Golder is not just a place to work, it is a promise of a living, dynamic environment where people collaborate, innovate, build enduring relationships, excel, and grow professionally in a strong culture of ownership.

Golder, a member of WSP, is seeking to add an Environmental Consultant to its Ghana operation. The successful candidate will be an experienced consultant with a proven record building business and leading technical teams. He/she will be available and medically fit to travel to project sites, work in a team environment and apply a high degree of problem-solving in the execution of duties. Ghanaian National or holder of a valid transferrable work permit will be an advantage. This full-time position will be based in Accra.

Key Duties And Responsibilities Will Include

• Provide visible leadership is HSSE (Health, Safety, Security and Environmental) stewardship
• Lead team on all specialist environmental studies and projects
• Develop strong client interactions and business development on environmental studies, management plans, audits and advisory type of works
• Support stakeholder engagement and social assessments.
• Write proposals for environment and social projects.
• Support the execution of environmental and/or social projects including:
  • Write and/or review environmental and social impact assessment reports.
  • Prepare and implement environmental management plans on related projects including due diligence requirements
  • Perform audits and provide specialist opinion and recommendations to clients
• Provide training support and mentorship to peers and junior engineers/scientists
• Lead the environment team to the successful delivery of projects through gathering and interpretation of field data, delivery of written reports and assist in project management and administration.
• Work closely with line manager and Business Unit Leads who will be responsible for guiding your development in the consulting field.

Skills, Qualifications, And Experience

Preferred minimum qualifications and skillsets include:

• Masters’ degree in environmental sciences or equivalent.
• Demonstrable and progressive experience in environmental consulting and management.
• Experience in oil and gas and mining will be an advantage
• Applied understanding of, and proven experience in international and lender standards.
• 10-15 years of progressive experience in the consulting field will be an advantage.
• Progressive project experience in Ghana and West Africa.
• Proficiency in the use of MS Office suite of software, MS Project.
• A Ghanaian national or holder of a valid transferrable work permit will be an advantage
• Proven ability to build business and maintain strong client relationships.
• Demonstrate a high level of business acumen, to deal well with clients, work in multi-disciplinary teams, be problem solvers and be passionate about investing in their career growth.
• A high attention to detail, technically strong in your specialist field and with a recognised and growing professional profile.
• Strong project management capabilities.
• Well-developed communication skills, including the ability to write well, and
• Multilingual skills will be an advantage, particularly French

Your Benefits At Golder Will Include

• Competitive benefits and remuneration package;
• Deepen your expertise in a dynamic work environment;
• Opportunity to deepen your expertise in a dynamic work environment;
• Innovative and collaborative multidisciplinary projects; and
• On the job training, mentoring, and coaching.

Renowned for technical excellence, Golder is a leading specialised employee-owned engineering and consulting firm with over a half century of successful service to its clients. With over 155 offices in more than 40 countries, Golder’s 7,500 professionals are driven by a passion to deliver results, offering unique specialised skills to address the ever-evolving challenges that earth, environment and energy present to clients across the infrastructure, mining, oil and gas, manufacturing and power sectors.