3 Environmental Program jobs in South Africa

Main Purpose: The Regional Environmental Management Lead is responsible for overseeing and implementing environmental strategies within the Africa region, ensuring alignment with global environmental and sustainability objectives and regulatory standards. This role involves developing and monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs), data collection, conducting trend analyses, and reporting on environmental performance. The Environmental Lead collaborates with cross-functional teams to promote compliance, drive continuous improvement, and foster a culture of environmental awareness. Additionally, the role includes designing region-specific initiatives and processes to mitigate environmental impacts and safeguard workplace safety. Knowledge Skills and Abilities, Key Responsibilities:

Role and Responsibilities:

1. Lead Puma Energy's environmental initiatives in the Africa region, driving the implementation of regional strategies to ensure alignment with global objectives

2. Embed Puma Energy’s Environmental Standards across the organization, ensuring compliance.

3. Support the collection, organization and verification of sustainability data within the region to help the organization meet internal and external Sustainability Reporting requirements.

4. Drive performance and growth by defining and implementing regional environmental KPIs in alignment with global requirements, conducting trend analyses, and contributing to internal reporting needs.

5. Provide technical or administrative support for Global Environmental and Sustainability programs or issues.

6. Develop regional Environmental and Sustainability project goals, objectives, initiatives, or strategies in collaboration with other Puma Energy Environmental and Sustainability professionals, considering factors such as cost-effectiveness, technical feasibility, and acceptance.

7. Identify needed resources to implement Environmental and Sustainability programs or manage issues.

8. Design and implement region-specific environmental workplace processes and procedures that help protect workers from potentially hazardous work conditions, and prevent impacts on the environment.

9. Support the Africa region in conducting and reviewing due diligence on brownfield and greenfield projects, acquisitions and mergers, and divestments to ensure full environmental compliance.

10. Responsible for maintaining HSSE networks to effectively deliver and share learnings and best practices internally and externally across the Africa Region in a structured, standard, and auditable manner.

11. Develop and implement training programs to enhance environmental awareness and compliance among employees at all levels of the Africa business.

12. Research or review regulatory, technical, or market issues related to Environment and Sustainability.

13. Ensure Country HSSE Mgrs./ Business Partners and Country Operational Managers are made aware of changes or updates to Environmental Regulations, Codes of Practice, or Puma Energy requirements relevant to their jurisdiction and operations.

14. Assist in evaluating workplace environments, equipment, and practices for the purpose of driving compliance and risk reduction.

15. Review Environmental incidents and non-conformances, identify trends and support in the development and communication of proactive initiatives.

16. Verify that the in-country Operations have identified and documented its environmental aspects and impacts (i.e. Environment Impact Register).

17. Verify that the in-country Operations have developed Environmental Management Plans and Programs to address signficant risks.

18. Conduct peroidic review of the action management system and support in-country teams to meet timeines for close-out of actions.

19. Lead or manage others undertaking ISO 14001 audits across in-country Operations.

Key Relationships and Department Overview:

Internal :

• Country HSSE Mgrs./ Business Partners
• Global Environment Manager
• Global HSSE Reporting & GHG Data Lead
• Country Operational Managers
• Laboratory Supervisors
• Country Functional Leaders
• Site Operational Teams, Supervisors, Employees and Contractors

External:

• Contractors & Consultants
• Industry Partners
• Accreditation Agencies
• External Auditors
• Environmental Regulators
• HSSE System Platform Providers (e.g., Sphera, Avetta, etc.)

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Main Purpose: The Regional Environmental Management Lead is responsible for overseeing and implementing environmental strategies within the Africa region, ensuring alignment with global environmental and sustainability objectives and regulatory standards. This role involves developing and monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs), data collection, conducting trend analyses, and reporting on environmental performance. The Environmental Lead collaborates with cross-functional teams to promote compliance, drive continuous improvement, and foster a culture of environmental awareness. Additionally, the role includes designing region-specific initiatives and processes to mitigate environmental impacts and safeguard workplace safety. Knowledge Skills and Abilities, Key Responsibilities: Role and Responsibilities: 1. Lead Puma Energy's environmental initiatives in the Africa region, driving the implementation of regional strategies to ensure alignment with global objectives 2. Embed Puma Energy’s Environmental Standards across the organization, ensuring compliance. 3. Support the collection, organization and verification of sustainability data within the region to help the organization meet internal and external Sustainability Reporting requirements. 4. Drive performance and growth by defining and implementing regional environmental KPIs in alignment with global requirements, conducting trend analyses, and contributing to internal reporting needs. 5. Provide technical or administrative support for Global Environmental and Sustainability programs or issues. 6. Develop regional Environmental and Sustainability project goals, objectives, initiatives, or strategies in collaboration with other Puma Energy Environmental and Sustainability professionals, considering factors such as cost-effectiveness, technical feasibility, and acceptance. 7. Identify needed resources to implement Environmental and Sustainability programs or manage issues. 8. Design and implement region-specific environmental workplace processes and procedures that help protect workers from potentially hazardous work conditions, and prevent impacts on the environment. 9. Support the Africa region in conducting and reviewing due diligence on brownfield and greenfield projects, acquisitions and mergers, and divestments to ensure full environmental compliance. 10. Responsible for maintaining HSSE networks to effectively deliver and share learnings and best practices internally and externally across the Africa Region in a structured, standard, and auditable manner. 11. Develop and implement training programs to enhance environmental awareness and compliance among employees at all levels of the Africa business. 12. Research or review regulatory, technical, or market issues related to Environment and Sustainability. 13. Ensure Country HSSE Mgrs./ Business Partners and Country Operational Managers are made aware of changes or updates to Environmental Regulations, Codes of Practice, or Puma Energy requirements relevant to their jurisdiction and operations. 14. Assist in evaluating workplace environments, equipment, and practices for the purpose of driving compliance and risk reduction. 15. Review Environmental incidents and non-conformances, identify trends and support in the development and communication of proactive initiatives. 16. Verify that the in-country Operations have identified and documented its environmental aspects and impacts (i.e. Environment Impact Register). 17. Verify that the in-country Operations have developed Environmental Management Plans and Programs to address signficant risks. 18. Conduct peroidic review of the action management system and support in-country teams to meet timeines for close-out of actions. 19. Lead or manage others undertaking ISO 14001 audits across in-country Operations. Key Relationships and Department Overview: Internal : Country HSSE Mgrs./ Business Partners Global Environment Manager Global HSSE Reporting & GHG Data Lead Country Operational Managers Laboratory Supervisors Country Functional Leaders Site Operational Teams, Supervisors, Employees and Contractors External: Contractors & Consultants Industry Partners Accreditation Agencies External Auditors Environmental Regulators HSSE System Platform Providers (e.g., Sphera, Avetta, etc.) #J-18808-Ljbffr