Hazardous Materials Specialist

**There’s no pledge more important than the one we make to look after our environment, and we’re committed to helping you do exactly that.**

**Who are we looking for?**

We’re looking for a **Hazardous Materials Specialist **to join our **Newcastle Contamination Assessment and Remediation team **. Our team is one of the largest in Newcastle and is supported by our NSW EPA accredited Site Auditor. We provide mentoring, and the opportunity to work on a diverse range of projects.

Join us as we strive to ensure a sustainable future for our communities and the world we live in.

Become part of our global network of skilled engineers, scientists, auditors, planners and environmental specialists, all working together to leave this world better than we found it.

**Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in**:

- Winning and delivering projects for clients across government and private industry sectors, ranging from small to large scale.
- All project stages, from client engagement, tender submissions through to project execution and completion.
- Leveraging your knowledge and skills to deliver sound technical advice and achieve successful project outcomes.
- Collaboration with our project delivery and technical specialists, locally and nationally
- Developing your technical capabilities while working with experienced professionals on a variety of projects

**What you will bring to the team**:

- Classed as a Competent Person in accordance with SafeWork NSW. Having a current Asbestos Assessor License is desired, but not essential.
- Experience in undertaking hazardous building materials assessments (residential, commercial and industrial), asbestos assessments (soils & structures)
- Experience with air monitoring, clearance inspections, hazardous material sampling, management of on-site safety, interpretation of results and preparation of hazardous registers & technical reports.
- Demonstrated competency in proposal writing in a variety of formats and for a range of clients/sectors.
- Experience working in a consultancy, with a preference for experience with infrastructure experience.
- A proven commitment to HSE, your team and yourself
- A commitment to successful project delivery
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to adapt to a variety of audiences.
- Valid Australian Driving Licence

**Contact Sarah Henderson**

GHD embraces hybrid work arrangements to create a work environment focused on well-being, flexibility and productivity where GHD people can thrive, this supports the diverse needs of our workforce while balancing the benefits of remote working with the value of face-to-face collaboration in the office.
We respectfully ask that no agency resumes be presented at this stage.

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**Come together and make a meaningful impact.**

We bring our people together to create something bigger and solve some of the world's most complex problems. Come and experience the power of commitment and see strategy and ideas come to life when you join GHD.

**Let's drive real change.**

**Our Pledge to You**
At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.

That’s why we pledge to empower all of our people to make a positive impact. Combining our deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners, we respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today.

See where your commitment could take you.

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**Who we are**
GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents.

The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It’s what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity’s most urgent needs: to ensure water, energy and urbanisation are made sustainable for generations to come.