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Formation Safety Officer - Commando

Permanent
Closing on 02 Nov 2025

What the role is

You are the Principal Staff Officer (PSO) to the Chief Commando Officer, responsible for effective Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) management. This includes planning, organising, implementing and ensuring compliance of all OHS efforts within the Commando formation.

What you will be working on

- Advise Chief Commando Officer on all Occupational Health and Safety matters - Support Head General Staff Branch to ensure coordination of trainings and exercises for three units in Hendon Camp and Commando Training Institute in Pasir Ris Camp - Serve as custodian of Commando OHS Manual - Conduct internal audits for units under Commando Formation and training safety inspections - Conduct training safety inspections across formation units - Act as safety gatekeeper to ensure safety regulations are updated timely - Prepare safety appointment holders in Commando Formation for their appointments - Conduct safety seminars and safety days as principal OHS trainer Challenge(s) - Ensuring compliance with safety management standards across high-risk training activities

What we are looking for

- At least 6 years of relevant work experience in safety and training - Deep knowledge of Commando Training operations and procedures - Experience working with high-risk skills including parachuting, diving, rappelling, fast roping and demolition - Workplace Safety Health certification - Responses to Fire in Workplace qualification - Army Safety Management Course certification - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and External Defibrillator certification - Strong knowledge of safety management and compliance frameworks - Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills - Strong communication and training abilities Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

About your application process

This job is closing on 02 Nov 2025.

If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the job ad closing date, we seek your understanding that it is likely that we are not moving forward with your application for this role. We thank you for your interest and would like to assure you that this does not affect your other job applications with the Public Service. We encourage you to explore and apply for other roles within or the wider Public Service.


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