Environmental Principal

12 hours ago


Johannesburg, South Africa De Beers Group of Companies Full time

Company Description
- Join us as an Environmental Principal where you will be responsible for the management of Environmental matters, by supporting the Environmental teams at the Operations
to implement key aspects of the Environment Policy and Group/Platinum Environmental standards and procedures.

**You take your responsibilities seriously. That’s why we want you.**

At Anglo American, we believe in extraordinary outcomes. That means we are always searching for new and better ways to do things, forging a new course in our industry towards greater efficiency, zero harm, and enhanced sustainability.
Guided by our purpose and our values, we enable both high performance and purposeful action as we aim to “re-imagine mining to improve people’s lives".

**Anglo American Platinum Limited**

**Job Description
- As an Environmental Principal, you will be responsible for**:

- Participates in major project and operational reviews and reports on compliance with relevant AAP standards and best practices.
- Ensure a common approach through the environmental management framework to the management of environmental aspects, based on risk, across all operational areas within Anglo American Platinum
- Ensure that all Operational Environmental management systems are aligned with the Anglo Platinum strategy and that stakeholders in the area are consulted on a regular basis regarding environmental concerns.
- Undertake legal compliance reviews against approved EMPs, licences, permits, directives and registers.
- Enable effective legal compliance by reviewing progress against actions related to all applicable permits, licenses and EMP’s and provide effective guidance through sharing best practise and lessons learned on other requirements
- To facilitate review sessions related to monitoring data at all operations (in area of responsibility) with effective review and sharing of best practise and lessons learned
- To enable the operations to set KRA’s for Environmental action (Improvement) plans and to enter the annual Environmental Best Practise Dung Beetle competition
- Support Project & Permitting Managers to obtain environmental authorization i.e., EMPs, licences and permits, in capital and SIB projects
- To ensure legal support and alignment with AAPlc standards during the environmental authorization process
- To ensure quality and ontime delivery of environmental authorizations
- Support and advise on air quality and climate change, water management, waste management, land stewardship, and biodiversity; interface with operations, government, and stakeholders regarding changes on key legislation
- To support the Mine Closure Principal and operations with the effective and accurate closure/rehabilitation assessments and land/biodiversity initiatives
- To enable the effective reporting, review and communication of water, waste, energy & CO2 targets to support resource & cost savings
- To enable the effective drafting, reporting, review and communication of specialist reports/projects and related legal compliance
- Provide guidance on systems and standards aligned with group strategy i.e., certification of ISO 14001, IRMA etc
- To enable effective ISO14001 reviews to ensure effective support systems, ORM alignment and no repeats of major NC’s that were raised before at the same operation.
- Enable and support with effective incident management, investigations, analyses and sharing of best practise and lessons learned
- Communicate and report to internal and external stakeholders on environmental aspects.
- Provide guidance on opportunities for the environmental teams at the operations in selecting/arranging effective training/development and to clear career paths and provide recognition for significant achievements
- Enable and motivate operational environmental awareness initiatives and guide on best practise and implementation of environmental projects that supports significance
- Monitor the performance of the relevant systems to evaluate if changes are necessary and/or effective. This involves measuring performance, conducting gap analyses, and adjusting systems accordingly.

**Qualifications
- Required**:

- Advance university degree (Master's degree or equivalent or higher) in environmental management or related field.

**Recommended**:

- Business qualification (MBA, MBL, MDP, LDP) would be advantageous
- Environmental legislative qualifications
- Project management qualifications
- Biodiversity & Ecosystems Services Management
- Attended and presented at one international conference

**Experience**:

- At least ten (10) years’ relevant experience in environmental management (of which at least 7 in the mining industry) or related field in combination with an advanced university degree
- Expert knowledge of Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Act, National Water Act, National Environmental Management Act, Environment Conservation Act, National Air Quality Management Act, other relevant environment



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