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Assistant Director- Occupational Hygiene Technologist at Gauteng Department of Health
Gauteng Department of Health
August 31, 2026
Full-time
On-site
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
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