Consultant, Hazardous Materials & Occupational Hygiene

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

The opportunity

Our national team comprises licensed asbestos assessors, certified occupational hygienists, senior toxicologists, and laboratory professionals.

As a Consultant in the Hazardous Materials and Occupational Hygiene team, 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:

• Chevron
• Rio Tinto
• BHP
• Department of Finance
• Westfield Shopping Centres
• Westpac Banking Corporation
• AMPOL
• SafeWork
• CSIRO

This role will be based in our Perth office, and occasionally operating out of our Malaga Laboratory, and we work hybrid which means you will have the opportunity to work from home 1-2 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

• Assist in the management of our NATA accredited laboratory and become an authorised signatory for fibre counting and fibre identification
• Perform asbestos fibre counting and asbestos identification on building materials, soil, water and dust samples using dispersion staining and polarized light microscopy
• 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
• Prepare technical reports and proposals with support from senior staff, including technical specialists and Certified Occupational Hygienists

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:

• Knowledge of laboratory techniques
• Previous NATA signatory status in asbestos identification (preferred)
• Demonstrates initiative, and ready and willing to embrace new challenges
• Be willing to work remotely, with occasional weekends and overtime
• Expertise in conducting asbestos and hazmat surveys across a wide range of structures (e.g. domestic, commercial, industrial),
• 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 (up to 14 days) and work weekends where required for specific projects.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

An employee Share Purchase Plan is available to all our permanent employees who wish to become owners and vested partners in WSP’s collective success. To find out more about our commitment to the health and wellbeing of our people, and the programs we’ve designed to help you thrive, go to our Employee Benefits page.

With us, you can. Apply today.