Experienced Industrial Hygienist

NORTECH, Inc.; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 95,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional growth opportunities

Retirement benefits

Bonus incentive program

Job summary

NORTECH, Inc. is an Environmental Engineering and Health & Safety consultancy serving Alaska. We seek a self-starting professional with a consulting background to support industrial hygiene and/or engineering projects statewide.

Compensation will be based on experience and professional registrations, with opportunities for growth. The successful candidate will bring CIH/CSP eligibility, strong communication skills, and a track record in hazard analysis, exposure monitoring, and plan development

Qualifications

• Education in health and safety or environmental health is required.
• Registration as CIH or CSP, or eligible to sit for exams.
• Minimum 5+ years of consulting experience, Alaska preferred.
• Proficiency with MS Office in a Windows environment.

Responsibilities

• Technical project management duties including field work, sampling and data interpretation.
• Prepare written and oral presentations of findings to clients and agencies.
• Collaborate with A/E teams, contractors and agencies; travel within Alaska.

Skills

CIH/CSP eligible

Hazard analysis

Exposure monitoring

Hazard control plans

OSHA compliance audits

Ergonomics

Education

B.S. or M.S. in Health & Safety, Industrial Hygiene or related discipline

Tools

MS Office

Job description

NORTECH is an Environmental Engineering and Health & Safety consultancy firm with professional growth opportunities, retirement benefits, and a bonus incentive program. Our firm operates out of Fairbanks, Anchorage, and Juneau with a team of approximately 25 professionals statewide. We are a close-knit, highly collaborative group supporting environmental progress across Alaska. Our work takes us to remote communities, urban redevelopment sites, mines, industrial facilities, military installations, and everything in between.

We are seeking a self-starting and motivated professional with a progressively responsible consulting background in the Alaska market. The successful candidate will have strong interpersonal and distance communication skills and be ready to support industrial hygiene and/or engineering consulting projects across Alaska with our professional staff statewide. Compensation will be based on experience and professional registration(s).

Required Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. in Health & Safety, Industrial Hygiene or Occupational & Environmental Health or related discipline.
• Registration as a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), Certified Safety Professional (CSP), or eligible to sit for those examinations.
• Hazard recognition, assessment and control in small business, construction, mining, oil, and general industry desired.
• Expertise in one or more of the following technical skill areas: hazard analysis, exposure monitoring, development of hazard control and safety and health plans, OSHA compliance audits, indoor and/or outdoor air quality, noise evaluations/control, ergonomics, or hazardous building materials assessment and abatement.
• 5+ years of progressively responsible technical and project management consulting experience, preferably in Alaska.
• Proficiency with MS Office in a Windows environment is required for effective collaboration.

Additional Requirements:

• State of Alaska driver's license
• ADEC qualified sampler and HAZWOPER
• Specialty certifications such as hazardous material manager, AHERA certifications, EPA/HUD lead-based paint certifications, preferred.

Key Responsibilities:

Technical project manager responsibilities commensurate with experience, including:

• Field work, sampling, data interpretation, written and oral presentations of findings to clients and agencies
• Working with a wide variety of A/E teams, contractors, and agencies
• Occasional overnight travel within Alaska and exposure to all of the technical skill areas listed above should be expected

We look forward to adding a motivated professional to our team! If you're passionate about keeping Alaskans safe, we encourage you to apply!