Associate Occupational Hygiene Consultant

WSP is seeking an Associate Occupational Hygiene Consultant to join their team in Victoria, Australia. This role focuses on protecting workers' health and guiding clients on health, safety, and legislative compliance regarding workplace and occupational exposure. The consultant will be involved in business development, project delivery, client relationship management, and conducting comprehensive health risk assessments for various hazards. The position requires 10+ years of experience in hazardous material assessment and workplace hazard measurement.

Must Have

• Business development, project delivery and client relationship management
• Conducting comprehensive occupational health risk assessments for hazards including silica, noise, chemical exposures, vibration, lead, asbestos, biological hazards, and indoor air quality
• Managing hazardous materials assessment projects including Division 5 and 6
• Designing effective strategies for hazard remediation and prevention management
• Managing technical supervision, clearance inspections and monitoring during site remediation works
• Assessing health risks and provide expert advice with support from senior technical specialists and Certified Occupational Hygienists (COH)
• Collaborating with cross-disciplinary working in acoustics, contaminated land, engineering and fire safety
• Producing technical reports to a high standard, including technical peer review of reports
• Assisting the team with strategy and business development
• Nurturing client relationships to expand regional business opportunities
• 10+ years of experience in the assessment and remediation of hazardous material and/or measuring and assessing workplace hazards
• Tertiary qualifications in Occupational Hygiene, Health or Environmental Science
• Previous consultancy experience is required
• Good understanding of project life cycle whilst maintaining high standards of service delivery
• Confidence to communicate hazards and risks with clients, from the boardroom to the field
• 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
• Willing to work in remote locations, with occasional weekends and overtime
• Australian Driver's License

Good to Have

• Licenced Asbestos Assessor certification
• Business development experience including development of winning proposals and building ongoing client relationships

Perks & Benefits

• Access to global scale and landmark projects
• Connect with the brightest minds in your field
• Culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives
• Experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you
• Strong professional development
• Opportunity to be mentored by Certified Occupational Hygienists
• Opportunity to mentor junior staff
• Employee Share Purchase Plan available to all permanent employees
• Commitment to the health and wellbeing of our people and programs to help you thrive

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

As an Associate Occupational Hygiene Consultant in WSP in Australia's Occupational Hygiene and Hazardous Materials team, your primary focus is to protect workers' health and provide guidance to clients in meeting their health, safety, and legislative requirements regarding the workplace, and occupational exposure.

We've recently delivered asbestos, HAZMAT, occupational hygiene consultancy services for clients such as:

• Department of Transport and Planning
• Department of Defence
• EPA Victoria
• Westfield Shopping Centres
• Australia Post
• Westpac Banking Corporation
• AMPOL
• CSIRO
• 7-Eleven

What you’ll do

Working within an energetic team environment to maintain a high standard of client delivery, technical quality, thriving team culture, and high performance. WSP is in need of someone to join the team in Victoria and assist in building the teams pipeline and capability. Responsibilities include:

• Business development, project delivery and client relationship management
• Conducting comprehensive occupational health risk assessments for hazards including but not limited to silica, noise, chemical exposures, vibration, lead, asbestos, biological hazards, and indoor air quality
• Managing hazardous materials assessment projects including Division 5 and 6
• Designing effective strategies for hazard remediation and prevention management
• Managing technical supervision, clearance inspections and monitoring during site remediation works
• Assessing health risks and provide expert advice with support from senior technical specialists and Certified Occupational Hygienists (COH)
• Collaborating with cross-disciplinary working in acoustics, contaminated land, engineering and fire safety
• Producing technical reports to a high standard, including technical peer review of reports
• Strong professional development, with opportunity to be mentored by Certified Occupational Hygienists, and mentor junior staff.
• Assisting the team with strategy and business development
• Nurturing client relationships to expand regional business opportunities

About you

You are likely to have 10+ years of experience in the assessment and remediation of hazardous material and/or measuring and assessing workplace hazards including chemical, physical, ergonomic, and biological hazards.

You will ideally bring the following:

• Tertiary qualifications in Occupational Hygiene, Health or Environmental Science
• Licenced Asbestos Assessor certification preferred
• Previous consultancy experience is required
• Business development experience will be highly regarded including development of winning proposals and building ongoing client relationships
• Good understanding of project life cycle whilst maintaining high standards of service delivery
• Confidence to communicate hazards and risks with clients, from the boardroom to the field
• 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
• Be willing to work in remote locations, with occasional weekends and overtime
• Australian Driver's License

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 73,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

An employee Share Purchase Plan is available to all our permanent employees who wish to become owners and vested partners in WSP’s collective success. To find out more about our commitment to the health and wellbeing of our people, and the programs we’ve designed to help you thrive, go to our Employee Benefits page.