Senior Occupational Hygienist (ESS-431)

Environmental and Safety Solutions•Humboldt County, NV

About The Position

Career-level position for a highly skilled and proficient professional with a thorough understanding of industrial hygiene. The role resolves a wide range of issues, evaluates data across diverse problem areas, selects appropriate methods and techniques, and networks with senior internal and external personnel in the area of expertise. The position receives technical supervision from the Project ESH Manager and Corporate Industrial Hygiene Manager. The Senior Occupational Hygienist helps integrate industrial hygiene requirements into project planning, design, construction, and operations. The role provides technical assistance and guidance on risk assessments, industrial hygiene studies, hazard assessments, ES&H reviews, program execution, and regulatory requirements. It also supports industrial hygiene plans, procedures, methods, training, inspections, sampling, monitoring, reporting, and incident response, while coordinating with project teams, contractors, customers, and other stakeholders.

Requirements

  • Master of Science degree or equivalent related to industrial hygiene, or an equivalent recognized degree in a specialized scientific field such as occupational safety and health, public health, chemistry, biology, or applied science, and 6 or more years of relevant experience; alternatively, a Bachelor of Science degree or equivalent related to industrial hygiene and 8 or more years of relevant experience.
  • Ability to research and comprehend organizational and regulatory requirements.
  • Ability to communicate with diverse stakeholders; technical writing and analytical skills.
  • Understanding of ES&H Management Systems.
  • Ability to integrate environmental, safety, and health factors for program execution.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Computer skills for preparing presentations, managing data, and preparing reports.
  • Analytical skills related to environmental sampling and monitoring.
  • Adaptability and ability to work outdoors in a field environment under project site and weather conditions.
  • Ability to support various work shifts as needed.
  • Valid driver’s license.
  • Certified Industrial Hygienist or equivalent Certified Safety Professional through a recognized accrediting organization, with licensing through appropriate regulatory authorities where required.
  • Sufficient number of courses in industrial hygiene.
  • Broad, progressive work experience, including senior supervisory experience in industrial hygiene.

Responsibilities

  • Help integrate industrial hygiene requirements into project planning, design, construction, and operations.
  • Interpret requirements and provide technical assistance to ES&H teams and other project groups on risk assessment, plan preparation, industrial hygiene requirements, and ES&H program execution.
  • Research issues and regulatory requirements and prepare documentation and reports.
  • Provide technical guidance for industrial hygiene studies, risk and hazard assessments, and other safety and health reviews.
  • Assist with the development and implementation of routine industrial hygiene activities, including the project Safety and Health Management Plan and associated industrial hygiene plans, procedures, methods, and training.
  • Participate in emergency response and assist with investigation and resolution of health-related incidents.
  • Help identify stakeholders and resolve their concerns.
  • Provide industrial hygiene input to Engineering, Construction, Commissioning and Startup, Subcontracts, Operations, and other project groups to integrate requirements into project planning, design, construction plans, and subcontracts.
  • Participate in meetings with customers, project team members, and contractors or subcontractors as required, advising them of industrial hygiene requirements that may affect their work.
  • Conduct inspections, sampling, and monitoring to evaluate ES&H performance, identify corrective actions, and confirm compliance with contract, regulatory, project, and company ES&H requirements.
  • Help track ES&H performance and trends, prepare reports, and enter data in the Industrial Hygiene Records System (IHRS).
  • Support ES&H team members and tasks across all three ES&H disciplines.
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