Environmental Manager - ENOWA

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Environmental Manager - ENOWA

Role Overview

AESG is seeking an experienced Environmental Manager to oversee all environmental compliance and monitoring activities on-site for an overhead transmission line project within a protected area. The role will focus on ensuring strict adherence to Saudi regulatory requirements (NCEC, NCW, NCVC, protected area authority), client standards, and international best practices (ISO 14001 : 2015, IFC Performance Standards, Equator Principles).

The Environmental Manager will serve as the key focal point on-site, coordinating between contractors, AESG, Proponent, and regulatory authorities to ensure that all environmental obligations are implemented, monitored, and reported in a timely manner.

Key Responsibilities

• Environmental Compliance & Monitoring : Lead implementation of the CESMP and site-specific environmental control measures.
• Ensure compliance with all permits and authority requirements, including those from NCEC, NCW, NCVC, Heritage Commission and the protected area authority.
• Conduct daily site inspections, weekly joint inspections, and quarterly internal audits.
• Identify, document, and manage environmental non-conformances, ensuring timely corrective actions.
• Team Leadership & Management : Manage and coordinate a multidisciplinary onsite environmental team of ~7 specialists (e.g., GIS specialists, environmental engineers, ecologists, waste, archaeologist, air / noise monitoring).
• Align team outputs with overall project compliance objectives, deliverables, and timelines.
• Mentor and oversee team performance to ensure consistency and quality.
• Regulatory & Proponent Interface : Act as the primary site contact for environmental matters with the proponent, contractors, and regulatory authorities.
• Support site audits by regulatory authorities and prepare evidence-based responses to compliance queries.
• Maintain accurate records for reporting to the proponent and stakeholders.
• Monitoring & Reporting : Oversee air quality, noise, waste, water, ecology, and biodiversity monitoring programmes.
• Prepare weekly inspection reports and monthly compliance dashboards, including photos, data, and KPI analysis.
• Ensure monitoring data is validated, analysed, and reported in line with proponent and authority requirements.
• Attend weekly meetings with the proponent to provide comprehensive reports on the project's environmental status and progress.
• Timely report any changes or required modifications to the project design to ensure continued environmental compliance and seek necessary approvals from relevant authorities.
• Prepare the annual NCEC reports, strictly adhering to the latest NCEC guidelines and submission protocols.
• Development of Templates & Tools : Develop and incorporate a regulatory tracker to proactively monitor and document any changes in environmental legislation or regulatory requirements relevant to the project.
• Develop and implement standard inspection checklists, dashboards, and reporting templates to ensure consistency.
• Support contractors in updating environmental documents (e.g., CESMP, Tower-Specific Mitigation Plans, CESMP appendices).
• Provide QA / QC oversight, including calibration certificates, raw data validation, and compliance reporting.
• Prepare the annual NCEC reports, strictly adhering to the latest NCEC guidelines and submission protocols.
• Develop a progressive rehabilitation plan in accordance with local regulations and international standards.
• Training & Awareness : Provide toolbox talks, workshops and environmental awareness sessions for site staff and subcontractors.
• Mentor junior environmental officers / inspectors deployed on-site.
• Risk Management : Proactively identify environmental risks and advise project leadership on mitigation measures.
• Support emergency preparedness and response activities, including spill management and incident reporting.

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