Assistant Director- Occupational Hygiene Technologist Job at Gauteng Department of Health

Requirements :

• Qualification: Must have a science-based 4-year degree in environmental health or equivalent with occupational hygiene as a major. Registration: Must be SAIOH or HPCSA Registered as an independent Environmental Health Practitioner or Occupational Hygiene Technologist or Occupational hygienist and appropriately certified by the SAIOH Certification Committee.
• Experience: Minimum 3 years’ appropriate experience. Knowledge of the OHS Act (85 of 1993 as amended) and all relevant regulations/guidelines. Advantage: Knowledge of project management.
• Skills: Proficient in MS Office suite. Excellent technological report writing skills. Ability to recognise potential health hazards/risks and effective measures to reduce/eliminate them.
• Attributes: Attention to detail, good communication, excellent interpersonal skills, ability to prioritize, work under pressure, analytical/methodological approach, and teamwork.

Duties :

• Conduct occupational hygiene surveys, field visits, and inspections to ensure legislative compliance. Conduct interviews and collect environmental samples using monitoring equipment.
• Maintain, calibrate, and operate instruments to monitor the work environment. Interpret analytical results and assist in making appropriate recommendations to prevent/control health hazards. Prepare written reports complying with professional standards. Establish and maintain the integrated Quality Management System (QMS).

Closing Date : 02-09-2026