Job Description

ELIGIBILITY



Suitably qualified candidates



CLOSING DATE



05.12.2025



REFERENCE NUMBER



HS 45/25 Ext



SALARY



Basic Salary R 532 737 p.a.



DEPARTMENT



City Health



DIRECTORATE



COMMUNITY SERVICES and



HEALTH



Senior Air Quality Practitioner



Requirements



Four-year tertiary qualification preferably a BTech in

Environmental Science / Environmental Health / Environmental



Management or similar equivalent qualification



Current registration with the Health Professions Council or similar

Professional body for Non-EHP Professionals



At least five (5) years' relevant experience A valid Code 08 (B) driver's licence Peace Officer certificate Computer literacy in MS Office Recognised qualification as an environmental management

inspector would be an advantage.



Key Performance Areas



Administer the processing of atmospheric emission licensing

applications to ensure compliance with the relevant legislation



and protection of the environment and public health



Investigate, evaluate, review, recommend on environmental

impact assessment applications, specialist air quality studies



and development management applications and recommend



mitigation measures to ensure compliance with the relevant



legislation and protection of the environment and public health



Process and assess applications and to make recommendations

for approval of fuel burning-equipment to enforce compliance



with relevant legislation



Process and assess applications and recommend approval of

open burning applications in order to enforce compliance with



relevant legislation



To enforce the National Environmental Management Air Quality

Act (No 39 of 2004) and City of Cape Town Air Quality



Management By-law of 2016 to give effect to legal requirements



and to investigate and evaluate diverse complaints to maintain



the objectives of the City of Cape Town's Air Quality Management



Plan (AQMP) and comply with Council's complaints policy



Compile, develop, modify, plan, validate and maintain an

atmospheric emissions inventory database to maintain the



objectives of the AQMP and to maintain the air quality



management system for the City of Cape Town