Senior Environment Inspector (Oil and Gas) job at National Environment Management Authority(NEMA)

Vacancy title:
Senior Environment Inspector (Oil and Gas)

Jobs at:
National Environment Management Authority(NEMA)

Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, August 14 2025

Duty Station:
Uganda | Kampala | Uganda

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, July 29 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

To support effective management of Environment and Social Impacts of Oil and Gas development.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Contribute to development and implementation of Work Plans and Budgets;
2. Support monitoring and coordination of Environment and Social Impact Assessments (ESIAs) and Strategic Environment Assessments (SEAs) in Petroleum industry;
3. Support coordination of compliance monitoring and inspections of oil and gas activities;
4. Advise the Authority on procedures, guidelines and protocols on conduct and review of (ESIAs) in the oil and gas industry;
5. Support coordination of Lead Agency participation in the review of ESIAs related to oil and gas;
6. Support coordination of capacity building activities for ESIA in Petroleum;
7. Support coordination of the development of National Policy Guidelines for ESIAs and SEAs in the areas of focus;
8. Effectively contribute to development and management of an ESIAs and SEAs information system as part of the overall Environment Information Management System;
9. Coordinate with other staff on all matters relevant to environment and social assessments;
10. Support and promote applied research on best environment practices;
11. Support public awareness and education about ESIAs requirements in oil and gas, minerals and geothermal;
12. Support coordination of the licensing regimes for waste streams in the oil and gas industry;
13. Support the coordination of health, safety, quality and environment aspects of facilities in the petroleum industry;
14. Supervise and appraise the staff under him/her;
15. Perform any other official duties as may be assigned by the Supervisor.

PERSON SPECIFICATIONS

QUALIFICATIONS
An Honours Bachelor of Science Degree in any relevant field of Environment and Natural Resources; Physical or Natural Sciences or Environmental, Chemical or Petroleum Engineering; Petroleum and Geoscience, Geology and Chemistry.

A Master's of Science Degree in any of the above disciplines. However, for those with first degree in Chemical or Petroleum Engineering or Petroleum and Geoscience, Geology and Chemistry must have their second degree in Environment and Natural Resources fields.

EXPERIENCE
At least three (3) years relevant working experience in management of environment and social aspects of extractives industry at Senior Officer level in a reputable organization.

COMPETENCES AND SKILLS:
a) Leadership, team building and supervision skills
b) Strong interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills
c) Conservation planning knowledge
d) Good understanding of mitigation hierarchy
e) Excellent scholarly writing and publication skills
f) Excellent analytical and presentation skills
g) Financial and human resource management skills
h) Excellent report writing skills
i) Resource Mobilization skills
j) Risk management skills
k) Command of excellent Information Communication Technology skills

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure

The one pdf file should be submitted to ednema.go.ug not later than 14th August, 2025.

Applications not in one pdf file and those arriving after closing time will not be considered.

Applicants are allowed to apply for not more than two posts. Only successful candidates at any stage shall be contacted. Any form of lobbying to Executive Director, Board or any other authority or individual will lead to automatic disqualification of the Applicant.

Click this link to download the application form.