A reputable gold mining company in Ghana offers the following position: Environment Manager

Role Purpose and Context

• The Environmental Manager will serve as a chief adviser on all issues which are of environmental concerns and be responsible for drawing the reclamation and mine closure plans

Key Accountabilities / Responsibilities

• Identify environmental compliance requirement of Ghanaian regulatory bodies and international organisations the company subscribes to (e.g. IFC) as listed in legalization, permits and other agreements to which the company is a signatory
• Develop and implement a compliance based monitoring programme that assesses potential impacts of the project against relevant standards and commitments
• Ensure all permits and other licenses are up to date and renewed as required
• Train personnel in appropriate monitoring and rehabilisation methods
• Manage the submission of permitting and licensing applications to the relevant authority or agency in a timely manner
• Undertake investigations of actual and potential environment non-compliance and incidents
• Undertake environmental inspections and audits of the project facilities and activities
• Develop waste management plans for the project, taking into account requirements for hazardous wastes, waste reduction and recycling/resuse
• Develop the site wide environmental management systems (EMS) on the principle of ISO14001 standards
• Ensure progressive rehabilitation of the project and affected areas in line with the project
• Write and submit in a timely fashion all environment reports (incident, monthly, annual, etc) and data required by corporate, regulators and other stakeholders
• Develop specific management plans as needed in response to identified issues
• Coordinate the implementation of the Mine Environmental management plan and permits. Update and the existing plan as required
• Work with other departments to ensure environmental aspects are integrated into the project execution
• Assist with social and community department in mitigation environmental impacts on the operational area and the establishment of hybrid seedlings for sustainable development projects
• Contact with all departments to identify environmental compliance and risk needs, manage environment aspects of the project and instill awareness across the project

Qualification Required & Experience

• A degree in Environmental Science or Engineering
• A master’s degree in environmental science / MBA will be an advantage
• Health, safety and environment manager’s certificate of competence from minerals commission (Ghana).
• At least 5 years of experience at leadership level in similar role in mining operations
• Strong problem solving and analytical
• Ability to work independently and autonomously
• Experience of working to international health and safety standards
• Ability to implement international best practice standards
• Ability to manage conflicting work demands and tight deadlines
• A leader and driver of change
• Experience of working in continuous improvement organization

Location: Eastern Region