Lead Health

Nokia; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 900 000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology leader in South Africa seeks a Health and Safety Manager to ensure compliance and manage projects in Telecom. The ideal candidate will have a degree in telecom, NEBOSH/SAMTRC qualification, and at least 5 years of experience in Health and Safety. The role offers a competitive compensation package, flexible work culture, and a strong emphasis on professional growth and work-life balance.

Benefits

Competitive compensation package

Health benefits

Continuous learning opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience in Telecom Health and Safety.
• Knowledge of South African legal requirements related to Health and Safety.

Responsibilities

• Acts as customer interface for Project Health & Safety management.
• Supports development of customer specific health & safety plans.
• Conducts induction training for employees and suppliers.
• Implements program of supervision for high-risk activities.
• Prepares monthly health & safety reports.

Skills

Health and Safety

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Project management

Negotiation

Education

Degree in Telecom

NEBOSH/SAMTRC qualification

Tools

MS Office (Excel)

Job description

Job Description

In this role, you will work within a collaborative team dedicated to implementing Health and Safety requirements related to customer projects.

You will engage with cross-functional teams from customer, Nokia project team and Suppliers, leveraging your Health and Safety experience and knowledge to drive H&S risk mitigation strategy and achieve our H&S Goal.

The environment promotes continuous learning and innovation, offering opportunities to lead H&S in customer projects, share best practices, and mentor colleagues.

You will enjoy a flexible work culture that values work-life balance, professional development, and growth opportunities.

Nokia provides a competitive compensation package, health benefits, and access to cutting‑edge tools and technologies.

You will make a tangible impact on projects while contributing to a customer‑centric ethos, making your work highly rewarding.

Responsibilities

• Acts as customer interface for Project Health & Safety management.
• Supports the development, maintenance and monitors the execution of project/customer specific health & safety plan and ensures alignment with customer and suppliers' contractual requirements.
• Ensures compliance with Nokia Life Saving Rules and Vodacom Absolute Rule by project team and suppliers.
• Conducts induction training sessions with Nokia employees and suppliers prior to deployment on projects.
• Identifies, initiates and follows up on H&S corrective and preventive improvement actions for projects.
• Performs project H&S risk profiling and communicates needs to Procurement for supplier selection.
• Implements the program of supervision, monitoring and audit to ensure that high risk activities are appropriately controlled.
• Ensures H&S file is compiled for each project and that the updated file is available.
• Manages H&S project resources & resource requirements.
• Prepares monthly health & safety report and circulates to customer and project team and conducts project review meetings.
• Attends customer meetings and follows up on action items for implementation.
• Conducts H&S due diligence site visits in all regions of responsibility.
• Ensures all accident / incident / near miss reported on time and conducts accident investigations.
• Conducts regular H&S meetings with various project teams in assigned account.
• Participates in any third‑party audit on H&S where needed.
• Updates matrix and arranges training or re‑training as needed.
• Facilitates Senior Leaders Safety Tours.
• Compiles monthly KPI dashboard with all relevant information.
• Uses Safety or other tools to upload all H&S related documents and Inspection reports.

Qualifications

• Degree level education, preferably a telecom graduate.
• NEBOSH / SAMTRC qualification.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in Telecom H&S.
• Knowledge of South African legal requirements related to Health and Safety.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to liaise with internal and external stakeholders.
• Familiarity with Vodacom / Vodafone / Safaricom H&S requirements.
• Proficiency with MS office tools especially Excel to manage reporting and generate dashboard for each region H&S performance KPIs.

Nice‑to‑Have

• Experience with ISO certification programs and internal audits.
• Experience in project management within the telecom field.
• Familiarity with QHS inspection tools and software like s, NDPd.
• Ability to influence and negotiate with suppliers.
• Membership in any health and safety associations.
• Digital safety awareness and innovation mindset.

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