Officer Safety Risk Management
Listing reference: eskom_004833
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 26 May 2026
Position summary
Industry: Electricity, Energy & Water Supply
Job category: Other: Safety and Security
Location: Ladysmith
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: No
Introduction
Area of specialization: To provide advice to management on human safety performance (HSM) and management. Task Grade: T12
Business Unit: Ingula PS
location: KwaZulu- Natal, Ladysmith
Job description
Key Responsibilities:
• Provide business and department managers/leadership with professional integrated human safety management (HSM) advice.
• Facilitate the implementation of human safety performance initiatives.
• Facilitate the implementation of the human safety performance framework.
• Provide business and department managers/leadership with professional integrated human safety management (HSM) advice.
• Facilitate the implementation of human safety performance initiatives.
• Facilitate the implementation of the human safety performance framework.
• Assist in managing legislation and business risk requirement emanating from incidents.
Skills and Competencies Required:
Skills:
• Problem solving
• Process consultation
• Project management
• Facilitation skills
• Negotiation and contracting
• Presentation
• Communication
• Planning
• Training
• Interpersonal relational
• Problem solving
• Process consultation
• Project management
• Facilitation skills
• Negotiation and contracting
• Presentation
• Communication
• Planning
• Training
• Interpersonal relational
Behavioural:
• Integrity
• Honesty
• Trustworthiness
• Professionalism
• Initiative and action oriented
• Integrity
• Honesty
• Trustworthiness
• Professionalism
• Initiative and action oriented
• Customer focused
Leadership:
• Team player
• Team player
Knowledge:
• System Thinking and understanding
• Interventions
• Business understanding
• Industry awareness
• Technological awareness and understanding
• System Thinking and understanding
• Interventions
• Business understanding
• Industry awareness
• Technological awareness and understanding
Minimum requirements
Qualification(s):
• National Diploma in Safety Management/Behavioural Sciences/Environmental Health at NQF 6 with 240 credits
• National Diploma in Safety Management/Behavioural Sciences/Environmental Health at NQF 6 with 240 credits
Experience:
• 3 years experience in a human safety management environment
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