Principal Occupational HygienistWork From Anywhere

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

The opportunity

Our national Occupational Hygiene team brings together licensed asbestos assessors, certified occupational hygienists, toxicologists, microbiologists, and lab experts—all united by one mission: protecting workers' health.

As a Principal Occupational Hygienist, you’ll be the go-to expert helping clients anticipate, recognise, evaluate, and control risks from hazardous materials and workplace exposures. 

You’ll have the freedom to focus on your strengths while being supported to grow in new areas. 

Recent projects have seen us deliver tailored occupational hygiene solutions to a wide range of clients, including Defence, Oil & Gas industries, Mining businesses, Building & Infrastructure clients, Water industry groups, and SafeWork / CSIRO clients.

The location for this is flexible; when not required on site, you will have the option to work from home up to two days per week and any of our Australian offices in Sydney, Newcastle, Wollongong, Canberra, Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Perth, or Adelaide.

This is an exciting role with a truly global business that provides opportunities, great working conditions, and a thriving team culture dedicated to technical excellence and positive client outcomes.

This position will include training to develop new aspects of your role, while also giving you opportunities to train and support others.

What you'll do

• Conduct comprehensive occupational health risk assessments for hazards including but not limited to silica, noise, chemical exposures, clandestine drug labs, vibration, lead, asbestos, biological hazards, and indoor air quality
• Use cutting edge equipment and methods to monitor workers for exposure to hazards
• Perform indoor air quality testing and analysis
• Design effective strategies for hazard remediation and prevention 
• Undertake technical supervision, inspections and monitoring during site remediation works
• Assess health risks and provide expert advice with support from senior technical specialists and Certified Occupational Hygienists (COH)
• Collaborate with cross-disciplinary working in acoustics, contaminated land, engineering and fire safety.
• Produce technical reports to a high standard, including technical peer review of reports
• Strong professional development, with opportunity to mentor staff
• Assist the team with strategy and business development
• Nurture client relationships to expand regional business opportunities

About you

You are likely to have tertiary qualifications in Occupational Hygiene, Health or Environmental Science, complemented by several years of experience in measuring and assessing workplace hazards including environmental factors as well as chemical, physical, ergonomic, and biological hazards.

You will ideally bring the following:

• Confidence to communicate hazards and risks with clients, from the boardroom to the field
• Experience in analysing complex results and datasets, and writing technical reports, with a desire to progress your project management skills
• Strong knowledge of work health and safety regulations, or health risk assessment
• A specialisation/certification in occupational hygiene and /or mould assessment and remediation would be highly regarded
• AIOH Basic Principles of Occupational Hygiene certification, or, qualifications in chemistry, biology or toxicology
• High attention to detail and responsive to clients’ needs
• Be willing to work remotely, with occasional weekends and overtime
• Australian Driver's License

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

An employee Share Purchase Plan is available to all our permanent employees who wish to become owners and vested partners in WSP’s collective success. To find out more about our commitment to the health and wellbeing of our people, and the programs we’ve designed to help you thrive, go to our Employee Benefits page.

With us, you can. Apply today.