Occupational Hygiene and Safety Technician

Occupational Hygiene and Safety Technician

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You will be part of our Occupational Hygiene and Safety team, working with a close‑knit group of occupational hygienists, hazardous materials professionals, safety professionals, and technologists. Using your skills as an occupational hygiene technician, you will complete on‑site assessments and monitoring. As a consultant, you will provide occupational hygiene support to a variety of public and private clients. Working under the supervision of experienced technicians, project managers, and senior practitioner team members, you will rapidly assume increasing autonomy and responsibility.

WSP provides mentoring, required safety and technical training courses, on‑job shadowing, and training to maximise your learning opportunity.

• Using your technical knowledge of methods, regulations, equipment, tools, systems, controls, and procedures.
• Make routine and non‑routine decisions with guidance and discretion of your supervising Project Manager.
• Handle various assignments that differ in scope and complexity.
• Providing project technical support and services, including preparing and calibrating sampling equipment for field use, identifying site issues or project concerns and recommending corrective actions, conducting site assessments for asbestos, mold, lead, PCB’s, etc., sample collection in the field, data interpretation, and preparation of reports, interpreting and/or analysing sample/data results in relation to legislative requirements and industry‑accepted guidelines and criteria, supervising asbestos abatement activities.
• Conducting air quality assessments, including indoor air and occupational hygiene (i.e., IAQ, welding fume, noise).
• Basic client liaison to ensure health, safety, and occupational hygiene needs are addressed.
• Participate in the Health, Safety and Quality program.
• Engaging in technical training programmes.
• Ability to accommodate client scheduling needs, with potential requirement for evening, overnight, and weekend shifts.
• This role involves about 90% fieldwork and 10% office duties, requiring travel throughout Alberta, Western, and Northern Canada for extended periods, with paid overtime as needed.
• You will conduct field surveys, prepare technical reports, work with colleagues across various disciplines at WSP, and contribute expertise and client deliverables for projects.
• All other duties as required.

• Occupational Hygiene technician certificate, diploma from a chemical or environment programmes or equivalent education such as technical, trade or college, and a Bachelor of Science (or similar) are all acceptable.
• Eligible for membership in a professional organisation is an asset but not a requirement.
• Experience at any level in Occupational Hygiene, including hazardous material assessments such as asbestos‑related concerns, lead, or silica dust, is regarded as a valuable asset.
• Experience working with a hazardous materials abatement contractor is an asset but not a requirement.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication and you know your way around the MS Office suite of products.
• Must possess a valid Class 5 driver’s licence with no restrictions and access to a reliable vehicle, with appropriate registration and insurance.
• Requirement to wear personal protective equipment (i.e., respiratory protection, hard hat, high‑visibility vests, fire retardant coveralls, safety boots, and safety glasses).
• A desire to broaden range of professional skills, adaptable, while managing a busy workload with proven problem‑solving skills.
• Enthusiastic and versatile, willing to take on responsibility.
• Strong people and an ability to work in a team environment.
• You want to experience what it’s like to work for the leading environmental consulting firm globally and be part of a growing and thriving team!

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