Environmentalist

**Job Purpose**:
Contributes to the preparation and implementation of an IDP compliant environmental assessment and review protocol aimed at achieving sustainable development and protection of the Unicity's environmental assets.

This post reports to MANAGER (BIODIVERSITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT)

**Key Responsibility Areas**:

- Implements the National and Provincial Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations and ensures compliance with related environmental legislation as instructed by Manager Development Assessment.
- Contributes to the preparation and implementation of an Environmental Management System.
- Liaise with stakeholders and officials concerned with environmental planning and management matters.
Assists standing committees in their deliberations where these may have an impact on the environmental management and/ or environmental quality of the city.
- Investigates environmental queries and ensures compliance with environmental legislation and policy.
- Oversees the preparation of environmental plans for specific areas or activities.
- Oversees project implementation.
- Gathers and manages relevant environmental information.
- Contributes to the preparation of EMs environmental input into provincial environmental management and implementation plans.
- Assists Manager Development Assessment and Implementation in the management of consultants.

**Essential Requirements**:

- Relevant postgraduate qualification or equivalent.
- Valid motor vehicle drivers licence (Code EB)
- 4 Years relevant experience.

**Physical Requirements**: Must be able to undertake fieldwork and be physically capable of carrying out the duties of the post.

**Preferred Requirements**:
**Physical Requirements**: Must be able to undertake fieldwork and be physically capable of carrying out the duties of the post.

**Housing Subsidy**: Yes
**Leave**: Yes
**Medical Aid**: Yes
**Other Allowances**: Car Allowance
**Pension Fund**: Yes
**Remuneration**: R800 332.00 / R 1 014 966.00 PA
**13th Cheque**: Yes