Graduate Occupational Hygiene Consultant

Occupational Hygiene

Graduate Occupational Hygiene Consultant

UK Wide Permanent Full Time

About Us

We are a team of enthusiastic and collaborative planners, designers, environmental consultants, engineers and health & safety professionals. Our client base includes public and private sectors. We have grown significantly over the last few years and now employ 200 individuals across the UK. Teamwork and a people-first culture are at the heart of everything we do and we wish to engage an enthusiastic professional to join our team.

About the Role

As a Graduate Occupational Hygiene Consultant, you will join a supportive and experienced team, gaining practical experience across a wide range of industrial, commercial and public sector environments.  This role offers an excellent opportunity to develop technical expertise, work towards professional qualifications and contribute to meaningful projects that protect worker health.

Key Responsibilities

• Support occupational hygiene assessments and monitoring programmes across a diverse client base

•  Identify, assess and control workplace health risks, including exposure to airborne contaminants, noise, vibration and other chemical, physical or biological hazards

•  Carry out site-based assessment work

•  Develop and contribute to technical analysis

• Contribute to technical reports

• Develop client engagement skills

• Any other appropriate tasks

Reporting To

Manager

About You

Essential Skills & Experience

• Ability to review technical literature and understand occupational hygiene principles and techniques

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to accurately interpret and report technical data

• Growth mindset with a proactive, resourceful and solutions-focused approach

• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and as part of a team

• Effective organisational skills with the ability to prioritise competing workloads and meet deadlines

• Ability to learn new skills quickly and adapt to different working environments

• Commitment to continuous professional development (CPD)

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with colleagues and clients

• Proven ability to use full Microsoft Suite

• Flexible approach to work, including willingness to travel and undertake sitebased work across the UK

• Full UK driving licence

 

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Knowledge of workplace exposure monitoring and sampling strategies

• Experience liaising with clients and coordinating monitoring activities

• Ability to communicate technical findings to a wide range of stakeholders, including site management and regulatory bodies.

• Experience preparing technical reports, specifications, risk assessments and method statements

Qualifications

• Batchelors or Masters Degree within a relevant field, such as occupational hygiene, environmental health, public health, chemistry, biology, environmental science, engineering, occupational safety and health or a related discipline.

 

Beneficial to hold:

• BOHS-accredited degree in Occupational Hygiene or a related discipline

• Successful completion of BOHS P601 – Thorough Examination and Testing of Local Exhaust Ventilation Systems

• Membership of a relevant professional body, such as:

o   Faculty of Occupational Hygiene (FOH)

o   Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH

Additional Information

• The role may require travel (including occasional overnight stays) across the UK and overseas, depending on project requirements

• Legal right to live and work in the UK is required

• Competitive salary and benefits

• Hybrid working pattern