Environment Officer at Newmont Goldcorp Corporation

About This Role

• To coordinate all environmental aspects relating to environmental monitoring, to ensure all related environmental policies, procedures and standards, Ghanaian laws and regulations as well as Newmont Environmental Standards are complied with at all times.
• Actively demonstrate the Newmont values of safety, integrity, sustainability, inclusion and responsibility at all times.

In This Role You Will:
General Environmental Monitoring

• Develop and implement water and non-water monitoring programs to satisfy and environmental standards required by Newmont and regulatory authorities.
• Conduct environmental monitoring activities for air, water, noise, blast / vibration and meteorology.
• Analyse data and report non-compliances to the Environment Superintendent for immediate investigation.
• Verify that the quality control procedures of the monitoring program are implemented.
• Assess ongoing monitoring requirements and propose adjustments or amendments to such.

Environmental Inspections and Audits

• Conduct job hazard analyses of activities, and ascertain whether to continue with the activity or to terminate it.
• Assist in the site visits of the Environmental Protection Agency, Mineral Commission, Water Resources Commission and / or other (regulatory) agency officials for conducting environmental inspections and audits, as well as third party auditors.

Laboratory Analysis

• Manage the activities of the on-site environmental laboratory. 
• Provide verification that all samples are received and either analysed or dispatched to the external laboratory.

Data Entry 

• Assist the project team in baseline monitoring and related studies tied to collected data.

Environmental Stakeholder Engagement

• Provide environmental input for company meetings, review and reports.
• Address and coordinate emerging environmental issues through engaging in meetings and other forums.

Safety 

• Contribution to Newmont's Zero Harm goal of Newmont with focus on quality safety interactions, inspections, audits, risk assessments & impact mitigation and control systems.
• Your Training, Skills & Experience Checklist:

Formal Qualification (including Professional Registrations):

• First degree in Environmental Science, Engineering or related fields.
   

Additional Knowledge:

• Knowledge of Ghanaian Environmental Regulations as they apply to mining.
• Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) Officer Competency in Minerals and Mining (Health, Safety and Technical) Regulation (LI2182).
• Thorough understanding of Environment Management Systems.

Experience: 

Minimum of 3 years’ environmental management experience working in the mining or related industrial operations environments.
Experienced working with ISO4001 or similar Environmental Management Systems.

Technical Skills:

• Advanced interpersonal skills (interacting with diverse functional and cultural backgrounds).
• Strong communication (written and verbal) skills.
• Strong analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Strong reporting skills.
• Strong planning, prioritizing and coordination skills.
• Strong assessment skills.
• Strong auditing skills (environmental auditing).
• Sound change management skills.
• Sound computer literacy skills - MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).

Behavioural Attributes:

• Diligent.
• Dedicated. 
• Results driven.
• Safety conscious.
• Honesty and integrity.
• Display initiative.
• Goal orientated.
• Self-motivated.
• Ability to multitask.
• Continuous learning.

Working Conditions

• Position is located at the Akyem mine.
• The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representatives of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform essential functions of this job.