Naadiya Wookey
Environmental Officer in United Manganese of Kalahari
Job Experience
Environmental Officer
United Manganese of Kalahari
February 2014 to March 2015
? Solely responsible for environmental management enforcement.
? Enforcing compliance with legislation and procedures.
? Compile system and operational procedures.
? Setting up mechanisms to monitor environmental impacts e.g. Water- dewatering activities, dust- hauling, blasting and excavations, electricity consumption and reduction initiatives, etc.
? Liaise with stakeholders e.g. Municipalities/ neighbouring interested & affected parties.
? Liaise with Mine Planner, Mine Engineer and Mine Man
Environmental Officer
Petra Diamonds Joint Shaft (Silica)
February 2011 to November 2013
? Conducting site inspections/ audits/ investigations and monitoring at three underground mines (Bultfontein, Du Toitspan & Wesselton), two plants and the New Treatment Plant (NTP), to ensure legal compliance and in terms of company policies and procedures.
? Application for Waste license.
? Reporting of incidents and non-conformances. Maintain a system of incident reporting-Internal auditing.
? Follow-up on incidents incurred in order to determine root cause.
? Sign off on monthly Environment
Environmental Intern
Department of Environment & Nature Conservation
July 2010 to January 2011
Air Quality & Climate Change Unit
Duties of an environmental officer in training. Presentations at environmental awareness campaigns on climate change and air quality. Environmental administrative duties as well as secretarial and general admin work. Environmental road shows and public participations. Knowledge of environmental impact assessments (EIA), Air Quality Act, and National Environmental Management Act (NEMA). Conduct site visits and inspections at various mining and industry operations
Education
Legal Framework for Integrated Waste Management in South Africa (Waste Law
North West University- Centre for Environmental Management (Sudáfrica)September 2013 to September 2013
Introduction to Integrated Waste Management for Environmental Managers. (
North West University- Centre for Environmental Management (Sudáfrica)August 2012 to August 2012
Implementing Environmental Management Systems (ISO14001)
North West University- Centre for Environmental Management (Sudáfrica)March 2011 to March 2011
Environmental Manager
Unisa (Sudáfrica)July 2010 to November 2013
Languages
IT skills
MS Office suite
Medium
Other Skills
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Career Goals
Industries of interest
Areas of interest
Availability to travel and work outside the city
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