Senior Environmental Specialist

ÖKSÜT MADENCİLİK SANTİC.A.Ş.

We are global mining company which has several sites around the world.

We conduct all our activities in line with the policy of "People First", from A to Z. We aim to build a fair and transparent culture where each employee has a say, shows their potential, creates value, and contributes to the company in order to create a high-performance, improvement-oriented, committed, highly engaged, satisfied, successful and healthy organization which is united under the same core values.

The core values of our company and the origin of our Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility policy are based on the concept of "Respect". We are building a culture that recognizes and appreciates diversity of each individual, regardless of their language, race, religion, national or social origin, ethnicity, gender, disability and age, and that promotes equal opportunity under any circumstances.

We are and looking for dynamic, pro-active, analytical approached, enthusiastic, innovative, passionate and self-motivated Senior Environmental Specialist who will reports to directly ESG Director.

All applicants will be considered within our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policy.

What awaits you in this role?

• Monitoring of environmental permit processes and reparation and following-up of Environmental Impact Assessment and Project Introduction File,
• Preparing internal and external reports and making the communication,
• Ensuring compliance to related Turkish regulations, EIA and ESIA commitments, and EBRD requirements,
• Following and reporting the environmental legislation of the project,
• Supporting the policies and procedures and fulfilling the requirements of ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System, International standards, and other legal requirements of the company,
• Ensuring compliance of the commitments specified in the EIA and ESIA,
• Conducting risk assessments, following environmental policies, and supporting the preparation of environmental management plans,
• Supporting the review process of all work instructions, business practices and project methods applied in operations in terms of environmental management,
• Taking an active role to prepare of environmental management instructions and announcements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in environmental, hydrogeology or related engineering departments,
• At least 7 years of job experience in mining area (no matter open pit or underground),
• Environment Responsible Certificate is required,
• A grade Wastewater treatment plant responsible certificate or technical responsible of WWTF as mentioned in regulations,
• Knowledge about EIA works, environmental and HSE law, related Turkish and International regulations, implementations, and best practices,
• Knowledge in management systems ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018 and International Cyanide Management Code (ICMC),
• Working experience in Environmental Impact Assessment and Project Introduction File,
• Environmental Management Service Competency certificate owner from Ministry of Environment and Urbanization,
• Excellent command of English both written and verbal,
• Self-disciplined and self-starter,
• Effective communication and presentation skills,
• Good command of MS Office Applications,
• Residing in Ankara city or willing to relocate,
• No travel restrictions for the frequent site visit (Develi-Kayseri)
• Current valid driver license.