Senior Advisor Occupational Health and Safety
Listing reference: eskom_002276
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 12 January 2026
Position summary
Industry: Electricity, Energy & Water Supply
Job category: SHEQ
Location: Germiston
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: No
Introduction
Area of specialization: To provide a professional service which creates and facilitates a healthy and safe work environment in the organisation.
Task Grade: G15
Department: EMS – Business Enablement
Business Unit: Energy Market Services
Location: Simmerpan, Germiston
Job description
Key Responsibilities:
1. Assess and advise on occupational health and safety (OHS) policies, standards, procedures, systems and processes.
2. Render an occupational health and safety (OHS) advisory service to the organisation.
3. Identify, diagnose and advise on strategies to reduce and/or control existing occupational health and safety risks.
2. Render an occupational health and safety (OHS) advisory service to the organisation.
3. Identify, diagnose and advise on strategies to reduce and/or control existing occupational health and safety risks.
Skills and Competencies Required:
1) Behavioural:
• Integrity
• Honesty
• Trustworthiness
• Professionalism
• Strong drive to learn
• Safety consciousness
2) 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
3) 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
4) Skills:
• Negotiation
• Risk analysis principles
• Project management principles
• Financial 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.
DISCLAIMER
“If you have not been contacted within 28 days after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.”
“NTCSA is committed to equality, employment equity, and diversity. In accordance with the employment equity plan of NTCSA and its employment equity goals and targets, preference may be given, but is not limited, to candidates from under-represented designated groups. NTCSA reserves the right not to make an appointment to the posts as advertised. Candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply for positions.”
NTCSA is committed to providing a smoke-free environment for its employees and visitors at the workplace.