Manager: Environmental Impact Management - ERWM22809

Reference Number: ERWM19034 Position: Manager: Environmental Impact Management

Department: Environmental Resources and Waste Management Division: Compliance and Strategic Planning Salary: R671 064 to R920 592 per annum (plus benefits)

Minimum Requirements:

• Environmental Management or Life/Natural Sciences degree or equivalent NQF level 7 degree
• Valid Drivers licence
• Extensive Computer Literacy (Word and Excel)
• Minimum 3 to 8 years experience in a similar environment

Core Responsibilities:

• Manage the processes and functions needed for identifying, predicting, evaluating and mitigating the negative effects of development proposals and protecting sensitive environments, prior to the implementation of projects, thereby enabling compliance to legislation ensuring the City of Ekurhuleni is a leader in sustainable environmental management
• Manage the environmental impact management activities of the City of Ekurhuleni and manage the development of Environmental Risk Management guidelines
• Maintain strategic relationships on managerial, National and Provincial levels for the purposes of expectation management, knowledge sharing and integration
• Manage the implementation of the annual work plan (SDBIP) of the sub-Division and protect the citys interest with respect to environmentally sensitive land
• Facilitate effective financial management processes and prepare monthly and annual budgets and financial reports.
• Monitor and enforce effective financial control, Corporate Governance and financial compliance within area of accountability
• Implement Environmental Governance and Risk Management strategies
• Develop a customer service orientated culture in the Division
• Ensure effective people management and relationships by managing and supervising sub-ordinates and building a sustainable relationships with decision makers and interest groups in support of divisional objectives.
• Lead and manage direct and indirect teams by providing a meaningful context, setting performance standards and educating on policy and processes
• Provide strategic capability and leadership input into the divisional objectives to ensure that organisational demands are met in the short to medium term

Interested candidates whose background and experience match these challenging and exciting positions are invited to apply using an online application system attached to the advertisement on the website of the City of Ekurhuleni (www.ekurhuleni.gov.za).

Enquiries: Tel: 0860 54 3000

Candidates may be requested to submit proof of the NQF level applicable to the qualifications they have obtained.

Should candidates not be informed of the outcome of the application within six weeks of the closing date, it should be regarded as having been unsuccessful. The City of Ekurhuleni subscribes to the principles of the Employment Equity Act and reserves the right to appoint, not appoint or to appoint laterally.