Environmental Officer (Production Level): Environmental Impact Assessment – Western Cape Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning

Environmental Officer (Production Level): Environmental Impact Assessment (12 month contract), Ref No. EADP 18/2025 (WCG250729-19)
Closing Date
2025/09/08
Reference Number
WCG250729-19
Tracking Number EADP 18/2025
Job Title Environmental Officer (Production Level): Environmental Impact Assessment (12 month contract), Ref No. EADP 18/2025
Department Environmental Affairs and Development Planning
Salary level OSD
Enquiries Mr E van Boom (021) 483 2877
Job Type Contract
Location – Country South Africa
Location – Province Western Cape
Location – Town / City Cape Town, CBD

Job Purpose
The Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, Western Cape Government has an opportunity for three (3) suitably qualified and competent individual to administer, implement and enforce statutory obligations in respect of environmental management under the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (“NEMA”).

Minimum Requirements
An appropriate 3-year tertiary National Diploma/B-Degree in Environmental Management, Natural or Environmental Sciences or related field; A valid driving license (Code B or higher); Registered as a Candidate Environmental Assessment Practitioner (EAP) or Registered as an EAP with the Environmental Assessment Practitioners Association of South Africa (EAPASA): already registered; or meets the requirements for registration and have either already applied for registration or will by a certain date apply for registration (appointment will be conditional to actual registration with EAPASA by a specified date).

Recommendation
None.

Key Performance Areas
Maintain quality and productivity with regards to evaluation of applications in terms of the relevant environmental legislation; Implementation of the compliance monitoring and auditing strategy for environmental authorisations; Maintain quality and productivity with regards to the processing of post-decision reports and applications, for example, amendment applications, Environmental Audit reports and ECO reports; Maintain quality and productivity with regard to provision of comment on assigned non-applications; Leadership in assigned projects; Qualifications with respect to environmental management, natural or environmental sciences or related field; It will be advantageous to have working knowledge and experience in the following: Review of EIA applications; Integrated Environmental Management, including applicable legislation and policies; Post-decision requirements(e.g amendment applications, Environmental Audit reports and ECO reports).

Competencies
Knowledge in the following: Balanced environmental knowledge including biophysical knowledge of the functioning of ecosystems, interactions and other environmental aspects; Methodologies and techniques for evaluation of environmental impact assessments; Methodologies for the evaluation of environmental management programme reports, as well as environmental monitoring, audit and ECO reports; Practical implementation of environmental policies, guidelines, norms and standards; Environmental management systems; Practical implementation of environmental legislation, policies, norms and guidelines; Integrated Environmental Management; EIA process applicable in the Western Cape.

Skills needed: Written and verbal communication; Report writing; Problem Solving.

Remuneration
R343 842 per annum (OSD as prescribed)

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Environmental Officer (Production Level): Environmental Impact Assessment
Western Cape Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning
R343 842
Cape Town, CBD
8 September 2025