Environmental Scientist (EST1 or EST2)

Recruiter:

SRK Consulting South Africa

Job Ref:

JHB000063/LD

Date posted:

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Location:

Durban, South Africa

Salary:

Market Related

JOB SUMMARY:
A vacancy for an Environmental Scientist (EST1 or EST2) has become available in our Durban Enviro Dept. Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates to fill the vacancy.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Description:

A qualified individual with some experience in consulting and EIA processes is essential. The candidate should be a suitably qualified individual who is able to provide support in the field of sustainable development, including environmental impact assessment, strategic environmental planning and a wide range of other environmental management fields.

The successful candidate will have 2+ years’ experience and be familiar with NEMA, NEM:WA, NEM:AQA, WULA and the SEMA processes and associated legislation. The candidate should have experience in undertaking EIAs in South Africa. Experience in a specialist sub-discipline (e.g. terrestrial/aquatic ecology, climate change impact assessment) will be an added advantage. The candidate will be expected to provide support to SRK’s Senior and Principal consultants.

Experience and Skills:

The candidate must:

Have a degree in Environmental Management (Honours) or higher / other relevant degree;
Be working towards registration as an EAP or Pr.Sci.Nat;
Have 2+ years experience.

General Requirements:

Undertake project coordination duties and provide support to EIA project managers, including:

Preparation of terms of reference for specialists and coordination of specialist inputs to projects;
Coordination of project schedules;
Budget tracking;
Preparation of stakeholder engagement documentation;
Preparation of proposals, letters and reports;
Client liaison;
Site visits and fieldwork as required on projects and travel within and possibly outside of South Africa (code 8 drivers’ licence with own vehicle and willingness to undertake project-related travel);
Ability to work to tight deadlines and on multiple projects;
Ability to work independently, and as part of a team;
Work on various project types including EIAs, environmental audits, AELs, WULAs, IWWMPs, stakeholder engagement and other projects as assigned.

The candidate should have the following competencies:

Knowledge of environmental legislation and policy;
Competent written and verbal communication skills in English – an additional South African language or French would be an advantage;
Ability to analyse and integrate environmental and social specialist information and communicate this information simply as well as in technical terms;
Ability to think holistically and deal with complex and interrelated information;
Good interpersonal skills.

A start date in Q3 2022 is envisaged.

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