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  • Posted: Mar 13, 2026
    Deadline: Mar 27, 2026
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  • Cape Town is South Africa’s oldest city, its second-most populous and an important contributor to national employment. It is the legislative capital of South Africa, the administrative and economic centre of the Western Cape, and Africa’s third-biggest economic hub.The City of Cape Town aims to ensure fast, effective service and communication with our pu...
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    Principal Environmental Health Practitioner

    Requirements

    • A relevant tertiary qualification, preferably a B.Tech: Environmental Health
    • Active Registration as an Environmental Health Practitioner with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) for Independent Practice.
    • Between 5-8 years relevant experience in Environmental Health is required
    • Minimum 2 3 years supervisory experience
    • Peace Officer Qualification
    • Valid Code EB/B Driver’s License
    • Computers: Ms Word; Ms Excel; PowerPoint
    • Physical Fitness and able bodied
    • Willingness to work in Red Zone areas;
    • Willingness to work afterhours on occasions depending on service needs

    Key Performance Areas

    • To identify and define the immediate, short and long term objectives of EH, to ensure critical performance indicators are met and specific measures established
    • Ensure EH staff conduct the necessary inspections in the allocated areas within the Sub District to ensure compliance to all health legislation.
    • Manage and control the work programmes and services of an office, with the intent to protect the health of the public
    • To identify, plan and implement projects in informal settlements in a defined geographical area, to ensure all legislated functions, standards, projects and activities of EH are addressed to uphold a professional image of the Sub District.
    • Ensure the availability of all applicable legislations at the EH office and manage the enforcement hereof by the EHPs in line with the Criminal Procedures Act (CPA)
    • To co-ordinate the collection of EH information by EH staff to ensure an efficient and effective EH information system is provided and maintained.
    • Ensure submission and analysis of data and the identification of trends to influence the re-alignment of Business Plan

    CLOSING DATE
    27.03.2026

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    Interested and qualified? Go to City of Cape Town on careers.capetown.gov.za to apply

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