Assistant Manager: OHS at Roads Agency Limpopo SOC (RAL)

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Health and safety management or construction in health and safety management.
• Certificate(s) or Short courses in safety management or project management or Construction health and safety management or any health and safety related short courses certificates will be an added advantage Registration with an OHS related statutory/ professional body is a must
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience working in health and safety management 

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS AND MAIN TASKS (BUT NOT LIMITED TO):

• Coordinate, present and motivate the unit’s business plan and budget. Develop the unit’s business objectives and make a presentation at the divisional level. Develop and assess new standards and methodologies relating to health and safety. Develop objectives for the unit. Give inputs towards budget compilation. Compile budgetary requirements for involvement of H&S Consultants.
• Recommend changes to the organisation structure to meet strategic needs. Ensure the right mix of skills and staff is appointed. Ensure efficient reporting structures are in place. Recommend and implement reporting and control systems. Develop policies, procedures and systems related to H&S requirements for RAL. Evaluate and monitor the existing processes to optimise staff, equipment and process efficiency and reliability.
• Ensure relevant and timeous recording of information. Ensure staff capacity planning to produce sufficient outputs to meet programmes in the most cost-effective and professional way. Ensure meetings on internal communication take place in the unit. Communicate with and inform own staff of relevant information including policy, and latest developments. Attend to employee relations and H&S matters.
• Liaise with relevant departments and stakeholders in order to ensure compliance. Report to management on all relevant issues Develop a team-based culture. Develop staff plans. Empower staff by ensuring training and development take place in accordance with the training plan. Review staff performance (three monthly) against objectives and determine further training needs. Set new control procedures and strategies when required. Set performance standards for: Report/assessment output, Quality, Health and safety, and People.
• Regularly measure and correlate performance against standards: Take corrective action, e.g., in case of customer complaints. Manage performance correction when required. Implement policies, practices and procedures that control and govern health and safety. Manage and monitor the services of independent H&S Consultants appointed by RAL, also regarding compliance and statutory requirements.
• Quality assurance: Receive documents and check info in accordance with what happens on site and ensure quality of report. Develop H&S implementation plan. Revise and maintain the database for H&S Consultants. Compile specifications, norms, and standards, and evaluate H&S management.
• Manage Independent Health and Safety Consultants (H&SC): Monitor the service of for compliance with H&S plan and policy. Ensure that H&SC has relevant expertise in the area of managing H&S aspects associated with road development projects. Ensure that H&SC has the ability to produce thorough, readable and informative reports.
• Liaise with various government departments (e.g., Department of Labour, Department of Mining and Resources/MME Health and Safety, etc.) and other relevant departments to agree on issues of H&S compliance and procedural guidelines.
• Liaise with all relevant departments and stakeholders in order to ensure compliance with all relevant requirements. Advise RAL on H&S issues associated with its projects. Implement RAL’s H&S policy. Implement the decisions made during the planning and design phases. Manage and monitor compliance with statutory requirements on H&S in the provisioning of roads infrastructure.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, policies and regulations in all projects being executed by RAL. Enforce implementation of H&S impact management policies, legislation, guidelines, norms and standards – also regarding accommodation at contract site (compliance with health standards e.g., hygiene and potable water) risk management. Compile and prepare reports to the Manager: Health and Safety. Manage the database of submissions to and from RAL to all stakeholders. Attend to any other relevant and reasonable tasks as and when required.