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Job Title:  Environmentalist

Organisation: Air Water Earth (AWE) Limited

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About US:

Air Water Earth (AWE) Limited is a reputable civil and environmental engineering consulting firm registered in Uganda and currently operating in Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda and Minneapolis (MN) USA. We are an ISO 9001-2015, ISO 45001:2018, ISO 14001-2015 certified company and a FIDIC-member, with 22-years existence in the field of environmental and civil engineering operations. We are a NEMA registered entity with most of our staff and affiliates equally registered.

Job Summary:   AWE is now seeking for an experienced Environmentalist to join our team of already established specialists. The Successful candidate MUST have relevant experience and recognized expertise spanning for a period of at least 6 years in consultancy

works.

As an Environmentalist, you will participate in projects and other relevant company work with more involvement in Environment and Socio-economic Impact Assessments (ESIAS), Environmental Audits, OHS audits, air pollution control, waste management, hazardous-waste management, environmental regulations and policy formulations and reviews, environmental and social safeguards supervision, stakeholder engagement and community mobilizations and Construction supervision.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Be part of a team of specialists and mentor junior staff.
• Contributing to business growth strategies and initiatives,
• Actively contribute to the consolidation of AWE’s environmental and social expertise,
• Manage projects and resources, completing assignments within agreed time-scales and budgets.
• Design ESIA studies and formulate study tools for the same.
• Participate in business development through compilation of both technical and financial proposals during the bidding process.
• Conducting environmental impact assessments, audits and associated stakeholder engagements.
• Participate in assessing compliance with environmental standards and regulations.
• You will work with environmental planners, engineers, hazardous waste engineers, scientists, and other specialists.
• Involvement in environmental monitoring assignments.
• Timely compilation and/ or review of reports as per the specific consulting assignment requirements.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must be holding at least a second-class upper Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Engineering/Environmental Science and management from a reputable University. A master’s degree in a related field and NEMA registration are an added advantage.
• Knowledge and good understanding of ISO document and Management Systems.
• Ability to analyse and interpret work related documents.
• Have knowledge and a clear understanding of the environmental science and engineering field.
• Logical thinking and reasoning ability.
• Have excellent qualitative and quantitative analytical skills.
• Good planning and interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate effectively, with both verbal and written communication skills.
• Be a good listener and present a high degree of maturity at all times.
• Be willing and ready to learn from the team.
• Understand the impacts which will affect both present and future decisions.
• Be a team player and leader in a culturally diverse and multidisciplinary setting.

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested persons are encouraged to send their applications and CV to mail@awe-engineers.com and hand deliver a hard copy version to AWE Engineers offices at M1, Plot 27 Binayomba Road, Bugolobi opposite Royal Suites Hotel.

Deadline: 18th March 2024.

NB: Kindly should you not hear from us by 25th March 2024, consider your application unsuccessful.

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