Environmental Officer

Job Title: Environmental Officer

Department: Golwind NESA – Karreebosch

Supervisor: Project Manager

Working Language: English

Country: South Africa, Western Cape

Job Description Guideline

Manage Health, Safety & Environment on site during the construction of the Goldwind Wind Farm near Bedford in the Eastern Cape.  Monitor the company’s compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Ensure adherence to the company’s occupational health, safety and environmental policies and commitments and advise corrective action where required. Conduct regular safety and environmental audits, maintenance and reporting of safety and environmental performance and maintaining a proper record-keeping system in line with OHS and Environmental requirements. Safety inductions for new employees and contractors and foster health and safety awareness on site.

Duties:

• Discharge his duties as the CR8(5) on the Wind Farm.
• Ensure legal compliance with OHS Act and MHS Act, ISO health and safety standards, customer requirements, as well as any other applicable legislation at all times
• Conduct all internal training on employees. (Induction, HIRA, Correct use of PPE,etc. Assist in compiling risk assessments. (Baseline, Issue and continuous); Ensure that daily risk assessments are completed correctly, assessed and distributed.
• Ensure that all appointments are made as per the site SHE organogram and the communication of the responsibilities to the appointee is explained.
• Prepare the site emergency evacuation plan and ensure all supervisors and contractors are supplied with a copy of the plan.
• Ensure safety and environmental related records are maintained and registers and checklists are updated
• Conduct accident/incident investigations and reporting.
• Conducting regular site internal audits at all levels.
• Undertake daily site inspections and liaison with the ECO to monitor, audit and verify that all works comply with environmental legislation and the EMPr compliance; and ascertain the level of such compliance and impact minimization.
• Prepare daily monitoring reports which reflect the EMPr compliance status, findings, issues and recommended actions for addressing non-compliances and submit these to the ECO on a weekly basis.
• Compile detailed incident reports (including spillage of bitumen, fuels, chemicals, or any other material) and keep a complaint register onsite indicating how these issues were addressed, what rehabilitation measures were taken and what preventative measures were implemented to avoid re-occurrence of incidents/complaints.
• Follow relevant IMS requirements, contribute to the effectiveness of IMS through participation, communication and consultation

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Bachelor and above major in Safety and Environmental studies.
• MS Office software
• Familiar with the construction activities and limitations of wind farm, substation and transmission line.
• OHS Act; Construction regulations; First aid management knowledge an advantage.

Capability:

• Strategy Execution
• System Building
• Inspiring Team
• Accountability
• Open & Innovation
• Customer Oriented
• Striving for excellence