Risk Engineer at Shoprite Group of Companies

Purpose of the Job    

The role will provide support in the management of Risk Engineering related initiatives, mainly focusing on compliance to regulations and risk mitigation related initiatives (including fire prevention, fire detection, and fire protection) across the Group.

Job Objectives    

The role will assist the Risk Engineering Manager and other stakeholders in achieving goals and targets by utilising their skills, knowledge and experience. Duties and responsibilities include:

1. Research and keep up to date with regulatory requirements and best practices.
2. Assist in the development and continuous improvement of projects and initiatives.
3. Provide project management support through the ownership and delivery of initiatives.
4. Perform administrative tasks (data capturing and processing and verification of designs, reports and other deliverables).
5. Liaise with various stakeholders to identify and define requirements, scope and objectives.
6. Assist with preparing and documenting project proposals, standards and operating procedures.
7. Professional handling of coordination, correspondence, queries and feedback to internal stakeholders and external service providers.
8. Assist with stakeholder management and communications, including status reporting, meeting minutes and other project documentation to various stakeholders.
9. Qualifications    
10. Tehnical and/or project management based education is preferred.

Experience    

1. Experience in a similar role or possessing the required qualifications to demonstrate the required knowledge and skills:
2. Technical and/or project management based education.
3. Experience within a similar role as Project Officer.
4. Experience within a regulatory, building control, health and safety or risk management environment.
5. Experience in an FMCG, Technical and Engineering environment is advantageous.

Knowledge and Skills    

1. The role is in a high volume, fast paced and demanding environment, which requires the following essential knowledge and skills:
2. Ability to research and interpret related topics for implementation.
3. Ability to review technical documents such as standards, proposals, designs, budgets, etc.
4. Project management and administration skills and knowledge.
5. Data processing and analysis skills in MS Office applications (Excel, Word, Powerpoint) is advantageous.
6. Good written and verbal communication skills.
7. Equally capable of working independently or in a team (collaborative) environment.
8. Diligent in following instructions and procedures.
9. Ability to use initiative in dealing with challenges and when they arise.
10. A high level of self-motivation and ability to set and meet goals.
11. Accuracy and attention to detail.