASACriteriaProfessionally registered with EAPASA as a candidate and with at least 1-2 years of successful private sector EIA and ECO experience across South Africa ideally in the renewable energy sector.Outstanding attention to detailExcellent problem-solving abilities and quality control of the highest standard.The successful candidate will understand and demonstrate how to manage Clients and Projects of International stature.The successful candidate will also demonstrate a deep-seated passion for our organizational culture and brand aspirationThe capacity to diligently, efficiently and effectively manage complex projects, timelines and scenarios will need to be clearly demonstrated as will an inspirational, can-do and people focused leadership ability.The following skill sets are core:

• Project Management
• Environmental Auditing and Construction Management
• Environmental Management Programmes
• A competent understanding of all SEMAs and associated regulations
• A competent understanding of the renewable energy sector, challenges and opportunities
• People Management

A Consultant will be in touch if you are shortlisted for the position. Please consider your application unsuccessful should you not have been contacted within 2 weeks. We will keep your CV on our database and contact you should you match the criteria of any other vacancies.

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