Dy. Chief Environmental Officer Full Time

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• EMP implementation: Support the preparation, development, and implementation of the Environmental Management Plan for projects.
• Regulatory compliance: Ensure compliance with applicable environmental laws, rules, guidelines, and approval conditions, including MoEF&CC, SPCB, CPCB, EIA conditions, and consent requirements.
• Statutory approvals: Monitor compliance with Environmental Clearance, Consent to Establish, Consent to Operate, and other statutory permissions.
• Environmental records: Maintain all required statutory environmental records, registers, documentation, and compliance evidence.
• Environmental monitoring: Oversee monitoring of air quality, water quality, noise, vibration, soil, waste, and other relevant environmental parameters.
• Impact mitigation: Ensure proper implementation of mitigation measures for identified environmental impacts.
• Pollution control systems: Supervise the operation and performance of pollution control systems such as STP, ETP, dust suppression systems, noise barriers, oil traps, and related infrastructure.
• Corrective action: Review monitoring data and initiate timely corrective measures wherever prescribed limits are exceeded.
• Waste management: Ensure proper handling and management of solid waste, hazardous waste, e-waste, and construction and demolition waste.
• Waste reduction: Promote waste minimization, reuse, recycling, and resource-efficient practices across project activities.
• Resource conservation: Track water, fuel, and energy consumption and support conservation initiatives to reduce environmental impact.
• Stakeholder coordination: Liaise with regulatory authorities, consultants, laboratories, auditors, and other stakeholders on environmental matters.
• Inspection support: Support inspections by statutory bodies and ensure timely submission of compliance responses and reports.
• Cross-functional coordination: Work with design, construction, and operations teams to integrate environmental controls into project execution.
• Internal audits: Conduct internal environmental audits, site inspections, and compliance checks.
• External audit support: Assist during client, external, and statutory environmental audits.
• Environmental reporting: Prepare and submit monthly, quarterly, and annual environmental reports to management and relevant authorities.
• Non-conformity closure: Track environmental non-conformities, observations, and corrective actions to ensure timely closure.

Minimum Qualification

The Deputy Chief Environmental Officer should hold at least one of the following qualifications from a government-recognized institution:

• Environmental Engineering: BE, BTech, or MTech in Environmental Engineering.
• Environmental Science: MSc in Environmental Sciences.

Experience Requirement

• Total experience: Minimum of 12 years of overall professional experience.
• Relevant experience: At least 5 years of experience in similar environmental management work.
• Preferred sector exposure: Experience in large infrastructure, rail, bullet train, or metro projects will be preferred.