Junior Safety Officer (Housing Projects)

Every person goes home in one piece. That is the job on this building contractor in East London. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

Home base is a building contractor on the East London side of Eastern Cape.

• Keep appointment letters and competency certificates in the file
• Check that fall protection plans are in place for work at height
• Investigate incidents and near misses and report them on time
• Inspect scaffolds, excavations and edge protection daily
• Track PPE issues and replace damaged equipment
• Run site inductions for every new worker and visitor
• Prepare monthly safety statistics for the client's agent

• You write clear reports in English
• SACPCMP registration as a Construction Health and Safety Officer
• SAMTRAC or an NQF-accredited health and safety qualification
• At least 2 years as a safety officer on construction sites

• Fall protection planner training
• ISO 45001 internal auditor course

• Travel and site allowances
• Clear growth path to a construction health and safety agent role
• Laptop and data for reporting

• Put your SACPCMP registration number and category first. Many CVs without it are rejected without being read.
• Name the kind of projects you have covered, like roads, housing or wind farms. Clients want sector experience.