Group Environmental Specialist

SUMMARY:

One of the leading chemicals & specialty company based in Johannesburg is currently looking to hire a Group Environmental Specialist/Senior Manager with the following:

To ensure compliance, governance, monitoring and continuous improvement towards excellence in environmental management and sustainability. Providing assurance to the Executive Committee, Board, internal and external stakeholders in support of the Group’s Zero Harm and Sustainability strategy.

POSITION INFO:

Required outputs: Functional

• To monitor, report, improve and provide oversight of environmental compliance in support of Zero Harm and Sustainability best practices and legal compliance.
• To provide assurance to the Executive Committee, Board and relevant sub-committees, internal and external stakeholders, regarding environmental governance in support of being a leader in Sustainability.
• To formally represent the company and its businesses to external stakeholders regarding environmental performance in support of a positive corporate reputation.
• To develop, execute and review the Group Sustainability strategy as a member of the Group Sustainability Steering Committee.
• To provide credible input into the Integrated Report and Sustainability Report in support of the corporate reputation and meeting the listed entity requirement and shareholder expectations.
• To compile Environmental Due Diligence Reports for potential acquisitions to support the company Growth Strategy and pro-actively identify and mitigate business risks and support investment decisions.
• To pro-actively report potential legislative changes and emerging risks to the Group Compliance Officer to incorporate these into the Compliance Universe.
• To monitor, report, improve and provide oversight of Climate Change regulation, risk and governance.
• Support development programmes aligned with relevant selected UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and reported in the Group’s Sustainability Report

Qualifications and expertise required (Must)

• Grade 12/ Matric
• Master’s Degree in Environmental Management or Chemical/Environmental Engineering
• 8 - 10 years’ experience within an Operations and Manufacturing environment (Chemical or Mining)
• 5 – 10 years in Environmental Management within Operations and Manufacturing environments
• Excellent understanding of Environmental Legislation
• Experience in all fields of Sustainability
• Experience in environmental management systems (ISO 14001, Responsible Care™)
• Experience in environmental reporting standards (CDP, WDP, DJSI, GRI, TCFD)

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