Senior Air Quality Practitioner

ELIGIBILITY

All qualified candidates

CLOSING DATE

25.08.2026

REFERENCE NUMBER

HS 26/26 Ext

SALARY

Basic Salary: R 558 042 p.a

DEPARTMENT

City Health

DIRECTORATE

COMMUNITY SERVICES and

HEALTH

Senior Air Quality Practitioner

Requirements

• Relevant 4-year tertiary qualification preferably a BTech:

Environmental Science / Environmental Health / Environmental

Management / other related qualification.

• 5 - 8 years in the related field of air quality management / climate

change / environmental health / management.

• Registered with a relevant professional body.
• Code EB Driver’s Licence.
• Computer Literacy: MS Office
• Peace Officer Certificate from an accredited training institution.
• Environmental Management Inspector certificate as issued by the

Department of Forestry Fisheries and Environment.

Key Performance Areas

• Administer the process of Atmospheric Emission Licensing

applications to ensure compliance with the relevant legislation and

protection of the environment and public health.

• Investigate, evaluate, review recommend on environmental impact

assessment applications, specialist air quality studies and

Development Management Applications and recommend

mitigation measures.

• Process and assess applications and to make recommendations for

approval of fuel burning-equipment and open burning applications.

• To enforce the National Environmental Management: Air Quality

Act of 2004 and City of Cape Town Air Quality Management By-law

2016 in order to give effect to legal requirements and to investigate

and evaluate diverse complaints in order to maintain the objectives

of the City of Cape Town’s Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP)

and comply with Councils complaints policy.

• Compile, develop, modify, plan, validate and maintain an

atmospheric emissions inventory database.

• Perform various administrative duties.
• To initiate and coordinate community involvement.
• Perform various project management tasks.

A willingness to work after hours when required.