Occupational Hygiene Consultant

Arthian Ltd.; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension scheme

Funded professional membership

One paid volunteer day each year

Job summary

Arthian Ltd. is looking for a motivated individual for the role of Occupational Hygienist in Manchester. The role involves supporting business growth and delivering occupational hygiene projects alongside experienced consultants. Candidates should have completed BOHS W501 and W503 modules and should possess relevant experience in occupational hygiene practices. The position offers opportunities for career development, competitive salary, and a comprehensive benefits package including a pension scheme and funded professional memberships.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in occupational hygiene practices, such as air monitoring.
• Ability to conduct occupational noise assessments.
• Valid UK or ROI driving license and passport required.

Responsibilities

• Support business and service growth in occupational hygiene projects.
• Conduct thorough examinations and tests of LEV systems.
• Liaise with clients and enforce agencies regarding findings.

Skills

Proficient at using Microsoft Word and Excel

Ability to review literature to understand occupational hygiene techniques

Ability to accurately analyse and report upon technical data

Sound communication and personal effectiveness skills

Flexibility and willingness to travel

Education

Successfully completed BOHS W501 and W503 modules

Professional chartership(s) and membership of relevant bodies

Certificate of Operational Competence in Occupational Hygiene

Job description

This position is suited to a highly motivated and driven individual looking to develop their career as an occupational hygienist. You will support business and service growth, along with technical delivery of occupational hygiene projects.

What the Role Entails

You will work from one of our offices (Manchester preferred) alongside experienced consultants and engineers and will be permitted to work from home on some occasions. In this instance, you will be provided with IT equipment and software/services required to facilitate your efficient home working.

The position may require travel (including occasional overnight stays) in Ireland, the U.K. and overseas depending on project requirements. Company pool cars are available for business travel – a full U.K. or ROI driving licence with a clean driver record is required as well as a valid passport and photo ID required for air travel. Applicants must be eligible to work in the U.K. and Republic Of Ireland.

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications, experience, and position requirements.

A positive place to work, Arthian aims to implement the motto ‘See a Difference’ in everything that we do.

Qualifications

As a minimum, the candidate will have successfully completed the BOHS W501 and W503 modules.

Professional chartership(s) and membership of relevant bodies (e.g. Faculty of Occupational Hygiene, Institution of Occupational Safety and Health) would be viewed favourably.

The following qualifications would also be viewed favourably:

• Certificate of Operational Competence in Occupational Hygiene
• Successfully completion of the BOHS P601 module.

Experience and Skills

For the Consultant role, we would be happy to consider applicants with more than three years’ experience in occupational hygiene practices, e.g. air monitoring for hazardous substances, conducting occupational noise assessments, carrying out thorough examinations and tests of local exhaust ventilation (LEV) systems. For Senior and Principal roles, we would seek candidates with additional experience.

What we need from you:

• Proficient at using Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Ability to review literature to understand occupational hygiene techniques.
• Ability to accurately analyse, and report upon, technical data.
• Having a growth mindset, with a proactive and resourceful approach.
• Be self‑motivated, and able to work under pressure.
• Prioritise and meet deadlines.
• Ability to learn new skills quickly.
• Ability and willingness to learn from experience and take on greater responsibility.
• Commitment and desire to develop personal CPD.
• Sound communication and personal effectiveness skills to liaise with colleagues and clients.
• Flexibility and willingness to travel to project sites.

What we would like from you:

The ideal candidate should have demonstrable interest/experience in the items listed below:

• Carrying out occupational hygiene assessments for chemical agents (e.g. airborne hazardous substances) and/or physical agents (e.g. noise, hand‑arm vibration (HAV)); indoor air quality assessment; thorough examinations and tests of LEV systems.
• Liaising with clients to ensure provision of representative samples using suitable sampling media and methods for relevant work equipment / areas.
• Ability to communicate work being carried out and findings to individuals at different levels, including enforcement agencies.
• Preparing high quality reports to include monitoring results, technical documents and specifications, risk assessments and method statements.

The opportunity to upskill will be available to the successful candidate.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits programmes including contributory pension scheme, funded professional membership and one paid for volunteer day each year. We support career development to include active participation in membership of professional organisations and growth opportunities.