Occupational Hygienist

JR United Kingdom; Newport; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is offering an opportunity for an Occupational Hygienist in Newport. This role focuses on delivering health risk assessments and ensuring compliance with industry standards across operations. The candidate should have relevant qualifications and a passion for promoting workplace health. This position includes some travel between offshore and onshore sites.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

Discretionary bonuses

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in occupational hygiene with measurement techniques.
• Drive and passion for championing workplace health risks.
• Ability to meet deadlines while producing high-quality work.

Responsibilities

• Deliver occupational hygiene plans and perform health risk assessments.
• Monitor and evaluate control measures including PPE and RPE.
• Conduct occupational hygiene training and maintain calibration systems.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Problem Solving

Education

BOHS Certificate of Operational Competence in Occupational Hygiene

Qualifying BOHS accredited degree

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. Continual improvement and standardization of monitoring, auditing, and reporting systems are core components of this role. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with relevant 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 medic/HSEA’s 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., natural gas condensate – benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene; mercury; lead; chromium compounds; solvents; cement-based products; welding fumes; toxic gases)
• Asbestos Management and surveys, including material and priority risk assessments
• Noise Management and assessments
• Vibration Management and assessments
• Ionising and non-ionising radiation management and assessments
• Thermal hazard assessments
• Potable water management
• Communicable diseases
• Mould & spores
• Animal and insect hazards
• DSE (Display Screen Equipment)
• Fatigue
• Recommend and design control strategies.
• Monitor and evaluate control measures such as LEV, PPE, RPE testing and inspections.
• Deliver occupational hygiene training, including asbestos awareness, dust procedures, and PPE/RPE use and maintenance.
• Ensure assurance processes (inspections and audits) are conducted across all operational sites, including onshore support centers and NUIs, covering occupational health and hygiene standards, guidelines, and procedures, including accommodation, welfare, and food prep 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 staff.
• Excellent communication skills for presentations and various mediums.
• Ability to meet deadlines and produce high-quality work.

At Perenco, we value and reward our people, offering competitive salaries and benefits, including a discretionary bonus.