Environmental Officer - Waste & Chemical Management at AngloGold Ashanti (Ghana) Limited

Job Description

• Implement relevant environmental management programmes as directed by senior management
• Maintain knowledge of local environmental issues as well as focusing on environmental monitoring and compliance,
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders to enable the business to meet its legislative and internal requirements.
• Evaluate all waste and chemical facilities both surface and underground for compliance
• Report on level of compliance of all waste and chemical facilities.
• Implement corrective actions to improve level of compliance
• Supervise contractors managing waste and Chemicals
• Assist in planning for the required environmental inspections and audits
• Undertake inspections of all waste and chemical facilities across the mine to ensure compliance with legislation and AGA environmental management standards
• Provide input into reviewing and updating ISO 14001 procedures and policies as and when necessary
• Assist with ISO 14001 system and process audits
• Implement the incident management procedures including emergency response, reporting, clean up and rehabilitation
• Take part in environmental incident investigations
• Implement recommended incident mitigation and preventative action plans
• Implement and maintain environmental education awareness programmes
• Provide environmental inductions and awareness training to employees, visitors and contractors
• Conduct in-house environmental impact assessments
• Provide expertise and guidance regarding environmental permit requirements for contractors
• Manage the internal environmental permitting processes

Requirement/Skills

• Tertiary qualification in the field of Environmental Science and other Sciences (Biology, Chemistry etc.) or a relevant Natural Science qualification

Experience

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in the field of environmental management in a mining environment
• Working knowledge of ISO 14001 requirements
• Experience with waste and chemical management practices
• Advanced computer literacy is essential
• Valid driver’s license