Principal Consultant

**Company Description**
We are WSP - Join us and make your career future ready

Think bigger scale. Think higher profile. Think ground-breaking. Join WSP, and you’ll be at the heart of a team of international experts all dedicated to growing and sharing their expertise, and working on projects that transform society for all of us.

WSP is one of the most diverse consulting firms in Africa, and the largest environmental consulting firm globally. To further our strategic business execution plan, we are seeking leaders who share our guiding principles - we value our people and our reputation; we are locally dedicated with international scale; we are future-focused and challenge the status quo; we foster collaboration; we have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable.
**Job Description** This role can be based in Durban, Cape Town or Midrand.**

Key Responsibilities:

- Unique opportunity to deliver international projects with a primary focus on Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIA’S) to meet development finance institution requirements and ESG/ESIA due diligences based on IFC and Equator Principles Standards.
- Experience with preparing and implementing Environmental and Social Management Systems (ESMS) will be advantageous.
- Key client/account relationship management, participation in marketing and business development activities, and development of ESIA and ESDD proposals.
- Contribute to and drive the business strategy for the ESIA and ESDD service sector.
- Where required, provide a support role to the delivery of ESIAs in line with South African and international lender standards, and permit compliance audits in terms South African legal requirements.
- Delivering local and international (Africa) ESDD projects.
- Undertake permit compliance audits in terms of South African legal requirements.

Health and Safety:

- Role model standards for SHEQ performance and behaviour consistent with the company’s health, safety, environmental and quality vision and policies by influencing those around you.
- Contributing to the identification of SHEQ risks and driving processes to achieve Zero Harm.
- Embracing, displaying and promoting the company values and ensuring a safe working environment is maintained at all times.

**Qualifications**
- An Honours or higher degree in a relevant environmental and/or social discipline

Key Competencies and Generic Skills:

- 6 years or more experience as an environmental specialist leading and delivering local and international (Africa) ESDD and ESIA consulting assignments.
- Professionally Qualified in SACNASP and/or EAPASA.
- Extensive experience with delivering local and international (Africa) ESDD projects at project level (typically ESIA due diligence) and in support of corporate mergers and acquisitions against Lender standards.
- Demonstrable project experience in several of the following sectors: conventional and renewable power generation and transmission, road and rail infrastructure, ports and marine infrastructure, mining, oil and gas, and industrial manufacturing facilities.
- Knowledgeable in a wide range of environmental and social sub-disciplines (i.e. air quality, ecological impact, occupational health and safety, resettlement planning, labour practices etc.)
- Strong experience in Sub Sahara Africa (outside of South Africa) and ability to travel.
- Strong technical report writing skills, producing professional reports in fluent English.
- Strong project management skills.
- Comfortable to engage in client-facing business development.

Strong preference will be given to:
The following will also be advantageous:

- Significant experience with mining projects.
- Experience with international ESIAs and/or EHS compliance auditing.

**Additional Information** What's in it for you?**

What if we can have work-life balance? What if we can be rewarded in ways that support our individual needs? What if we can be accepted for who we are? Here at WSP - we can