Anglo American: Environment Management Internships 2025 / 2026

As a Professional In Training (PIT): Environment, you will gain the technical and practical experience required for SACNSP or HPCSA registration through structured training, site exposure, and active participation in environmental monitoring, compliance, and sustainability projects. In this role, you will be immersed in all facets of environmental management, with a primary focus on developing and implementing procedures, management plans, and systems to enhance environmental performance.

Safety is paramount, and you'll actively showcase safety leadership and engage in company safety initiatives. Your responsibilities will extend to risk management assurance and governance, ensuring compliance with safety standards through risk assessment strategies and safety critical controls.

This is an exciting opportunity for graduates who want to have a smarter future within mining. Initially, you will be offered a three-year graduate programme with our Southern Africa Business Unit rotating to one or more of our sites where possible. You have the chance to make a difference in real projects and follow a structured learning development journey.

If you are ready to make the most of everything you’ve learned so far, be challenged, work together with industry leaders, and be a part of a supportive and a vibrant Graduate community, then Anglo American is ready for you.

Responsibilities:

As a Professional-In-Training (PIT) Environment, your key outputs will include but not limited to:

• Supporting the development and implementation of environmental procedures, management plans, and systems.
• Contribute to initiatives that enhance environmental performance across operations.
• Demonstrate visible felt leadership in safety practices.
• Actively participate in company safety initiatives and promote a culture of safety.
• Apply risk assessment strategies and implement safety-critical controls.
• Conduct inspections to ensure compliance with environmental systems, guidelines, and codes of practice.
• Use approved environmental tools and databases to generate quarterly and annual reports.
• Ensure accuracy and completeness in all environmental reporting.
• Develop and deliver environmental awareness and capacity-building programmes.
• Create and implement improvement and awareness plans for air, biodiversity, rehabilitation, closure, water, soil, and waste.
• Advise on environmental training, education, and development initiatives.
• Apply environmental practices and technologies to deliver professional services to stakeholders.
• Support internal and external communications related to site environmental monitoring and compliance.
• Promote a culture of environmental excellence aligned with the organisation’s strategic goals.
• Drive initiatives that support long-term sustainability and performance.
• Provide accurate data on short- and long-term environmental impacts.
• Use data analytics tools to support proactive mitigation and science-based decision-making.
• Demonstrate learning outcomes and execution of environmental tasks.
• Clearly articulate the value added or risk mitigated through PIT activities.
• Prepare and present quarterly PIT reports for management review and rating.
• Show understanding of interdisciplinary collaboration and its impact on environmental outcomes.

Requirements:

• Have completed a B.Sc. Degree (NQF 7/8) in Environmental Management or equivalent qualification.
• Have no more than two years of relevant work experience. 
• Be available to work in remote areas of South Africa as our operations are in the Northern Cape and you will be located in Sishen or Kolomela mine.
• Be medically fit
• Hold a SA Drivers Licence as the role requires a high level of mobility