Silvano Beukes
Summary
Dedicated and highly motivated Environmental Professional with 6 years of extensive experience in all aspects of Environmental Management Systems (EMS). ISO-certified and adept at conducting audits, I am committed to promoting sustainable practices and environmental compliance. Proficient in operating a wide range of machinery, I aim to leverage my expertise to contribute to the sustainable success of an environmentally-conscious organization.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Environmental officer
B2Gold Namibia
07.2023
- Providing essential guidance, technical expertise, and administrative support for all environmental activities, including monitoring, documentation, and data quality auditing
- Implementing and overseeing comprehensive environmental management systems and procedures across various mine phases, aligning with international and company standards
- Ensuring strict compliance with all environmental legislative requirements to uphold regulatory standards
- Identifying and promptly responding to environmental incidents, hazardous conditions, and hydrocarbon spills, implementing mitigation measures
- Facilitating communication with stakeholders, consulting with various experts, and engaging management to effectively address and manage negative environmental impacts
- Preparing and managing documentation for the shipment, testing, and analysis of samples
- Conducting thorough inspections and actively participating in audits, both internal and external, to uphold environmental standards
- Overseeing a wide range of environmental monitoring activities, including emissions, sewage and industrial effluent, blast and noise monitoring, dust-fallout measurement, PM10 assessment, ambient noise testing, portable water quality evaluation, and borehole water level measurements
- Maintaining and updating the geodatabase while providing GIS support and environmental aspect mapping
- Consistently reviewing risk registers to ensure that appropriate actions are taken to mitigate risks in the work area
- Compiling comprehensive logs of environmental incidents, observations, non-conformances, and non-compliances within the C-safe system
- Application of permits to government for the abstraction of underground water
- Assisting with reviews and updates of the departmental risk register
- Ensuring the proper maintenance and calibration of all monitoring equipment to guarantee accurate and reliable data
- Supervising and providing guidance to interns and technicians, ensuring their effective contribution to environmental initiatives and projects.
Environmental officer
B2Gold Namibia
10.2020 - 07.2023
- Providing the necessary guidance, technical and administrative support for all activities regarding environment monitoring, documentation, and data quality auditing
- Ensure that we are in compliance with all environmental legislative requirements
- Identifying and responding to environmental incidences, hazardous conditions and hydrocarbon spills
- Communication with stakeholders, various consultants and management to resolve or manage negative environmental impacts
- Prepare paperwork for the shipment, testing and analysis for samples
- Implementations of controls, environmental management systems and procedures for the various mine phases, based on international and company standards
- Conducting inspections and assisting with audits (internal and external)
- Environmental Monitoring (Emissions, Sewage and Industrial effluent, Blast and Noise monitoring, Dust-fallout, PM10, Ambient noise, portable water quality and dipping of borehole water levels)
- Ensure the geodatabase is updated and provide GIS support and environmental aspect mapping
- Reviewing risk registers to ensure the appropriate action are taken to mitigate risk in our work area
- Compiling logging of environmental incidents, observations, non-conformances and non-compliances on C-safe
- Application of permits to government for the abstraction of underground water
- Assisting with reviews and updates of departmental risk register
- Ensure all monitoring equipment are maintained and calibrated.
Environmental Graduate
B2Gold Namibia
04.2020 - 10.2020
- Planning for weekly compliance monitoring
- Ground water sampling on a Bi-annual basis through purging of site boreholes and also sampling of portable and effluent water on site as per permit
- Recording of monthly water levels of the site boreholes as well as the surrounding farm
- Installation, downloading and analyses of data loggers
- Assisting with ambient noise monitoring
- Assisting in land clearing applications as per permit
- Updating the environmental data sight templates for all monitoring conducted
- Ensuring that the landfill pit is maintained and crushed weekly
- Downloading of weather data from our automatic weather station.
Environmental Intern
B2Gold Namibia
03.2019
- Collect and collate information from various sources necessary for setting up database
- Digitize, create, maintain, display and update GIS databases
- Assist with zoning and mapping vegetation types
- Responsible for mapping monitoring locations on the mine site as well as Otjikoto Nature Reserve
- Assist with data collection and monitoring of air quality, water and vegetation
- Participate in inspections and audits.
HR time attendance clerk
Woermann Brock
09.2017 - 09.2018
- Accurate Tracking: Ensure precise recording of employee work hours, including regular time, overtime, and time-off requests
- Policy Enforcement: Enforce attendance policies and procedures, such as punctuality and breaks, to maintain compliance with company guidelines
- Payroll Support: Collaborate with the payroll department to provide accurate attendance data for compensation calculations, including commissions and bonuses
- Record Maintenance: Maintain organized and up-to-date attendance records, address discrepancies, and provide excellent customer service to sales team members.
Geology Intern
Navachab Gold Mine
10.2014 - 02.2015
- Responsible for geo-referencing of old paper maps to prepare them for digitizing
- Change projection systems, designing maps for exploration purposes, digitizing of historic paper maps.
Education
Bachelor Degree In Geo - Information Technology NQF:7 -
Namibian University Of Science and Technology
Matriculation -
Karibib Private School
Skills
- Very Proficient in Microsoft Office
- C-Safe
- Very Proficient in ArcMap
- Python scripting knowledge
- Geodatabase creation and database management
- Licensed and trained to operate various equipment (forklift, tele handler, backhoe, sheep foot, Dozer)
- Level 1 first Aider
- GIS Technician
- Environmental Legislation Knowledge
- Water quality management
- Environmental Permitting
- Waste reduction techniques
- Hazardous Material Handling
- Environmental Monitoring
Languages
Afrikaans
First Language
English
Advanced
C1
References
- Mr Richard Manyanga 0813590709
- Environmental Manager at B2Gold Ms. Angie-Riitta Kanandjembo 0812304880
- Environmental Specialist at B2Gold Mrs. Atna Bam
- Manager at Woermanbrock Mrs. Giovanni Modler 0811271177
Hobbies and Interests
- Reading
- Sports
- Gyming
Certification
- ISO14001:2015 Environmental Management Systems Certified, 11/04/22
- ISO19011:2018 Lead Auditor Certification, 12/09/23
Timeline
Senior Environmental officer
B2Gold Namibia
07.2023
Environmental officer
B2Gold Namibia
10.2020 - 07.2023
Environmental Graduate
B2Gold Namibia
04.2020 - 10.2020
Environmental Intern
B2Gold Namibia
03.2019
HR time attendance clerk
Woermann Brock
09.2017 - 09.2018
Geology Intern
Navachab Gold Mine
10.2014 - 02.2015
Bachelor Degree In Geo - Information Technology NQF:7 -
Namibian University Of Science and Technology
Matriculation -
Karibib Private School
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