Sonia Chipu Email & Phone Number

Johannesburg, Gp, Za

Johannesburg Metropolitan Area

Witbank Area, South Africa

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀:◾ Manage the process for the appointment of environmental assessment practitioners (EAPS) to commence with new EIA/EMP/IWUL projects to obtain relevant permits and licenses.◾ Manage and oversee the projects conducted by EAPs (including specialist studies) on EIA/EMP/IWUL projects to ensure that projects milestones are delivered on time and within agreed budgets.◾ Manage Safety Health Environment and Community in the organisation.◾ Formulate and implement Safety Health Environment and Community strategy.◾ Establish and enforce an effective health and safety culture in the organisation.◾ Implement and manage the health, safety and environmental systems to ensure compliance with the applicable legislation.◾ Ensure continuous compliance and implementation of the conditions of the environmental authorisation or permits.◾ Manage, implement and monitor Social and Labour Plan Projects to ensure development in the communities.◾ Conduct, facilitate and review risk assessments (Baseline, Issue-based and Mini-HIRAs.◾ Ensure and maintain a healthy environment, safe operations and practices.◾ Ensure compliance to all applicable legislation ( MHS-Act, NEMA, NWA, MPRDA, etc.)◾ Ensure development and implementation of SHE Policy and procedures, and COP.◾ Conduct and participate in inspections, audits, and training as per schedule and legal requirements.◾ Report to external regulatory requirements such as NAEIS, SAWIS etc.◾ Create Safety Awareness to address behaviour safety.◾ Facilitate the incident investigation process using different investigation techniques.◾ Ensure that applicable SHE meetings are held at agreed frequencies.◾ Manage and oversee overall financial budgeting for the Department.◾ Maintenance of the mine SHE legal register and SHE documents systems.◾ Consolidate the divisional monthly HSEC performance for annual sustainability reporting.◾ Champion the ISOMETRIX systems for HSE for the mine.

Ogies, Mpumalanga Province

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀:◾ Initiated tender process for the appointment of environmental assessment practitioners (EAPS) to commence with new EIA/EMP/IWUL projects to obtain relevant permits and licenses.◾ Managed and overseen the progress of work conducted by EAPs (including specialist studies) on EIA/EMP/IWUL projects to ensure that projects milestones are delivered on time and within agreed budgets.◾ Project management of a mining expansion project through mine design, planning and scheduling and associated required infrastructures.◾ Provided environmental advises during the pre-feasibility and feasibility stage/studies for new mining projects.◾ Prepared annual departmental budget for operational and capital cost, forecast, manage and monitor the expenses on a monthly basis.◾ Conducted routine monitoring and evaluation of the project progress by reviewing work plans and reports, conducting site visits, to ensure compliance with applicable environmental regulations.◾ Investigated environmental incidents and ensure that actions are implemented to avoid or minimise the risks.◾ Liaised with authorities administering legislations affecting the environment, and participate in the forums.◾ Contributed and participated in SHE legal audits, SHE baseline risk assessments and develop environmental risk assessments.◾ Participated in SHEC committee meetings, SHE Rep meetings, drafting and reviews of Code of practices, and health and safety standard operating procedures.

Witbank Area, South Africa

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀:◾ Adjudication of the scoping reports, EIA &EMPs for new mining rights (both underground and open cast) projects, extension of existing projects, prospecting rights, mining permits, in order to award approvals for different minerals evaluation of closure applications in order to award closure certificates, conducting inspections before mining activities could commence.◾ Engagements with environmental consultants, the public, mining and other government departments

Witbank, Mpumalanga

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀:◾ Conducted site inspection to the mines including the proposed ones and the existing mines to ensure compliance with the MPRDA and other applicable legislations.◾ Evaluated the Environmental Management Plans (EMPlans), Environmental Management Programmes (EMPs), closure reports for de-activated mines, monitoring and performance monitoring reports and Scoping Report in terms.◾ Ensured that the negative environmental impacts associated with the mining operations are adequately addressed prior approval of the EMPlans and EMPs.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀:◾ Evaluation of EIA applications and reports for different listed activities in terms of ECA EIA Regulations.◾ Reviewed of applications in terms of the relevant National and Provincial environmental and related legislation and providing recommendations on such application.◾ Rendered advice regarding specialised impact assessments (resources biophysical, aquatic, social, industrial, cultural and heritage) to the Directorate.◾ Provided regards on land development processes, spatial development frameworks and environmental management programme reports.◾ Liaised with stakeholders on the implementation of environmental legislation and related policies.◾ Represented the Directorate Environmental Management on relevant committees and forums.◾ Assisted with compliance monitoring with the conditions of Record of Decisions and the environmental laws

Pretoria Area, South Africa

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀:◾ Involved in the rehabilitation of the ownerless and derelict mines (e.g. coal & asbestos)

Pretoria

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀:◾ Capacity building of the municipalities on their IDPs

Master'S Degree, Earth Science In Hydrology And Water Resources Science

Bsc (Hons): Environmental Management

National Diploma, Environmental Management

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