Marli Schoeman Email & Phone Number

Cape Town, WC, ZA

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

• Drives sustainability at all operational levels (23 power plants & offices).
• Environmental and social lead in power plant development and construction. Large-scale project acquisition ESG due diligence. Aligns expectations with major development finance institutions (IFC, AfDB, DFC, etc.).
• Oversees implementation of 80+ socio-economic development projects, focussing on community health, education, income generation, and climate resilience.
• Guides biodiversity strategies, developing and implementing mitigation and offset plans. Conducts climate risk and opportunity assessments. Decarbonization and climate adaptation.
• Monitors and analyses environmental, social, and climate metrics; prepares board papers and sustainability reports.
• Leads ESG, biodiversity & sustainability competency programs.

Port Elizabeth Area, South Africa

• Support eight operational power plants with: o Environmental compliance & risk managemento Incident investigations and tracked corrective action close-outo Contractor management: Bird & Bat Monitoring, Waste, Alien.
• Established and implemented the company HSESS management system
• Collected and reported environmental and climate metrics to lenders, regulatory bodies, and other stakeholders.
• Biodiversity Advisory Committee Chairperson (Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm)
• Diversity and Inclusion Lead, Transformation Forum (by nomination)

Loeriesfontein, Northern Cape

• Khobab and Loeriesfontein Wind Farms construction, managed bioremediation plant, bacterial sewerage treatment plant, waste contractors and environmental specialists. Compiled management plans and method statements
• Water Use Licences, Mining Permits, and Mine Closures.
• Updated company management system in line with ISO 14001:2015 and achieved certification.

Pretoria Area, South Africa

• Supported the system development team: regularly conducted HSE ManagementSystem (MS) Audits, developed implementation documents and presented trainingto all levels of the organisation. My clients included Eskom, First.
• Environmental Control Officer at Vele Coal Mine (monthly reporting toregulatory body)
• Acting Environmental Officer at Petra Diamond Mine (6 months)
• Onboarding consultant for risk management software (IsoMetrix, DigiLex)

Pretoria Area, South Africa

From age 16 until finishing my degree in 2013, I worked holidays at Shangoni. This was an early introduction to various HSE subjects such as consulting, auditing, EIA's, ISO, etc.

Bachelor Of Science Honours, Environmental Management

Marli started studying part time and will complete her honours qualification in 2020.

Nebosh International General Certificate

Unit 1: Management of Health and Safety -Passed Unit 2: Control of International Workplace Hazards -Passed Unit 3: International Health.

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Environmental & Biological Studies

Activities and Societies: RAGS Committee, Hockey, Soccer

High School, 12

Activities and Societies: Hockey, TennisDistinctions: Biology, Physical Science, Geography, Life Orientation