About Purpose of Position: Manager: Environment Planning & Mngt – WR Jobs at Transnet

Position Purpose:
To provide technical environmental and sustainability support in all engineering, infrastructure and special projects that require environmental authorisations, strategic environmental assessment and environmental technical support to all ports, investigate, and implement best practices to achieve sustainable environmental management in the organisation

Transnet Manager: Environment Planning & Mngt – WR Job Requirements

Transnet Manager: Environment Planning & Mngt – WR job requirements are following:-

Qualifications & Experience:
Tertiary Qualification
•Degree in Environmental Sciences or equivalent
•Professional registration with South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNSP) would be an added
advantage.
•Requirement of Trust and Honesty in the handling of Finances as per the National Credit Act Amendment 19
Relevant Experience
•Minimum of 5 – 8 years in the Environmental Management field
•Advanced experience in programme managing EIA and projects
•Advanced experience in application of NEMA 107 of 1998 Regulations
•Applicable legislation in the Environmental field
•Ports environment management/life sciences
Competencies:
Skills
• Problem solving technics
• Analytical skills
• Review and report writing Skills (EIA’s )
• Application of continual improvement
• Interpersonal skills
• Presentation skills
Knowledge
•Working knowledge of South African Environmental legislation as well best practice of international standards
•Environmental Impact Assessment Process
•ISO14001 Environmental Management Systems
•Environmental Risk Assessment practices and principles
•Strategic Environmental Assessment
•Principles of Sustainability development

Manager: Environment Planning & Mngt – WR Job Responsibility for Transnet Job Vacancy

Position outputs:
•Provide quantitative and qualitative strategic environmental assessments of all projects leading and facilitating the required
course of action.
•Coordinate/initiate Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEAs) and ensure outcomes forms inputs into TNPA
Infrastructure development planning process;
•Develop terms of reference for environmental impact studies, specialist studies and monitoring programmes.
•Review governance Environmental Management Framework (EMF) and ensures that EMF issues are proactively
incorporated into strategic environmental management at all Ports.
•Investigate technical solutions and/or best practice in terms of waste management, marine environment, air quality
management, resource management and sustainability solutions.
•Research and develop environmental best practice initiatives to comply and/or be in line with domestic and international
protocols, Transnet strategies, policies, and strategic objectives.
•Develop and implement education and training environmental and sustainability awareness training programmes for best
practices and/or new practice to improve the company performance.
•Work close with Ports to ensure that the correct specialist studies are identified, and competency conducted by the
appointed Environmental Assessment Practitioner (EAP) for all Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) projects.
•Monitor compliance with Environmental Authorisation (EA) requirements, license/permits for all projects during and post
projects implementation.
•Liaise with relevant competent authorities and stakeholders about environmental applicable legislations and other
requirements for project delivery.
•Review and interpret specialist reports (Air quality, Terrestrial, Waste, Noise, Marine & sediment, groundwater
contamination, etc.) to ensure best practice for project development and Port operations.
•Provide input to new and/or amendments to current legislation, regulations and polices applicable to the Ports .
•Monitor the expenditure per project against budget and ensure compliance within the budgetary restrictions.
•Support the development of the project business case through embedding comparative evaluation methodologies to inform
upstream risk management and decision making.