Occupational Hygienist

JR United Kingdom; Chester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in the oil and gas sector as an Occupational Hygienist in Norwich. This role involves the anticipation, evaluation, and control of workplace health risks, ensuring compliance and delivering key training. Ideal candidates will have a BOHS qualification, experience in occupational hygiene, and strong communication skills.

Benefits

Discretionary Bonus

Qualifications

• Occupational Hygienist with a BOHS Certificate of Operational Competence.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in occupational hygiene, including measurement techniques.

Responsibilities

• Review Health Risk Assessments and identify hazards and health impacts.
• Deliver occupational hygiene plans and monitor control measures.
• Conduct training and ensure compliance with health and hygiene standards.

Skills

Communication

Health Risk Assessment

Hazardous Substance Management

Occupational Hygiene

Training Delivery

Education

BOHS accredited degree or combination of BOHS W & P modules

Job description

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This is a great opportunity to join our dedicated QSSHE team at Perenco, where you will be responsible for delivering the Occupational Hygiene program.

The primary focus of this position is the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of workplace health risks across Perenco UK operations in the Southern North Sea. A key part of this role involves continual improvement and standardisation of monitoring, auditing, and reporting systems. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with statutory provisions, codes of practice, good practices, and industry guidelines, while promoting a positive approach to workplace health risks.

This position is based in our Norwich office, working Monday to Friday, with some travel to offshore and onshore sites as required.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Work with medics/HSEAs and operational teams to review Health Risk Assessments, identifying hazard categories, hazards, health impacts, routes of entry, and required exposure monitoring/health surveillance programs.
• Deliver occupational hygiene plans related to exposures and health risks from chemical, physical, biological, psychosocial, and ergonomic factors, including but not limited to:
• Hazardous Substance Management and COSHH risk assessments
• Chemical workplace exposure monitoring (e.g., benzene, toluene, xylene, mercury, lead, chromium, solvents, welding fumes, toxic gases)
• Asbestos Management and surveys, including material and priority risk assessments
• Noise and vibration management, including surveys and exposure assessments
• Radiation management and assessment
• Thermal hazard assessment
• Potable water management
• Communicable diseases, mould & spores, animal and insect hazards, DSE, fatigue

Recommend and design control strategies.

Monitor and evaluate control measures such as LEV, PPE, RPE testing & inspection.

Deliver occupational hygiene training, e.g., asbestos awareness, dust procedures, PPE/RPE use and maintenance.

Ensure assurance processes (inspections and audits) are conducted across all operational sites, including support centers and NUIs, covering occupational health and hygiene standards, guidelines, and procedures, including accommodation, welfare, and food areas.

Maintain calibration systems for occupational hygiene equipment.

Key Requirements Include:

• Occupational Hygienist working towards or holding a BOHS Certificate of Operational Competence in Occupational Hygiene, via:
• Qualifying BOHS accredited degree, or
• Combination of BOHS W & P modules

Minimum 2 years’ experience in occupational hygiene, including measurement techniques.

Drive and passion to champion occupational hygiene and workplace health risks, influencing management and workforce.

Excellent communication skills for presentations and varied mediums.

Ability to meet deadlines and produce high-quality work.

At Perenco, we value and reward our employees, offering competitive salaries and a wide range of benefits including:

• Discretionary Bonus