Senior Advisor Occupational Health and Safety

Eskom Communications; Germiston; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 850 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy provider is seeking a Senior Advisor in Occupational Health and Safety based in Germiston, Gauteng. The role involves assessing and advising on OHS policies, providing advisory services, and identifying strategies to mitigate risks. Candidates must have a degree in Safety Management or a related field, along with a minimum of 5 years of related experience. This role offers a challenging opportunity to enhance workplace safety and health across the organization.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years’ related experience in Occupational health and safety.

Responsibilities

• Assess and advise on occupational health and safety (OHS) policies and procedures.
• Render an OHS advisory service to the organisation.
• Identify strategies to reduce and control OHS risks.

Skills

Integrity

Honesty

Trustworthiness

Professionalism

Strong drive to learn

Safety consciousness

Negotiation

Communication and presentation

Analytical and problem solving

Education

B Degree / B Tech / Advanced Diploma in Safety Management / Occupational Health and Safety / Environmental Health at NQF7 with 360 credits

Job description

Job title : Senior Advisor Occupational Health and Safety

Job Location : Gauteng, Germiston

Deadline : January 18, 2026

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Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Assess and advise on occupational health and safety (OHS) policies, standards, procedures, systems and processes.
• Render an occupational health and safety (OHS) advisory service to the organisation.
• Identify, diagnose and advise on strategies to reduce and / or control existing occupational health and safety risks.

Skills and Competencies Required

Behavioural

• Integrity
• Honesty
• Trustworthiness
• Professionalism
• Strong drive to learn
• Safety consciousness

Leadership

• Live the NTCSA vision and values
• Grow people
• Ignite passion
• Promote teamwork
• Encourage the right behaviour
• Promote open and transparent communication
• Build effective relationships and deliver on expectations
• Coaching and mentoring
• Work as part of a team

Knowledge

• Strategy formulation understanding
• Human safety performance / defence-in-depth / human error understanding
• Risk analysis principles
• Project management principles
• Superior knowledge and understanding of human behaviour an occupational health and safety
• Understand organisational behaviour
• Business process management

Skills

• Negotiation
• Risk analysis principles
• Project management principlesFinancial management
• Communication and presentation
• Leadership
• Legal
• Results and delivery focused
• Analytical and problem solving

Minimum requirements

Qualification(s)

• B Degree / B Tech / Advanced Diploma in Safety Management / Occupational Health and Safety / Environmental Health at NQF7 with 360 credits

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years’ related experience in Occupational health and safety.

Apply by : 12 January 2026

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