Permitting Lead (Environmental / Social / Representative / Regulatory Affairs / Mining) – Southern Africa

Reference: DSS01 - OC

Job Description:

Our client is seeking an Owner’s Representative – Permitting Lead to oversee the project’s permitting and Environmental & Social (E&S) approvals through to feasibility. The role will coordinate permitting and E&S consultants, manage key regulatory workstreams, and ensure all approvals are delivered on schedule. The position will also act as the main interface with consultants, investors, lenders and regulators, ensuring E&S and permitting requirements are aligned with the project’s development capability, proven project management experience, and the ability to work on rotation at remote international sites.

Responsibilities:  

• Take overall ownership of the project’s permitting strategy, approvals and integrated permitting schedule.
• Manage key regulatory processes, including ECC amendments, water licences, servitudes, powerline and grid approvals, and Mining Licence amendments where required.
• Maintain the permitting tracker and critical path, ensuring dependencies are managed and workstreams remain on schedule.
• Review permit applications and supporting documentation to ensure accuracy, completeness and alignment with the current project scope.
• Oversee ESIA and ESMP updates and ensure E&S deliverables meet regulatory, investor and lender requirements.
• Coordinate stakeholder engagement, public consultation, land access, servitude and landowner requirements.
• Represent the project with relevant country regulatory authorities and maintain effective relationships to facilitate approvals and resolve queries.
• Manage permitting and E&S consultants, ensuring agreed scopes, deliverables, quality and timelines are achieved.
• Coordinate between permitting, E&S and technical teams to ensure environmental and social requirements are incorporated into the evolving project design.
• Identify permitting and E&S risks, recommend mitigation measures and escalate issues where required.
• Provide regular reporting on permitting progress, approval timelines, risks and mitigation measures, while supporting budget management.

Requirements: Qualification and Skill

• BSc Environmental Science, Natural Resource Management, MSc Environmental Management

Benefits and Contractual information

• Competitive Salary

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Duncan Spitzer

Executive Talent Consultant

CA Mining                                       

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