Senior Environmental Consultant - Leading Environmental Group – Westlake – Cape Town

Senior Environmental Consultant - Leading Environmental Group Westlake Cape Town

About us

One of our esteemed clients, being one of South Africas leading environmental consultancies, delivering high-impact Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), ecological studies, environmental management, and sustainability services across the renewable energy, infrastructure, and urban development sectors is expanding their team and seeking a highly capable and motivated Senior Environmental Consultant.

Must be EAPASA registered, not a candidate
Preferably hold a BSc and MSc

Project Leadership & Delivery Oversight
o Overseeing multiple projects and ensuring each has a clear scope,
budget, and delivery timeline.
o Tracking statutory deadlines and ensuring team compliance with no
missed milestones.
o Taking ownership of escalated risks or disputes and resolving them
effectively.
o Ensuring timely, high-quality submissions to authorities, with no last-
minute risks to quality or compliance.
o Supporting the Director in balancing workload allocation across
the EAP team.

Document Review & Quality Assurance
o Provide final review and sign-off on BARs, Scoping Reports, EIA Reports,
EMPrs, and public participation documents prepared by mid-level EAPs
and interns.
o Ensure that all reports meet internal standards, statutory
requirements, and are "submission-ready."
o Maintain version control discipline across the team and ensure
submission records are auditable.
o Establish and enforce quality-control procedures across the EIA Division.
Stakeholder & Authority Engagement
o Leading client relationships on assigned projects, ensuring satisfaction
and professional delivery.
o Managing complex or sensitive stakeholder issues, including dispute
resolution.
o Representing the company at authority meetings, site visits, and public
meetings.
o Providing authoritative advice to clients on statutory requirements and
regulatory interpretation.

Team Development & Mentoring
o Provide day-to-day guidance, supervision, and mentoring to mid-level
EAPs and interns.
o Allocate tasks within projects to the appropriate level of staff.
o Ensure junior team members are supported in learning statutory
processes, stakeholder management, and report preparation.
o Conduct structured debriefs post-project to capture lessons learned.

Specialist Coordination & Integration
o Approve scopes of work for specialists and ensure alignment with project
objectives.
o Ensure specialist timelines are coordinated with overall project
schedules.
o Provide oversight on review of specialist inputs to confirm adequacy and
compliance.
o Integrate specialist findings into final deliverables with clear
accountability.

Research, Compliance & Systems Leadership
o Remain up to date with evolving legislation, guidelines, and case law.
o Provide legal/procedural interpretations to strengthen our
advisory role.
o Ensure project teams maintain compliance checklists throughout project
lifecycles.
o Lead improvements to the companys SOPs, templates, trackers, and
training materials.
o Actively contribute to the EIA Resource Hub, ensuring it remains current
and practically useful.

Additional Skills & Attributes for Candidates

In addition to the technical expertise and professional registration required for the Environmental Assessment Practitioner role, we are seeking someone who brings broader leadership and organisational skills. Specifically, the successful candidate will:

• Demonstrate a senior leadership mindset thinking beyond immediate tasks to align projects and decisions with the long-term growth and positioning of the company.
• Influence and inspire others able to motivate, challenge, and shape a culture of accountability and excellence across teams.
• Take full ownership of outcomes anticipating challenges, removing bottlenecks, and driving delivery without the need for micromanagement.
• Challenge constructively confident and diplomatic enough to question assumptions, present alternatives, and strengthen decision-making at founder and executive level.
• Embed continuous improvement committed to evolving systems, processes, and ways of working, not just maintaining them.

Remuneration

Competitive above market related remuneration of will be on offer, negotiable depending on numerous factors such as experience, qualifications, current earnings etc. All eligible candidates are encouraged to send their updated CVs