Environmental Officer at Ivanplats(Pty) Ltd

Job Description: Environmental Officer

Company: Ivanplats (Pty) Ltd, a subsidiary of Ivanhoe Mines

Location: Limpopo Province, near Mokopane

Project: World-class palladium-rhodium-nickel-copper-gold deposit, utilizing state-of-the-art underground mining methods.

Role Overview: The Environmental Officer will be responsible for ensuring environmental compliance and promoting best practices across operational areas at the Ivanplats Platreef mine site. The role involves daily inspections, monitoring, incident response, and coaching to uphold environmental standards and regulatory requirements.

Minimum Qualifications and Skills:

• Grade 12 certificate.
• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Management, or Natural Sciences, or equivalent qualification.
• IAIA (International Association for Impact Assessment) registration is beneficial.
• Valid Driver's Licence.

Work Experience Requirements:

• Minimum of 3-5 years proven experience as an Environmental Officer.
• Demonstrated experience in:
• Environmental inspections and enforcement.
• Environmental monitoring programmes.
• Compliance systems, including Isometrics or similar.
• ISO 14001 implementation.
• Mining or heavy industrial experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience in Waste Management is also required.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct daily inspections across all operational areas.
• Identify environmental non-compliances and immediately engage responsible supervisors.
• Issue corrective action recommendations and record findings on Isometrics.
• Follow up daily on outstanding actions until closure.
• Report unsafe or non-compliant environmental practices as necessary and escalate to the Environmental Coordinator.
• Conduct and oversee environmental monitoring programmes.
• Ensure sampling procedures strictly follow approved protocols.
• Verify laboratory submissions and ensure chain-of-custody compliance.
• Immediately report any exceedances or abnormal results.
• Capture inspection findings, monitoring data, and incidents accurately onto Isometrics.
• Upload monitoring results accurately and within required timeframes.
• Respond to environmental incidents promptly.
• Conduct preliminary investigations and gather evidence.
• Ensure immediate containment measures are implemented.
• Log incidents and corrective actions on Isometrics.
• Provide immediate on-the-job coaching to supervisors and contractors during daily inspections.
• Explain environmental non-compliances and their associated legal or license implications.
• Conduct toolbox talks focused on recurring environmental findings.
• Promote proactive environmental ownership and responsibility within operational teams.