Job Description

Job type:

Permanent

Company name:

Holland & Associates Environmental Consultants

Location:

Cape Town (Tokai)

Closing Dates:

06 October 2025

Roles / Responsibilities & :

Holland & Associates Environmental Consultants (www.hollandandassociates.net) is looking for a suitably qualified and experienced Environmental Assessment Practitioner (EAP) to join their growing team of high-caliber environmental professionals. The candidate must have experience in undertaking EIA processes in South Africa, including an established track-record of managing environmental authorisation processes from start to finish. The main responsibilities of the successful candidate will include the undertaking and management of environmental authorisation processes (including Basic Assessment and Scoping & EIA processes, S24G applications, amendment applications, amongst others), undertaking of Environmental Due Diligence Investigations, report compilation, management of specialists, public and authority consultation, as well as project administration.

Qualifications/Experience Required:

Appropriate post graduate degree (minimum: Honours degree), in Environmental Science/ Environmental Management or related field. Registered EAP with the Environmental Assessment Practitioners Association of South Africa (EAPASA) Thorough understanding of South African environmental legislation and a minimum of 6 years relevant experience in undertaking environmental authorisation processes; Excellent communication and report writing skills (English) (however proficiency in Afrikaans in addition to English is advantageous); Excellent organisational and project management skills with meticulous record keeping ability; Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to perform under pressure; Ability to work across disciplines and across industries; Liaising with clients, specialists, members of the public, as well as authorities; Self-motivated, with excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to work well in a team environment as well as the ability to work independently; Strong values - ethics and integrity; Experience with renewable energy projects, ESG, and/or an allied specialist sub-discipline (e.g. aquatic ecology, terrestrial biodiversity, climate change etc) will be an advantage. The successful candidate will be based in Cape Town, but must be willing to travel (if required) and have a valid driver's license and own transport.


Applicants are requested to submit (via email) a detailed CV and one-page motivation (in own words) of why they would like to take up this opportunity with Holland & Associates Environmental Consultants, to the recruitment manager at recruitment@hollandandassociates.net. Copies of ID, qualifications (including academic transcript), contactable references (at least two) and drivers' license must be included with the CV. The closing date for applications is 06 October 2025.

Holland & Associates reserves the right not to make an appointment. Submissions from underqualified or overqualified applicants may not receive a response. Applicants not receiving a response within 14 days from the closing date should deem their applications to have been unsuccessful.

Salary Range:

N/A

Contact Person:

Ross Holland

Contact Phone Number:

072 601 0803

Contact email:

recruitment@hollandandassociates.net

Company Website Address:

www.hollandandassociates.net