Location: Basrah
Job Type:
Permanent
Sectors:
Default
Closing Date:
2025-06-13
About vacancy
mselect is looking for an Environment & Social Coordinator for an international energy client in Basra, Iraq. Candidates must have a minimum of 5 years of experience in Environment Social Impact Assessment. Fluency in English and Arabic is a must.
MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES
*Only applicants meeting the strict criteria outlined above will be contacted as part of the shortlisting process.
MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Ensure the Project is compliant with applicable regulation and standards all along its lifetime (local regulation, lenders’ requirements -IFC, Company standards and commitments towards E&S)
- Adopt and deploy PROJECTs, Company’s E&S standards, ambitions, and commitments
- Ensure PROJECT is compliant with applicable regulation and standards all along its lifetime (local regulation, lenders’ requirements - IFC, Company standards and commitments towards E&S)
- Define and follow-up on the status of project’s E&S studies and plans, associated planning and budgets
- Raise, report and resolve any E&S incident
- Report the progress of E&S activities to the SPV HSE Management and support in reporting to the Company head office
- Participate and be the SPV representative during meetings with key external stakeholders/ communities and during site visits (with Authorities/ Consultants/ Lenders/ Contractors),
- Prepare, manage, and update project
- E&S Management System and Plans (including Stakeholder Engagement Plan, Grievance mechanism, Biodiversity Management Plan etc.) in close cooperation with the GGIP Affiliate
- Be the project E&S focal point
- Ensure close coordination with client affiliate E&S team
- Ensure close coordination with REN E&S team
- Gather and consolidate PROJECT E&S, reporting database (including sustainable KPIs) and ensure timely reporting as per PROJECT and other applicable requirements
- Participate to various HSE and E&S coordination meetings where required
- Participate in various environmental risks evaluation for audits or technical review for internal approval processes (project review, CORISK, others)
- Be the E&S focal point for the Lenders and the Technical advisor consultant through the ESDD process
- Ensure E&S studies quality control and validate deliverables,
- Request timely support from the E&S experts of the Company headquarter for the revision and validation of scope of work and studies deliverables
- Review and approve EPC Construction E&S management plans (CESMP) prior to EPC contract signature and commencement date (for both OHTL and PV)
- Monitor and control good implementation of EPC CESMP
- Ensure good coordination between EPC CESMP and SPV ESMS
- Participate to HSE meetings with Contractors’ Env. Manager and CLRs, and ensure E&S topics are raised and taken care of
- Conduct E&S site inspection on a regular basis
- Bachelor’s / master’s degree in environmental engineering
- Minimum 5 years in Environment Social Impact Assessment processing of solar projects
- Experience in construction environmental and social management
- Experience in local stakeholder management
- High level of knowledge and understanding of the Iraqi HSE regulations
- Demonstrate Good skills in transverse management
- Ability to understand procedures and instructions specific to HSE topics
- Demonstrate organization and agility
- Demonstrate knowledge and experience in developing, implementing, and continuously improving health & safety, and environment management systems requirements
- Competence in MS office software applications are necessary
- Advanced level English and Arabic, both written and spoken
- Conduct E&S site inspection on a regular basis
*Only applicants meeting the strict criteria outlined above will be contacted as part of the shortlisting process.
