The position is responsible to provide assistance to the Environment Supervisor in the implementation of scientifically sound technologies and procedures of the Land Resources and Biodiversity Management unit of the Mine Environmental Protection
and Enhancement Team to SMI’s operations in a manner to utilize land and biodiversity resources sustainably and efficiently.
This is a regular employment opportunity based in Tampakan, South Cotabato.
Key responsibilities:
- Sustainable Development Standards – Ensure effective implementation of the project’s sustainable development standards and systems within own area of responsibility to positively contribute to nurturing the organization’s culture on sustainable development. Provide direct and visible leadership within own area of responsibility through the effective use of the project’s SD standards and systems and demonstrate compliance with the Company’s
SD policies, procedures, and standards in all work activities. Ensure that reporting requirements, internal or statutory, are met on time with regard to incidents and accidents. - Land Resources and Biodiversity Program Implementation – Ensure effective implementation of land resources, reforestation and biodiversity management programs as planned. Provide support to the programs’ field activities.
- Planning / Technical – Provide advice and support to SMI personnel on monitoring equipment-related technical issues and support technical team objectives. Work with SMI teams and others on safety and environmental management issues and related infrastructure projects to provide technical information, guidance, and recommendations.
- Monitoring and Reporting – Direct and supervise field works to ensure the integrity of collected data that are necessary to monitor leading and lagging indicators of the company’s
environmental performance in mitigating environmental risks. Ensure the regular monitoring of environment equipment condition and accurate data recording, analysis and reporting with a
focus on preservation of organizational knowledge. - Compliance – Provide support to the position manager when interfacing with regulatory agencies, ascertain permitting requirements, and developing compliance plans. Ensure
appropriate record keeping and submission of required reports and implement effective follow up measures to ensure that the Project obtains the necessary -Environmental Compliance
Certificate and related permits in a timely manner. - Cost Management -Ensure prudent and responsible cost management and expenditures are assigned the correct cost codes. All expenditures adhere to the project’s commercial / financial policies and procedures.
Key requirements:
- Bachelor of Science in BS Forestry BS Forestry or related
environmental/natural resources management course; with a valid PRC
license. - Three (3) years relevant experience in forestry, environmental management, land resources and biodiversity management, reforestation/plantation development, tree inventory/tree cutting activities, field monitoring, and preparation of environmental reports.
- Basic operational knowledge of GPS and GIS systems for field data collection and mapping tasks.
- Computer literate and proficient in MS Office applications for reports, databases, presentations, and documentation.
- Knowledgeable in GPS and GIS operations, mapping, spatial data collection, and field navigation.
- Skilled in tree inventory, species identification, plantation monitoring, nursery database updating, and biodiversity-related field assessments.
- Strong report writing, coordination, multitasking, communication, stakeholder engagement, and safe fieldwork skills.
For additional details and other vacancies, interested applicants are directed to visit www.smi.com.ph. Resume and application letter may also be sent thru the link https://forms.gle/2i4YXBdiftqPLNjy9 or email at: humanresources@smi.com.ph indicating the position title.
