Purpose: 

Responsibilities of Environmental Permitting and Compliance Coordinator.

Accountabilities and Responsibilities: 

• Supervising, leading and coaching a Team Environmental P&C Engineers. 

• Environmental permitting and regulatory compliance. 

• Environmental statutory reporting. 

• Compliance Monitoring issues. 

• Environmental financial issues. 

• Onshore Impact monitoring issues. 

• Environmental reporting to management, corporate division and shareholders. 

• HSE cases (environmental permitting / regulatory compliance issues). 

• Environmental Auditing. 

• Input to Environmental Impact Assessments and Technical Project Documentation. 

• Input to Construction Project documentation (chapter “Environmental Protection”). 

• Preparation of environmental permitting procedures and input to their implementation. 

• Input to public hearings and events. 

• Emergency response coordination / Oil spill response issues. 

• HSE Management System / Environmental Management System. 

• Contractors' management in terms of environmental permitting issues. 

• Design change reviews from an HSE viewpoint. 

Safety Responsibilities: 

• Demonstrate a personal commitment to Health, Safety and the Environment, by abiding by Statutory Health, Safety & Environmental Regulations. 

• Corporate Health, Safety & Environment Policy, and applying company Safety Management Systems. 

Main Interfaces: 

Company: 

• All departments involved in day-to-day operations (Drilling, Experimental Programme, District Projects, Supply Base, Construction). 

• All levels management, both within and outside of the District. 

External: 

Liaison with regulators at regional and republican level (Regional Environmental Departments, Sanitary Departments, Ministry of Environment, Water Resources Departments). 

Qualifications & Experience: 

• MSc in an environmental discipline (preferably Western European or North American). 

• BSc in a scientific discipline (chemistry, biology, geology). 

• Minimum 5 years of experience working on HSE issues within the in the international company. 

• Knowledge of licensing and permitting procedures. 

• Experience/interest in waste management and environmental monitoring is desirable. 

• Management experience is desirable (or has demonstrated capabilities). 

Required Competencies: 

• Thorough knowledge environmental legislation. 

• Computer literate on Microsoft programmes: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Project, GIS, Performance Monitoring. 

• Ability to co-ordinate the activities of a small team of environmental engineers/trainees. 

• Ability to work in an international team. 

• Negotiation skills (regulatory bodies at all levels). 

• Presentation skills for public hearings.