Company Description
Be part of the team. The team that makes it happen.
We’re the world’s leading diamond company, powered by thousands of people around the world, with a mission to support local communities, protect our natural environment and shape a brighter future.
The Senior Environmental Officer is required to oversee the implementation of the Environmental Management System across the Company’s value chain to meet compliance obligations and improve the Company’s environmental performance.
Job Description
Key Result areas:
- Environmental Aspects: Identify significant environmental aspects and impacts, analyze trends, and identify improvement opportunities.
- Risk Management: Collaborate with section heads to manage significant environmental risks, develop action plans and management programs, and monitor the implementation thereof.
- Compliance and Planning: Review compliance requirements, plan actions with stakeholders, forecast trends, and produce reports for heads of departments.
- Data Collection and Reporting: Collect legal and group monitoring data, track performance, propose improvements, and produce reports for internal and external stakeholders.
- Tool Management: Update and manage environmental tools, plans, and procedures, providing feedback for system improvements.
- Operational Assurance: Facilitate assurance processes and incident investigations, proposing recommendations to reduce risks.
- Legal Requirements: Assess legal requirements for operational changes and ensure compliance.
- Procurement: Manage procurement processes for compliance and operational needs.
- Licensing: Assist with license applications, renewals, and amendments.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Manage stakeholders and share knowledge through environmental awareness campaigns and best practices.
- Training: Conduct formal and informal training, including coaching and practical demonstrations.
- Safety Practices: Exemplify adherence to safety practices and understand their importance.
- Leadership: Lead, support, coach, and motivate team members to ensure compliance and improve environmental performance.
- System Improvement: Drive the improvement of the environmental management system through engagements and assessments.
Professionalism: Demonstrate professionalism, care, and respect in all interactions with stakeholders
Qualifications
- Ndip (Environmental Science / Management) or Natural Science
- Knowledge of ISO 14001 -Environmental Management Systems standards, is critical.
- Understanding of environmental legislation.
- Ability to plan and execute the plan
- Ability to manage allocate budget.
- Valid EB/Code 8 driver’s license.
Experience:
- Experience in environmental management in a mining environment (2-3 years as a minimum).
- Contractor management experience
- SAP knowledge is essential.
- Isometrix experience is advantageous
- Registration with SACNACP, is advantageous.
Skills and Competencies:
- MS Office knowledge is essential.
- Ensures goals, delivery expectations and standards are clear for self and others. Focuses equally on “how” things must be delivered as well as what needs to be delivered.
- Ability to prioritize, to achieve intended outcomes within the required timeframes
- Analytical skills – capability to analyse data and trend evaluation
- Effective communication in business language (English) and other official languages across boundaries at appropriate levels and has sound written and verbal communication skills.
- Facilitation, report-writing and presentation skills.
Additional Information
- Internal candidates: strictly complete an internal application form and attach detailed CV. You are required to attain your immediate line manager and Head of Department signature on your application form. Failure to attain the line manager and Head of Department’s signature will result in the application not being considered.
- Consideration will be given to the Company’s Employment Equity Policy
- Successfully obtain a Medical Fitness certificate on mine.
Closing date: 04 April 2025
Who we are:
De Beers Group is a company with a sparkling future.
Our experts have searched the world for nature’s most precious gem. Our diamonds bring beauty to the world. But we think they can do so much more. We want our diamonds, and our business, to make life brilliant – for our people, our customers and the world around us.
Our Values:
Put Safety First – We consider all risks to people and the environment before proceeding with any activity. We address risks before beginning any activity, even if this means stopping a task. Zero Harm is always our goal.
Be Passionate – We are exhilarated by the product we sell, the challenges we face and the opportunities we create.
Pull Together – Being united in purpose and action, we will turn the diversity of our people, skills and experience into an unparalleled source of strength.
Build Trust– We will always listen first, then act with openness, honesty and integrity so that our relationships flourish
Show we Care – The people whose lives we touch, their communities, nations and the environment we share, all matter deeply to us. We will always think through the consequences of what we do so that our contribution to the world is real, lasting and makes us proud.
Shape the Future – We will find new ways. We will set demanding targets and take both tough decisions and considered risks to achieve them. We will insist on excellent execution and reward those who deliver
