Environment Team Leader (Sub Saharan Africa)

Environment Team Leader (Sub Saharan Africa)

Environment Team Leader (Sub Saharan Africa)
Job Ref 5617BR
Job Category Environment
Job Profile To provide leadership, management and delivery of energy environment services in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to support the business activities of the Energy Environment Sub-division.
Job Description Job purpose

To provide leadership, management and delivery of energy environment services in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to support the business activities of the Energy Environment Sub-division.


Accountabilities

Principal accountabilities
Lead the delivery and growth of Environment and Social services within the Energy Environment Sub-Division
Develop and implement Business Plans for SSA
Coordination of responses to Expressions of Interest, Requests for Proposals and Invitations to Tender
Financial responsibility and project director/manager of large environment and social projects
Review and approval of sub-division outputs

Management accountabilities
Line management responsibility for all team staff (currently 4 staff)
Accountabilities include resource planning, resource allocation; recruitment; performance management,; training and development, sickness and grievance procedures; health and safety
Coaching and development of staff

Other accountabilities
Responsible for compliance with quality, environment and safety systems
Maintain and develop Mott MacDonald team support to Power unit in the SSA
Work alongside other environmental teams to undertake business development, win and resource work in the most efficient and effective way for MM
Deliver relevant aspects of the Sub-division Business Plan
Deputise for Sub-divisional manager when requested

Job Role


Role responsibilities
Project coordinator for the delivery of environmental services in the SSA region with support from wider GEV in UK and rest of the world;
Undertake ad-hoc environmental advisory services to in-house PWR team in Johannesburg;
To be a local environmental resource for all power projects managed from SA or Brighton;
Contribute to the production of proposals for the region;
To provide a point of contact for other GEV services in the region social / air quality; and
Liaise with GEV Sub-Saharan representative to support any BD activity in the region.

Areas of work are:
Environmental and social impact assessment, environmental management and monitoring and environmental action planning.
Environmental due diligence and Equator Principle compliance reviews for international financing institutions;
Input into site selection / route selection studies; and
Provide environmental advisory services as part of engineering services to developers and utilities.
Candidate Specification Qualifications (essential)
Good first degree
Second degree in relevant discipline
Membership of a relevant professional body

Competencies / skills (essential)
Extensive relevant postgraduate work experience in environment or sustainability disciplines
Technical leadership - technical and analytical skills; conceptual thinking; decisiveness; customer focus
People management - delegating responsibilities and accountabilities; managing performance; motivating staff; creating open communication
Programme management - programming and planning, resource allocation; financial management; contractual acumen
Business development - business planning; business development
Communication and teamwork - speaking and writing persuasively; facilitating meetings
Personal effectiveness - managing time; gaining commitment

Competencies / skills (desirable)
Experience of line-management of environmental teams
Working knowledge of environmental consultancy
Technical knowledge of environmental impact assessment, strategic environmental assessment, social impact assessment, due diligence audits, environmental policy and legislation
Experience of working on African and international projects / assignments
Ability to develop and manage customer and client relationships
Contract Type Permanent
Work Pattern Full-Time
Country South Africa
Region / State All - South Africa
Position Location Johannesburg
Recruiter Contact Rob Power



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