Enviromental Manager

We have a current opportunity for a Environmental Manager on a contract basis. The position will be based in Afungi, Mozambique (28/28 rotation). For further information about this position please apply.

Activities

• Ensure compliance with all relevant HSE requirements across works to promote a healthy and safe work environment. Ensures effective management of TEPMA1's environmental team on-site including consultants supporting the Project.
• Ensure compliance with Project environmental standards (including regulatory and lender) e.g. Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP), Environmental Licenses, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Environmental Management Plans (EMP).
• Act as lead interface with relevant project and Contractors team members regarding environmental management, compliance, audits, monitoring and associated activities, providing environmental and regulatory advice as required.
• Work with Contractors to ensure environmental plans, procedures and method statements are suitable, and monitor implementation to ensure compliance.
• Provide environmental advice and solutions related to aspects such as permitting/ licensing, air quality, noise, waste, hazardous materials, biodiversity, soil, drainage, erosion and sediment control, water quality, waste and rehabilitation.
• Establish a Verification and Assurance program and develop the necessary tools to support the implementation of such.
• Responsible for onsite environmental risk management, i.e. identification and implementation of measures to manage risk.
• Monitor ESMP implementation for conformance. Monitor controls are effective and drive improvements in environmental performance.
• Support internal, Government, private, and lender Audits as necessary.
• Coordinate EMP implementation/E&R performance monitoring activities regarding environmental matters with Site Construction Team.
• Owner of environmental data collected from the field. Establish and manage robust environmental data management systems.
• Provide on-going QA/QC of environmental data and reports, e.g. contractor environmental monthly reports.
• Develop environmental performance metrics, analyze and report trends to ensure continuous improvement.
• Environmental performance reporting as needed (e.g. daily field reports, input into resettlement monthly reports, bi-annual environmental performance reports, verification and assurance etc.).
• Ensure documentation and records management processes are maintained for tracking of environmental compliance and performance.
• Undertake regular data analysis to identify and highlight requirements or opportunities for performance improvement.
• Responsible for ensuring all environmental incidents are managed in accordance with project's incident management process.
• Maintain an up-to-date action tracker with actions resulting from incidents, audits, inspections, environmental observations, etc.
• Maintain environmental training matrix for contractors and project staff and coordinate and provide training on environmental topics
• Develop environmental training materials in accordance with ESMP requirements and deliver environmental training to raise environmental awareness within the workforce and monitor the effectiveness.
• Schedule and lead collation of toolbox talks and environmental awareness campaigns (internal and external).

Accountabilities

• In-field development and implementation of all ecology management/monitoring tasks
• Implementation of site reclamation requirements

Qualifications/Experience required

• 10 to 20 years of related experience is required. - University degree in Natural or Environmental Sciences, Natural Resource Management, Environmental Engineering or some other technical field related to E&R management
• Experience regarding the environmental field preferably related to a construction or extractive, particularly O&G industry project
• Knowledge of Mozambique regulations desirable
• Excellent English speaking and writing skills required. Familiarity with Portuguese is desirable

Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.