Hygiene Technician - Perth

SLR Consulting; Perth; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

SLR Consulting Australia seeks a Hygiene Technician to join our Perth Office on a full-time basis. You will work within our Occupational Hygiene and Hazardous Materials team, collaborating with industry leaders across Australia to deliver high-quality field assessments and data.

The role offers ongoing learning and development, opportunities to travel to regional sites, and a supportive, collaborative environment that values safety and precise reporting.

Qualifications

• Experience in OHS/Hazmat, with report writing and data analysis.
• Willingness to travel regularly and adapt to flexible work arrangements.
• Strong written and verbal communication for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, especially Excel and Word.
• Valid Australian driver’s licence; C-class advantageous.
• Full and unrestricted working rights in Australia.

Responsibilities

• Monitor occupational health exposure to hazards such as dust, diesel particulates, welding fumes, noise, asbestos and chemicals.
• Develop reliable sampling plans.
• Conduct field task observations, review sample data and input into the company database.
• Provide accurate data for technical reports and proposals to support SLR projects.
• Perform respirator and hearing protection fit testing.
• Travel to regional and remote sites to conduct fieldwork.

Skills

OHS/Hazmat experience

Report writing

Data analysis

Communication

Autonomy

Travel readiness

Education

Occupational Hygiene qualification

Chemistry background

Science degree

Nursing/Medical or Environmental discipline

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel/Word)

Job description

About the Business and the Role

At SLR our purpose is to Make Sustainability Happen. SLR is an international environmental consultancy with a globally recognised reputation for providing high-quality, tailored services. With over 1,000 staff in the APAC region, we provide expert advice on a range of strategic and site-specific sustainability challenges to our growing client base, including businesses and regulatory and governmental organisations. We are proud to be one of the few leading international specialist environmental consultancies. Our Occupational Hygiene and Hazardous Materials (OHHM) team has an opportunity for a Hygiene Technician to join our Perth Office, on a full-time basis. In this role, you will work alongside industry leaders, within both the local team and throughout wider Australia. We are a high-performing, friendly and collaborative group, looking to connect with candidates with some experience and an interest to progress and benefit from our expertise and support with ongoing learning and development.

Responsibilities

• Monitor occupational health exposure for hazards including dust, diesel particulate matter, welding fumes, noise, asbestos fibres and chemicals
• Develop reliable and detailed sampling plans
• Conducting field task observations, reviewing sample data and inputting into company database
• Providing accurate and reliable data for technical reports and proposals, contributing to SLR projects
• Respirator and hearing protection fit testing
• Travel to regional and remote sites as required to conduct fieldwork.

Skills and Experience

• Previous experience within OHS/Hazmat, writing reports, analysing data
• Capable to travel regularly and flexibility in working arrangements
• Excellent verbal and written communication, communicating to both technical and non-technical personnel
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
• Experience with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word
• A valid driver's licence (a C-class Manual Licence is advantageous)
• Full and unrestricted working rights in Australia

Desirable

• Exposure within the resource industry or working on a mine site
• Exposure to Mine Air Quality training or Noise Dosimetry training
• Relevant Qualifications such as in Occupational Hygiene, Chemistry, Science, Nursing/Medical or Environmental disciplines

Our Benefits

We are proud of our unique culture where we work together to collaborate on projects to get the best possible outcome for our clients. We celebrate a ‘One Team Culture’, where bringing together diversity of thought and expression is key to building the best team to deliver excellent results. Whether you’re working in the office, from home or a mix of the two, we recognise that every person is different, and our benefits aim to ensure that we cater for all. You can find a comprehensive list here.

Our Company

We’re Making Sustainability Happen. We don’t have all the answers to the complex sustainability challenges faced by humanity today. But we’re working on it. We are a consultancy with 4,500+ employees, working on projects in over 125 countries around the world. When you join SLR, you’ll work alongside some of the world’s leading advisors and technicians on projects of global importance in the environmental space. We know sustainability starts from within. And no matter how good we are today, we can always do better. We continually work on our internal ethics to set the standard for organisations and reflect the advice we give to clients.

Please note that interviews are conducted with gender diverse interview panels to the best of our ability.