Environmental Officer (production Level): Development Management Region 3,
Retail
Minimum Requirements
- Knowledge in the following: Balanced environmental knowledge including biophysical knowledge of the functioning of ecosystems, interactions and other environmental aspects
- Methodologies and techniques for evaluation of environmental impact assessments
- Methodologies for the evaluation of environmental management programme reports, as well as environmental monitoring, audit and ECO reports
- Practical implementation of environmental policies, guidelines, norms and standards
- Environmental management systems; practical implementation of environmental legislation, policies, norms, and guidelines; integrated environmental management; EIA process applicable in the Western Cape.
- Skills needed: Literacy
- Computer Literacy (MS programs)
- Information technology (GIS tools, etc.)
- Language proficiency (at least two of the three official languages of the Western Cape Province)
- Communication, project management, report writing, analytical skills, and time management.
Responsibilities
- Maintain quality and productivity with regards to evaluation of applications in terms of the relevant environmental legislation
- Implementation of the compliance monitoring and auditing strategy for environmental authorisations
- Maintain quality and productivity with regards to the processing of postdecision reports and applications, for example, amendment applications, Environmental Audit reports and ECO reports
- Maintain quality and productivity with regard to provision of comment on assigned non-applications
- Leadership in assigned projects
- Qualifications with respect to environmental management, natural or environmental sciences or related field.
