Description
We are seeking a Principal Occupational Hygiene Consultant to join our team in Melbourne. As a Principal Consultant, you will focus on developing and managing client relationships and providing technical expertise. You will be part of the management team and involved in strategic planning and mentoring.
Our Occupational Hygiene and Hazardous Materials team delivers specialist advice on workplace health risks, occupational exposures, and hazardous materials management. We work across industries to help clients assess risk, meet regulatory requirements, and implement practical solutions that protect people, projects, and communities.
Responsibilities include:
- Focus on business development, project delivery, and client relationship management
- Assist with technical development and strategy for growth as part of the leadership team
- Nurture client relationships to expand regional business opportunities
- Manage occupational health risk assessments for hazards including silica, noise, chemical exposures, vibration, lead, asbestos, biological hazards, and indoor air quality
- Manage hazardous materials assessment projects including Division 5 and 6
- Design effective strategies for hazard remediation and prevention management
- Assess health risks and provide expert advice with support from senior technical specialists and Certified Occupational Hygienists (COH)
- Collaborate with cross-disciplinary working in acoustics, contaminated land, engineering, and fire safety
- Produce and review technical reports to a high standard, including technical peer review of reports
Requirements:
- 10+ years of experience in the assessment and remediation of hazardous material and/or measuring and assessing workplace hazards
- Previous consultancy experience is required
- Business development experience will be highly regarded
- Good understanding of project life cycle whilst maintaining high standards of service delivery
- Confidence to communicate hazards and risks with clients
- Experience in analysing complex results and datasets, and writing technical reports
- Strong knowledge of work health and safety regulations, or health risk assessment
- High attention to detail and responsive to clients’ needs
- Australian Driver's License
- Tertiary qualifications in Occupational Hygiene, Health, or Environmental Science
- Asbestos assessors licence preferred