Environmental Coordinator

Position: Environmental Coordinator (Consultant)

Location: Brussels (Etterbeek), Belgium

Work schedule: Part-time (between 90-120 days)

Scope of the assignment: Advise and support the Environmental Department

• Start date: 01/08/2025
• End date: 30/06/2026

Responsibilities:

• Provide advice in accordance with legislation and permits to answer posed questions.
• Review of soil investigations, groundwater analyses, dewatering reports, and formulate relevant measures and actions.
• Support in drafting environmental permit applications and synthesizing environmental permits.
• Assess compliance with legal requirements and permit conditions and provide guidance where necessary.
• Register and critically interpret analysis/measurement results and provide advice for improvements.
• Follow up on environmental studies prepared by external experts within the context of projects or the renewal/modification of environmental permits:
• Critically review studies (including Environmental Impact Reports);
• Ensure consistency between studies and other documents;
• Assess feasibility and consistency of proposed mitigation measures.
• Monitor and screen environmental legislation (EU, Flanders, Brussels-Capital Region, and Wallonia) and identify and explain potential impacts
• Estimate changing legislation
• Inform/advise the Environmental Department and other involved parties so that timely actions can be taken;
• Develop proposals for solutions.
• Attend ad-hoc consultation meetings (on-site, or with external parties).

Profile:

• Master's degree in Bio-engineering, Industrial Sciences, or equivalent through experience
• Holder of an Environmental Coordinator certificate
• Good knowledge of the legal framework related to soil and groundwater
• Driver's license (Category B)

Language proficiency:

• Dutch: fluent
• French: good knowledge
• English: good knowledge

Skills:

• Ability to work independently
• Critical thinking
• Strong communication skills (both verbal and written)