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