1 Science (health/hygiene) jobs

As one of Australia's largest services businesses, we have a strong, inclusive culture that values our people and provides clear direction in our professional activities and our personal behaviours.  We pride ourselves on safely delivering a high level of services for our clients. Ventia provides a comprehensive range of operational maintenance, design and construction, remediation, and asset and facilities management services to clients and customers across the resources, telecommunications, transport, energy, water, health and industrial sectors. Join our team, servicing our clients across Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia in an exciting company that is structured for growth. Our respected brands include Visionstream, Chargepoint and Delron Group.  About the role Ventia are seeking applicants for the position of an Occupational Hygiene technician for a 6-12 months contract, based either in Melbourne or Sydney. With strong leadership and an ability to drive excellence through the commitment of our people, Ventia aims to provide an unrivalled opportunity for our people to develop their careers in a flexible, supportive and inclusive work environment that values work-life balance and diversity. Ventia has remediated over 140 iconic and complex sites in our 30 year history. We invest considerable resources to protect the occupational health of our workforce and the community during the clean-up of hazardous environments associated with contaminated land remediation. Ventia prides itself on implementing industry best practice approaches to solving complex occupational health and environmental hazards. Our multi-faceted approach when evaluating and controlling hazardous working environments includes the design and operation of engineering controls in addition to real-time monitoring, and where necessary, the effective training and use in the latest personal protective equipment. As industry leaders in contaminated land remediation and occupational hygiene services in construction and tunnelling, this Sydney-based role provides a solid grounding in the principles of occupational hygiene and will involve personal exposure monitoring and associated reporting on some of Australia’s most iconic projects. The successful candidate will demonstrate ability to liaise and effectively communicate across multiple levels of the working environment, including the workforce, management, and project clients. This is an excellent opportunity for a committed, highly motivated and ambitious individual who is willing to contribute to our values of integrity, enterprise, excellence and leadership. This role will sit within Ventia’s Occupational Health and Hygiene Group and will be supported by a team of occupational hygiene professionals, including many Certified Occupational Hygienists (COH)®. The successful candidate will have a Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and has either completed, in progress, or prepared to commence a Masters Degree in Occupational Hygiene. Membership of the AIOH is desirable. This is an excellent opportunity for a committed, highly motivated and ambitious individual who is willing to contribute to our continued growth. Ventia is a proud sponsor of the AIOH and support the continued professional development of our occupational hygiene professionals that comprise our Occupational Health and Hygiene Group. Remuneration and employment benefits will be commensurate with the successful candidate’s qualifications and experience and will be sufficient to attract candidates of the highest quality. Apply today to join an organisation that delivers innovative, safety-focussed and performance driven solutions that can provide genuine opportunities for growth and development of your career. For further information regarding this position please contact  Shield Miranda - shield.miranda@ventia.com.au   N.B. We respectfully request no agency approaches