Environmental Scientist
Environmental Scientist
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Job Description
The role of a Environmental Scientist involves delivering disciplinespecific outputs on both local and international projects ensuring effective input from others. Responsibilities include working on detailed or routine environmental assignments such as studies assessments drawings and reports. Key tasks include EIA/ESIA development report writing data review coordination and acquiring baseline documentation. Importantly this role requires interfacing and collaborating with internal AECOM teams globally.
Technical Excellence
The successful applicant will work on a range of projects diverse in type and scale located in South Africa and abroad and will be expected to:
Work effectively with international teams in a virtual environment.
Become familiar with environmental legislation triggers and procedures in international territories and countries.
Prepare project deliverables that are reviewed by senior team members.
Provide specialised technical input into studies and assessments for the particular area of expertise and identify discrepancies in results.
Follow existing or develops new environmental assessment procedures to facilitate highquality costeffective work by self and others.
Gather and correlate environmental information and data using welldefined methods.
Prepare technical specifications and performs work under the agreedupon budget and schedule with some supervision.
Apply legislative knowledge to project triggers and manage environmental risk.
Coordinate with local Authorities for approvals.
Solve problems encountered using knowledge innovation and modifications of standard procedures or methods developed in previous works.
Contributes to the area of expertise providing proposed improvements to existing processes and deliver solutions where precedent may not exist.
Maintain and develop the highest level of technical skills and abilities.
Client Relationship Management
The successful candidate will be expected to:
Attend client meetings as technical support to gather information and discuss project requirements explain/ defend work etc.
Participate in the development and preparation of bids and proposals.
Minimum Requirements
4/5 Years of relevant experience.
Bachelor of Science Arts or Engineering from an accredited University
Honours of Science/Arts or Engineering preferred but not a prerequisite. Years of experience takes precedence.
In South Africa registered as a candidate Scientist with SACNASP and EAP with EAPASA
The candidate will be supporting our global team in the US therefore any knowledge with regards to NEPA and CEPA would be an advantage.
Additional Information :
About AECOM
AECOM is the worlds trusted infrastructure consulting firm delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle from advisory planning design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation buildings water new energy and the environment our public and privatesector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise a culture of equity diversity and inclusion and a commitment to environmental social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youre working from an AECOM office remote location or at a client site you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation benefits and wellbeing programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.
Join us and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global publicly traded firm access to industryleading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each persons potential and well help you reach yours.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
