Occupational Hygienist

NES Fircroft are currently recruiting an Occupational Hygienist for our Client, a leading Oil & Gas Operator based in Norwich. This is a permanent staff opportunity that comes with excellent salary and benefits package. Mon-Fri, 37.5hrs per week.

Overview: 
This is a great opportunity to join our dedicated QSSHE team where you will be responsible for the delivery of the Occupational Hygiene program.

The primary remit for this position is associated with the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of workplace health risks across UK operations in the Southern North Sea. Continual improvement and standardisation of associated monitoring, auditing, and reporting systems forms a core component of this role. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with relevant statutory provisions, codes of practice, good practice and industry guidelines and promoting a positive approach to workplace health risks.

This position will be based in our Norwich office, working Monday to Friday, with some travel to our offshore and onshore sites as required.

Key Responsibilities Include: 

• Work with medic/HSEA’s and operational teams to review Health Risk Assessments, identifying the hazard category, hazard, health impact, route of entry and required exposure monitoring/health surveillance program required
• Deliver occupational hygiene plan associated with exposures and health risks associated with chemical, physical, biological, psychosocial, and ergonomic factors including but not limited to:
  • Hazardous Substance Management and associated COSHH risk assessments
  • Chemical workplace exposure monitoring for example:
    • Natural gas condensate – benzene and other aromatic hydrocarbons e.g toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene
    • Mercury, lead, chromium III & VI, solvents, cement-based products, welding fume, toxic gases
  • Asbestos Management and associated surveys, registers including material and priority risk assessment scores and assessment of exposure 
  • Noise Management and associated surveys, and assessment of exposure
  • Vibration Management, tool tagging/registers and assessment of exposure
  • Ionising and non-ionising radiation management and associated local rules and assessment of contamination/exposure
  • Thermal hazard assessment
  • Potable water management
  • Food borne pathogens
  • Communicable diseases
  • Mould & Spores
  • Animal and insect hazards
  • DSE
  • Manual handling
  • Fatigue
• Recommend and design appropriate control strategies
• Monitor and evaluate control strategies e.g. LEV/PPE/RPE testing & inspection
• Deliver occupational hygiene training program e.g. asbestos awareness, dust down procedure, use and maintenance of PPE/RPE
• Ensure adequate assurance processes (inspections and audits) are undertaken of all operational sites (including onshore support centres and NUIs) covering the full range of occupational health and hygiene standards, guidelines and procedures. Ensure coverage of accommodation, welfare and food preparation areas.
• Ensure calibration systems for occupational hygiene kit are maintained

Key Requirements / Certification

• Occupational Hygienist working towards achieving or achieved BOHS Certificate of Operational Competence in Occupational Hygiene via either:
  • Qualifying BOHS accredited degree or
  • Combination of BOHS W & P modules
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in the field of occupational hygiene including knowledge of occupational hygiene measurement techniques
• Oil & Gas experience desirable
• Radiation Protection Supervisor experience desirable
• Drive and passion - ability to champion occupational hygiene and workplace health risks throughout the business, including influencing management and the workforce on key topics.
• Excellent communication skills - ability to present articulately to a variety of forums and through a variety of mediums.
• Ability to deliver to tight deadlines - produce work to a high standard within agreed delivery dates

Benefits: 
Our client values and rewards their people, offering competitive salaries (enquire for full details which can be provided up front) and a wide range of benefits including:

• Discretionary Bonus
• Private Medical Insurance
• Dental Cover
• Flexible Benefit Allowance
• Life Assurance
• Excellent Pension Provision
• 25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays)
• Profit ‘Unit’ Sharing Scheme

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.