Environmental Consultant (Contaminated Land/ Geochemistry/ Environmental Geology)

SUMMARY:
Environmental Consultant (Contaminated Land/ Geochemistry/ Environmental Geology)
 
A vacancy for an Environmental Consultant has become available in our Johannesburg office. Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates to fill the vacancy. Suitable candidates should have experience in contaminated land, geology, environmental geology and/or geochemistry consulting related to contamination management, especially with respect to petroleum hydrocarbons, mining and remediation processes. The successful candidate will report to the discipline Partner or designated Principal Consultant.

POSITION INFO:

Job Description:

The candidate should have experience in development of technical documents (reports) for clients throughout various project execution phases (pre-feasibility, feasibility, site assessment, remediation, and decommissioning/closure). The candidate will be required to support project team in the technical delivery of projects, including risk and quality management and reporting.
The candidate will assist senior staff in maintaining and expanding client relationships during project delivery and business development. They should have experience managing and executing projects in South Africa and other locations with minimal supervision.

Core Functions:

• Undertake contamination/remediation and geochemistry projects
• Compile reports and assist with proposal compilation
• Coordinate project schedules
• Undertake site assessments/field work and
• Manage sub-contractors undertaking field work.

Competencies and Characteristics:

• Excellent land contamination/geology/chemistry/industrial waste & mine residue characterisation and management/pollution source identification and control knowledge
• Excellent core logging and sampling skills (soil and groundwater)
• Ability to work in a dynamic consulting environment
• Self-starter and committed team player
• Be alert to market developments and opportunity for new work
• Excellent reporting, communication and presentation skills; and
• Analytical and integrative skills across diverse sectors.

Qualifications:

• Honours or higher in Geology or Environmental Geology or Hydrogeology or Chemistry or Geochemistry or higher / other relevant degree
• Pri.Sci.Nat Registration will be an advantage
• 4 to 8 years’ relevant experience
• Valid driver’s licence and own transport and
• Willingness to travel within and outside South Africa.

Salary and Rewards:

We believe that people are our major asset. Our ability to attract and retain highly motivated employees is largely dependent on the opportunities that we provide for individuals to satisfy their personal goals within the framework of the organisation. In order to achieve these objectives, we aim to:

• Pay above-average packages for good performance and monitoring the remuneration structure in each relevant market so that we don’t fall behind
• Accommodate individual preferences for work assignments and schedules as far as possible and
• Support an open-door policy. Where employees feel they have difficulty in discussing concerns with their seniors, they have direct access to any Partner, Member of the Human Resources Committee or the Human Resources Manager, and ultimately the Managing Director.

We believe that a high-quality organisation relies on high quality employees in all posts and at all levels.

Upon becoming a permanent member of staff, the Company will endeavour to pay an annual performance bonus to each permanent employee as a reward for individual / financial performance. The Company reserves the right to pay an interim bonus during the year, normally in December. This forms part of the annual bonus.

The Company is an employee-owned Company. In line with the Company policy, an offer of available shares is made each year and employees are encouraged to invest in their Company. Partners consider the views of shareholders on the admission of new employees as shareholders.


Applicants not receiving a response within 2 x weeks should deem their applications to have been unsuccessful.

 

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