Experienced Industrial Hygienist

NORTECH, Inc.; Fairbanks (AK); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

NORTECH, Inc. is seeking a self-starting environmental health and safety professional to support industrial hygiene and engineering projects across Alaska. You will leverage your CIH/CSP background to perform hazard analyses, exposure monitoring, and develop hazard control and safety plans.

We value experience in Alaska, strong communication skills, and the ability to work with diverse teams statewide. Compensation will reflect experience and professional registrations, with travel across Alaska

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Health & Safety, Industrial Hygiene or related discipline.
• Registered CIH or CSP or eligible to sit for exams.
• Hazard recognition, assessment and control in various industries.
• Expertise in hazard analysis, exposure monitoring, control plans, OSHA audits, air quality, noise, ergonomics, or abatement.
• 5+ years of progressively responsible consulting experience, preferably in Alaska.
• Proficiency with MS Office in a Windows environment.

Responsibilities

• Field work, sampling, data interpretation, and presenting findings to clients and agencies.
• Collaborate with A/E teams, contractors, and agencies.
• Occasional overnight travel within Alaska; travel to remote sites may be required.

Skills

Hazard analysis

Exposure monitoring

Hazard controls

Safety plans

OSHA compliance

Ergonomics

Air quality

Noise evaluations

Project management

MS Office

Education

B.S./M.S. in Health & Safety or related

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!