Senior Associate – Environmental

Role Overview

Senior Associate – Environmental at Aldar Properties, based in Abu Dhabi. The role ensures proper implementation of Environmental Management standards, systems, policies, and procedures across all construction projects in compliance with Environmental Abu Dhabi (EAD) Agency requirements, NOC, and best practices ISO 14001.

Role Purpose

Establish and enforce Environmental Management System standards, policies, and procedures across all Aldar construction projects. Monitor project adherence to environmental regulations, coordinate compliance activities with stakeholders, and drive continuous improvement in environmental performance and sustainability outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Environmental Management System & Policy Development

• Develop and implement the Environmental Management System (EMS) and related policies including Biodiversity Policy, waste management policy, Operational Eco-Efficiency and climate strategy, environmental policy, targets, objectives, and all necessary procedures and standards.
• Ensure effective full compliance with all sustainability and environment legal requirements and ISO 14001 local and international standards and codes of practice.

Contractor & Stakeholder Oversight

• Monitor the performance of external PMC, consultants, and contractors to meet objectives and targets and ensure full compliance with environmental regulations, permits, Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP), Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), objectives, targets, policy, and procedures.
• Follow up with PMC, Consultant, and Contractor to ensure obtaining Environmental NOC permits from EPA through project handover.
• Participate with PMC and Consultant during prequalification process for contractors and other service providers on environmental policies and necessary requirements where applicable.

Environmental Monitoring & Reporting

• Ensure that assigned parties are assessing, analyzing, and collating environmental performance data (Terrestrial, water, and air) and reporting to relevant parties if required.
• Ensure that PMC, Consultant, and Contractor maintain environmental monitoring reports and materials Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and chemicals limits content in line with UAE Legislations.
• Collect data from all projects and finalize any related environmental reports, including monthly environmental performance reports for continual improvements.
• Develop monthly comprehensive dashboard reports.

Compliance & Audit

• Regular inspection and audit (internal and external with second party) on projects to ensure the effective implementation of environmental policy and procedures.
• Ensure the PMC, Consultant, and Contractor are reporting environmental performance to relevant bodies.
• Track all environmental documents and records belonging to all projects on the existing Aldar QHSE platform to ensure all projects are fully compliant for continual improvement.
• Track all new legal requirements, changes, and advise all involved parties for full compliance.
• Participate and follow up with authorities regarding all environmental issues for full compliance with Environment Agency Abu Dhabi (EAD).

Operational Management

• Follow up with PMC, Consultant, and Contractor to ensure all aspects of pollution control, waste management plan, emergency plan, environmental management plan, recycling, environmental health, conservation, and renewable energy.
• Follow up waste management practices.
• Advise on environmental monitoring and compliance.

Culture & Awareness

• Enhance the environmental culture across all developments by launching initiatives and participating with all relevant parties through issuing alerts, campaigns, and similar activities.
• Maintain full awareness and follow up on Estidama Requirements and their interface with EMS.

Additional Coordination

• Provide input in the development of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategies related to environmental protection to meet the social, environmental, CSR, and legal compliance objectives of Aldar, if applicable.
• Assist in environmental investigations process and ensure concerned parties are reported to environmental agency.

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum 5+ years of experience in Environmental Engineering with a large developer or construction firm.
• Environmental function experience in a developer or construction (PMC, Consultant, or contractor) and government sector.
• Degree related to environmental or engineering in construction or Environmental Diploma.
• ISO 14001 Lead Auditor certification.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong knowledge and exposure in Abu Dhabi or GCC real estate market and local and national environmental rules and regulations.
• Experience in contractor assessment and qualification regarding environmental requirements.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and priorities required for managing project environmental compliance across multiple projects.
• Fluent in both English and Arabic.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.