Senior Environmental Inspector Jobs – National Environment Management Authority (NEMA)

Organization: National Environment Management Authority (NEMA)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Principal Environmental Inspector
Job Ref: NEMA/ADV/EXT/05/2016
About US:
The
National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) was established under the
National 
Environment
Act Cap. 153 to promote and ensure sound environmental management practices for
sustainable development in Uganda.
Job Summary: The Senior Environmental Inspector will be tasked
with ensuring compliance to the national environmental laws
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Keenly review and evaluate environmental
    Assessment reports submitted
  • Conduct post-EIA inspections and audits to
    ensure implementation of mitigation measures;
  • Regularly verify compliance with environment
    environmental legislation and checking the accuracy of environmental impact
    predictions; ;
  • Maintain a database on audit practitioners
    and audits done;
  • Initiate the development of environmental
    standards in priority areas of concern including coordination with lead
    agencies and Institutions in developing environmental audit protocols
    guidelines and regulations in consultation with the Legal Section;
  • Ensure restoration and compensation of
    damages or liabilities caused;
  • The incumbent will design programs and create
    awareness on environmental standards;
  • Develop and coordinate training in
    environmental standards in sectoral institutions, private sector, district
    and lower levels;
  • Provide compliance assistance to the regulated
    communities where required;
  • Maintain and check performance on
    environmental monitoring equipment and;
  • Perform any other relevant tasks that may be
    assigned.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate for the NEMA Senior
    Environmental Inspector career opportunity should hold a Bachelor’s degree
    in any of the following: (Natural or Physical sciences; Environment,
    Geology, Mechanical, Civil or Chemical engineering), Environmental and
    Natural Resource Management
  • Possession of a Master’s degree in any of the
    above is a must;
  • Specific training in Remote Sensing and
    Geographical Information science shall be an added advantage;
  • Additional training in Environmental
    Monitoring or inspection discipline will also be an added advantage.
  • A minimum of five years working experience
    working on production processes and systems; Environmental Inspections and
    auditing ,Laboratory processes, cleaner production practice as an
    Inspector in a related field.
  • Proven skills in Chemistry, Chemical
    Engineering or Environment Science will be added advantage or any other
    related position in an industrial production and environmentally related
    field.
  • Working knowledge of environmental science
    and technology;
  • Working knowledge of social assessment
    issues;
  • Environmental auditing and inspection;
  • Broad knowledge on guidelines and regulation
    of auditing;
  • Working knowledge of the technical and
    environmental aspects of facility operations;
  • Relevant requirements on environmental laws,
    regulations and related documents;
  • Detailed knowledge and understanding of the environmental
    management systems and standards;
  • Working knowledge of audit procedures,
    processes and techniques and;
  • Working knowledge of industrial processes.
How to Apply:
All
suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their hand written
applications together with copies of certificates/ testimonials and detailed
curriculum vitae indicating three professional referees addressed to:-
The
Executive Director,
National
Environment Management Authority (NEMA),
NEMA
House, Plot 17/19/21 Jinja Road,
P.O.
Box 22255, Kampala. Uganda
Deadline: 20th June, 2016
Note: The job title applied for should be printed at
the top left hand side of the envelope. Applicants, who will not have heard
from us by August 31, should consider their applications unsuccessful.
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