Stakeholder Engagement, Environmental & Project Administration Manager
Johannesburg
Job Summary
The Stakeholder Engagement, Environmental & Project Administration Manager is responsible for
leading stakeholder engagement, developing and implementing environmental strategies, and
ensuring effective project administration and delivery. This role combines environmental
management and compliance oversight with project planning, coordination, and reporting functions.
The position ensures that projects are executed within cost, quality, and time parameters while
maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders, clients, contractors, and internal teams.
Key Responsibilities
Stakeholder Engagement & Communication
- Build and maintain collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including community groups, clients, and contractors.
- Deliver engagement activities that support project success and address stakeholder needs and concerns.
- Facilitate stakeholder input through formal and informal communication channels.
- Promote a participative project delivery culture with open communication and consultation initiatives.
Environmental Management
- Plan, develop, and implement environmental strategies and policies.
- Monitor environmental compliance, resource use, waste management, and recycling policies.
- Conduct environmental research, track industry updates, and raise awareness across the organization.
- Prepare compliance reports, provide employee training, and attend hearings, conferences, or events on environmental issues.
- Analyze data to evaluate and improve environmental strategies.
Project Administration & Coordination
- Develop and manage project plans from approval to completion, ensuring alignment with cost, time, and quality targets.
- Coordinate project resources, activities, and schedules to achieve project milestones.
- Implement project control measures including quantity surveying, inspections, and corrective site instructions.
- Prepare weekly and monthly project reports, including flash reports, progress updates, and close-out reviews.
- Manage project contracts fairly, ensuring adherence to contractual terms and accurate progress measurement.
- Support commissioning, including documentation readiness, as-built submissions, outages, and handover sign-offs.
Operational Compliance & Improvement
- Identify shortcomings in compliance processes, systems, and procedures, and propose corrective solutions.
- Implement governance practices to ensure cross-functional alignment.
- Use change management systems to support improvements across processes and communication.
- Conduct proactive analysis to drive innovation, efficiencies, and continuous improvement.
- Resolve disputes among project team members using contractual principles and escalate when necessary.
Education and Experience Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Management, Environmental Policy, Environmental
- Engineering, or a related field.
- Management B-Degree or equivalent, plus Project Management Diploma.
- Professional registration as a candidate (Pr.CPM) with SACPCMP preferred.
- Minimum 4–5 years of experience in project management, environmental compliance, or stakeholder engagement.
Skills and Competencies
- Strong knowledge of environmental policies and sustainable practices.
- Project management knowledge (PMBOK) and ability to manage multiple projects.
- Knowledge of business integration, financial systems, and distribution systems.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills at executive and community levels.
- Ability to analyze data, prepare reports, and drive operational improvements.
- Excellent problem-solving, interpersonal, and public-speaking skills.
- Ability to lead teams, coordinate resources, and resolve conflicts.
