Occupational Hygiene And Hazmat Consultant

WSP Global Inc.; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP Global Inc. in Brisbane/Gold Coast seeks a Senior Consultant to lead hazardous materials and occupational hygiene projects, ensuring health and safety compliance and client guidance.

You will develop asbestos monitoring strategies, conduct sampling of airborne contaminants, assess indoor air quality, and manage small-to-medium projects while supporting business development. Hybrid work allows 1-2 days remote.

Qualifications

• 5+ years Asbestos/HazMat consultancy experience
• Experience measuring occupational exposure to hazards in the workplace
• Understanding of consulting and project life cycle
• Appetite to enhance report writing and project management
• Australian Driver's License required
• Qualifications in Building/Env Science/Health & Safety/OH or equivalent; Asbestos Assessors License a plus

Responsibilities

• Work within an energetic team to maintain high standard of service and quality
• Develop asbestos monitoring and decontamination strategies
• Conduct sampling for airborne contaminants and physical hazards
• Undertake site surveys including suspected hazardous materials
• Provide technical guidance on asbestos removal sites
• Conduct indoor air quality and mould assessments with remediation recommendations
• Manage a diverse range of small-medium projects
• Assist the team with strategy and business development
• Analyze data and prepare technical reports and proposals with senior support
• Engage with clients and deliver compliant health and safety guidance for workplaces

Skills

HazMat consulting

Occupational hygiene

Client relationship mgmt

Report writing

Project management

Education

Building & Construction

Environmental Science

Health and Safety

Occupational Hygiene

Job description

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.

The opportunity

As a Senior Consultant in the Hazardous Materials and Occupational Hygiene team, your primary focus is to protect workers' health and provide guidance to clients in order for them to meet their health, safety, and legislative requirements regarding the workplace, and occupational exposure.

This role can be based in our Brisbane or Gold Coast office, and we work hybrid which means you will have the opportunity to work from home 1-2 days per week when not required on site, ensuring a healthy work-life balance.

What you’ll do

• Work within an energetic team environment to maintain a high standard of customer service, technical quality, thriving team culture, and high performance

• Develop asbestos monitoring and decontamination strategies, issuing clearances

• Conduct sampling for various airborne contaminants such as respirable crystalline silica, dust, and chemicals, as well as physical hazards such as noise and vibration, in order to provide technical recommendations to protect worker health

• Undertake site surveys including sampling of suspected hazardous building materials and pre-demolition surveys

• Provide technical guidance on sites during asbestos removal projects; and

• Conduct indoor air quality, mould and moisture assessments, as well as providing recommendations on the remediation of mould or moisture impacted buildings

• Manage a diverse range of small-medium scale projects

• Assist the team with strategy and business development

• Analyse data and prepare technical reports and proposals with support from senior staff, including technical specialists and Certified Occupational Hygienists (we have 5 of them at WSP!)

• We've recently delivered asbestos, HAZMAT, occupational hygiene consultancy services for clients such as: Department of Education, City of Gold Coast, Queensland Health, QBuild, Australia Post, Westpac, Mater Health Services, Urban Utilities, SafeWork Australia, CSIRO, Rio Tinto.

About you

You are enthusiastic, a team player, and looking to make a positive impact in the field of occupational hygiene and hazardous materials consulting by contributing to the safety and well-being of others.

You will ideally bring the following:

• 5+ years Asbestos/HazMat consultancy experience or previous experience in a relevant industry such as environmental management, construction, civil or mining

• Experience in measuring and assessing occupational exposure to hazards in the workplace (e.g. environmental factors and stresses, chemical/physical/ergonomic/biological hazards)

• Understanding or willingness to develop understanding of consulting and project life cycle, taking initiative to develop relationships with clients, whilst maintaining high standards of service delivery

• Appetite to enhance your skills in report writing, building relationships, and project management

• Australian Driver's License, enabling you to effectively fulfil the requirements of the position

• Trade experience or tertiary qualifications in either Building and Construction, Environmental Science, Health and Safety, Occupational Hygiene or equivalentAsbestos Assessors License would be highly regarded, as it demonstrates your specialised expertise and commitment to maintaining high standards within the industry

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 69,000 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.

With us, you can.