Lead Occupational Hygienist — Health Risk Strategy Leader

Babcock International; West Devon; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matched pension with life assurance

Digital GP & health check

Employee shopping portal

Payment of Professional Fees

Reservists leave

Holiday trading

Be Kind Day

Job summary

Babcock at Devonport Royal Dockyard is seeking a Lead Occupational Hygienist to act as the site SME for occupational hygiene, shaping strategy and driving health risk controls across a complex industrial environment.

You will lead a specialist team, advise senior leaders, develop health risk management programmes, and ensure compliance with health legislation and industry standards. A SC clearance is required; travel to other sites may be limited.

Qualifications

• Significant experience working in occupational hygiene within a complex industrial environment.
• Experience identifying, assessing and controlling occupational health risks, including chemical, physical and biological hazards.
• Experience interpreting occupational exposure monitoring data and providing practical, risk-based recommendations.
• Experience ensuring compliance with occupational health legislation, standards and regulatory requirements.
• Experience developing occupational hygiene strategies, health risk assessments, monitoring programmes and governance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Leading and developing the Occupational Hygiene team, providing technical direction and professional leadership.
• Acting as the site's occupational hygiene subject matter expert, advising senior leaders on health risk management and regulatory compliance.
• Reviewing and approving occupational hygiene assessments, reports and recommendations to ensure technical quality and consistency.
• Developing and overseeing control strategies for workplace exposure risks and assuring their effectiveness.
• Ensuring compliance with occupational hygiene legislation, standards and company requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Regulatory compliance

Health risk assessment

Education

Degree in Occupational Hygiene / related

BOHS Certificate of Operational Competence

BOHS membership or equivalent

Job description

Babcock at Devonport Royal Dockyard is seeking a Lead Occupational Hygienist to act as the site SME for occupational hygiene, shaping strategy and driving health risk controls across a complex industrial environment.

You will lead a specialist team, advise senior leaders, develop health risk management programmes, and ensure compliance with health legislation and industry standards. A SC clearance is required; travel to other sites may be limited.