Golder Associates Recruitment for Senior / Principal Environmental Consultant

Applications are invited from interested and suitably qualified candidates for Golder Associates Recruitment for Senior / Principal Environmental Consultant.

Golder Associates Inc., branded as just Golder, is a Canadian employee-owned, global company providing consulting, design, and construction services in earth, environment, and related areas of energy.

Job Description

  • Company: Golder Associates
  • Location: Ghana
  • State: Accra
  • Job type: Full-Time

Golder is seeking a Senior / Principal Environmental Consultant in its Ghana operation. The successful candidate will be an experienced consultant with a proven record building business and leading technical teams. They will be available and medically fit to travel to project sites, work in a team environment and apply a high degree of problem-solving in the execution of duties.

This full-time position will be based in Accra.

THE ROLE

The appointed candidate will have a proven track record in building business and technical teams.  They will lead or contribute to the successful execution of a variety of environmental and social projects servicing predominantly oil and gas and mining clients.

 Qualification and Experience:

Preferred minimum qualifications and skillsets include:
  • Masters’ degree in environmental sciences or equivalent.
  • Demonstrable and progressive experience in environmental consulting and management.
  • Experience in oil and gas and mining will be an advantage
  • Applied understanding of, and proven experience in international and lender standards.
  • 10-15 years of progressive experience in the consulting field will be an advantage.
  • Progressive project experience in Ghana and West Africa.
  • Proficiency in the use of MS Office suite of software, MS Project.
Competencies:
  • A Ghanaian National or holder of a valid transferrable work permit will be an advantage
  • Proven ability to build business and maintain strong client relationships.
  • Demonstrate a high level of business acumen, to deal well with clients, work in multi-disciplinary teams, be problem solvers and be passionate about investing in their career growth.
  • A high level of attention to detail, technically strong in your specialist field and with a recognized and growing professional profile
  • Strong project management capabilities;
  • Well-developed communication skills, including the ability to write well, and
  • Multilingual skills will be an advantage, particularly French
Attributes:
Ownership: we take pride in our work;

Initiative: we proactively do more than expected, seeking guidance when required, looking beyond the task at hand;

Enthusiastic: positive, eager, energetic, wanting to get involved;

Learning and growth: we invest in ourselves, we seek mentorship, we respond well to feedback, we want to learn and improve;

Willing to ask questions: we want to understand our business and that of our clients;

Versatile/flexible: we adapt, we are willing to try different things in pursuit of a solution;

Good communication: we express our ideas clearly, speak clearly and write well;

Detail and quality focus: we pay attention to detail, have a high standard of care in all they do, takes pride in their work, sets high standards for their work, pays attention to details, double checks their work;

Good judgment: we are confident to ask questions, we know when to and are willing to ask for help;

Organization: we can prioritize our time and demands, we can juggle multiple tasks;

Work ethic: we can apply our education and experience to the benefit of our clients; and

Robust: we are pragmatic to work with and willing to work locally and abroad

Additional Requirements:
  • Own Vehicle,
  • Valid Driver’s License
  • Passport

How to Apply

Interested and suitably qualified candidates should Click here to apply.

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