Principal Consultant

2 months ago

Midrand, South Africa WSP Africa Full time
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. 
  • In depth knowledge of, and the ability to pragmatically apply the international ESG performance standards (IFC, AfDB, EBRD Performance Standards, ILO Core Conventions, King III / IV, and the World Bank General and sector specific EHS Guidelines etc.)
  • 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:

  • Candidates who are able to read, write and converse in French or Portuguese.
  • Candidates with knowledge of Impact Investing, Sustainability reporting and Governance.
  • Candidates with strong ESDD experience and/or financial sector client exposure.

The following will also be advantageous:

  • Significant experience with mining projects.
  • Candidates who have a relevant financial qualification and/or experience in dealing with financial sector clients. 
  • 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

WSP recognizes that work is only one part of our lives and making time for the other things in our life is important – be that our families, our friends or ourselves. So, if working from home, working part-time or having flexible start and finish time will help with this let us know as part of your application.

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