Permitting Lead (Environmental / Social / Representative / Regulatory Affairs / Mining) – Southern Africa

Reference: DSS01 - OC Job Description: Our client is seeking an Owner’s Representative – Permitting Lead to oversee the project’s permitting and Environmental & Social (E&S) approvals through to feasibility. The role will coordinate permitting and E&S consultants, manage key regulatory workstreams, and ensure all approvals are delivered on schedule. The position will also act as the main interface with consultants, investors, lenders and regulators, ensuring E&S and permitting requirements are aligned with the project’s development capability, proven project management experience, and the ability to work on rotation at remote international sites. Responsibilities: Take overall ownership of the project’s permitting strategy, approvals and integrated permitting schedule. Manage key regulatory processes, including ECC amendments, water licences, servitudes, powerline and grid approvals, and Mining Licence amendments where required. Maintain the permitting tracker and critical path, ensuring dependencies are managed and workstreams remain on schedule. Review permit applications and supporting documentation to ensure accuracy, completeness and alignment with the current project scope. Oversee ESIA and ESMP updates and ensure E&S deliverables meet regulatory, investor and lender requirements. Coordinate stakeholder engagement, public consultation, land access, servitude and landowner requirements. Represent the project with relevant country regulatory authorities and maintain effective relationships to facilitate approvals and resolve queries. Manage permitting and E&S consultants, ensuring agreed scopes, deliverables, quality and timelines are achieved. Coordinate between permitting, E&S and technical teams to ensure environmental and social requirements are incorporated into the evolving project design. Identify permitting and E&S risks, recommend mitigation measures and escalate issues where required. Provide regular reporting on permitting progress, approval timelines, risks and mitigation measures, while supporting budget management. Requirements: Qualification and Skill BSc Environmental Science, Natural Resource Management, MSc Environmental Management Benefits and Contractual information Competitive Salary Please visit www.mining-recruitment-jobs.com for more exciting opportunities. Duncan Spitzer Executive Talent Consultant CA Mining CA Mining will respond to short-listed candidates only. If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful, however your CV will be kept on our database for any other suitable positions.