Occupational Hygiene Consultant

The Role

You will work from our one of our offices (Manchester preferred) alongside experienced consultants and engineers and will be permitted to work from home on some occasions. In this instance, you will be provided with IT equipment and software/services require to facilitate your efficient home working.

The position may require travel (including occasional overnight stays) in Ireland, the U.K. and overseas depending on project requirements. Company pool cars are available for business travel – a full U.K. or ROI driving licence with clean driver record is required as well as a valid passport and photo ID is required for air travel. Applicants must be eligible to work in the U.K. and Republic Of Ireland.

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications, experience, and position requirements.

A positive place to work, Mabbett aims to implement the motto ‘See a Difference’ in everything that we do.

Qualifications

As a minimum, the candidate will have successfully completed the BOHS W501 and W503 modules.

Professional chartership(s) and membership of relevant bodies (e.g. Faculty of Occupational Hygiene, Institution of Occupational Safety and Health) would be viewed favourably.

The following qualifications would also be viewed favourably:

• BOHS accredited degree
• Certificate of Operational Competence in Occupational Hygiene
• Successfully completion of the BOHS P601 module.

Experience and Skills

For the Consultant role, we would be happy to consider applicants with more than three years’ experience in occupational hygiene practices, e.g. air monitoring for hazardous substances, conducting occupational noise assessments, carrying out thorough examinations and tests of local exhaust ventilation (LEV) systems. For Senior and Principal roles, we would seek candidates with additional experience.

What we need from you:

• Proficient at using Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Ability to review literature to understand occupational hygiene techniques.
• Ability to accurately analyse, and report upon, technical data.
• Having a growth mindset, with a proactive and resourceful approach
• Be self-motivated, and able to work under pressure.
• Prioritise and meet deadlines.
• Ability to learn new skills quickly.
• Ability and willingness to learn from experience and take on greater responsibility.
• Commitment and desire to develop personal CPD.
• Sound communication and personal effectiveness skills to liaise with colleagues and clients.
• Flexibility and willingness to travel to project sites.

What we would like from you:

The ideal candidate should have demonstrable interest/experience in the items listed below:

• Carrying out occupational hygiene assessments for chemical agents (e.g. airborne hazardous substances) and/or physical agents (e.g. noise, hand-arm vibration (HAV)); indoor air quality assessment; thorough examinations and tests of LEV systems.
• Liaising with clients to ensure provision of representative samples using suitable sampling media and methods for relevant work equipment / areas.
• Ability to communicate work being carried out and findings to individuals at different levels, including enforcement agencies.
• Preparing high quality reports to include monitoring results, technical documents and specifications, risk assessments and method statements.

The opportunity to upskill will be available to the successful candidate.

About Mabbett

Mabbett is an Equal Opportunities Employer and offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits programmes including contributary pension scheme, funded professional membership and one paid for volunteer day each year. Mabbett supports career development to include active participation in membership of professional organisations and growth opportunities.

For more information on the benefits of working at Mabbett, please visit ‘Life at Mabbett.’

Apply

For further information on this vacancy and/or to apply for this position in complete confidence (via ‘Apply for this Position’ above), please send a CV and Covering Letter, identifying how your qualifications, experience and attributes match the job description above. Please provide an indication of your salary expectations.