Hazmat & Occupational Hygiene Consultant - Remote

**Work options**: Hybrid

Option to work from home

**What if you could shape built and natural environments, and the future of those that use them?**

**With us, you can.**

As a Hazardous Materials and Occupational Hygiene Consultant, your primary focus is to protect workers' health, and provide guidance to clients in order for them to meet their health, safety, and legislative requirements regarding the workplace, and occupational exposure. You will assist your clients in anticipating, recognising, evaluating, and controlling risks associated with hazardous materials and physical hazards in the workplace. Your expertise will directly contribute to enhancing environmental health and safety (EHS) standards within workplaces, safeguarding our clients' reputation, and aligning with their sustainability objectives.

We've recently delivered asbestos, HAZMAT, occupational hygiene consultancy services for clients such as:

- Department of Education
- Sydney Trains
- Transport for NSW
- Westfield Shopping Centre
- Westpac Banking Corporation
- NSW Health
- AMPOL
- SafeWork
- CSIRO
- Rio Tinto

We work hybrid and this role can be based in our **Sydney, Wollongong**, or **Newcastle **office. This means you will have the opportunity to work in the location that best suits your preferences and work from home for up to two days per week when not required on site, ensuring a healthy work-life balance.

The role presents opportunities for overtime, excellent working conditions, and in our large and diverse team of experts you will have the support in place to help you progress towards your career goals and targeted interests. There’s no better time to join our team

**What you’ll do**
- Contribute to a thriving team culture dedicated to deliver technical excellence and positive client outcomes;
- Develop asbestos monitoring and decontamination strategies, issuing clearances;
- Conduct sampling for various airborne contaminants such as respirable crystalline silica, dust, and chemicals, as well as physical hazards such as noise and vibration, in order to provide technical recommendations to protect worker health;
- Undertake site surveys including sampling of suspected hazardous building materials and pre-demolition surveys;
- Provide technical guidance on sites during asbestos removal projects;
- Conduct indoor air quality, mould and moisture assessments, as well as providing recommendations on the remediation of mould or moisture impacted buildings;
- Manage a diverse range of small-medium scale projects;
- Assist the team with strategy and business development;
- Analyse data and prepare technical reports and proposals with support from senior staff, including technical specialists and Certified Occupational Hygienists (we have 5 of them at WSP).

**About you**

You are enthusiastic, a team player, and looking to make a positive impact in the field of Hazmat consulting by contributing to the safety and well-being of others.

You will ideally bring the following:

- Expertise in conducting asbestos and hazmat surveys across a wide range of structures (e.g. domestic, commercial, industrial),
- Experience in assessing occupational exposure to hazards in the workplace including environmental factors and stresses, chemical hazards, physical hazards, ergonomic or biological hazards,
- Understanding of consulting and project life cycle; taking initiative to develop relationships with clients, whilst maintaining high standards of service delivery
- Strong report writing and project management skills,
- Australian Driver's License,
- A degree in Environmental or Earth Sciences, Occupational Hygiene and/or Safety discipline,
- Asbestos Assessors License would be highly regarded, as it demonstrates your specialised expertise and commitment to maintaining high standards within the industry.

The role will require the ability to travel for short periods and work weekends where required for specific projects.

**About WSP**

WSP is one of the world's leading engineering professional services firms, bringing together approximately 6,000 talented people across 14 offices in Australia. We are technical experts who design and provide strategic advice on sustainable solutions and engineer Future ReadyTM projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.

At WSP, we want you to embrace your curiosity and work in a culture celebrating different perspectives. With access to global scale and reach, you’ll connect with the brightest minds in the field to make the best work of your life.

We want here to be a place where you’ll always find new ways to grow - where you’ll design your own path and do what truly matters to you.

We believe that in imagining a better future for us all, you’ll imagine a better future for you.

**WSP. With us, you can.**

LIWSP

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