Environment specialist at Rwanda Transport Development Agency ( RTDA) Under Statute :Deadline: Jul 30, 2024

Job responsibilities

1. Ensuring environmental safeguards by coordinating, planning, organizing, analyzing, and reporting the effects on the environment from construction and maintenance projects of transport infrastructure as well as implementation of transport services initiatives; and for designing and implementing restoration and monitoring activities for environmental management of transport projects and programs; 2. Identify potential environmental and social impacts due to project activities and apply appropriate mitigation measures and monitor the implementation of such measures; 3. Design and implement a consultation process to facilitate stakeholders’ participation and involvement of community and sustainability of the project;

4. Devise means for promoting compliance to national and international laws and regulations for Environmental Social Health and Safety (ESHS); and 5. Advise on climate adaptation/resilience for transport infrastructure and services. Review environmental documents such as studies, environmental impact reports, notices and water rights applications; 6. Review and coordinate the preparation of environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) and environmental and social management plan (ESMP) and other environmental studies on land and inland water transport projects; 7. Recommend design and operational approaches and modifications to mitigate negative impacts; 8. Monitor the compliance at construction site with regards to Environment Social health and Safety for project workers and nearby community;

9. Initiate the procurement of all consultancy services required for environmental impact assessment feasibility studies and technical design of roads networks and other transport Infrastructure (railway and inland water transport) as well as transport services activities; 10. Assess the institutional capacity for mitigating anticipated environmental impacts and develop risk mitigation measures; 11. Advise and follow the compliance with Rwandan and development partner’s’ environmental and social management policy framework; 12. Propose innovative solutions for environmental sustainability of RTDA operations; 13. Perform any other duties as may be assigned by a competent authority.

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