Job title: Occupational Hygienist
Job Type: Contract
IR35 Status: Inside
Start date: Immediate
Duration: 12-18 months
Pay rate: £20.79-£25.98 (depending on experience & qualifications) per hour PAYE, Umbrella rates available.
Location: Retford, Nottinghamshire
Hours of work: Home based with at least 50% site presence, Monday – Friday
Are you an early-career or mid-level Occupational Hygienist looking to build hands-on experience, work on varied sites, and make a real difference to worker health? This is a hands-on, technical role focused on exposure assessment, interpretation, and practical control.
We’re looking for a motivated Occupational Hygienist to join our Health, Safety & Environment team on an exciting 12–18-month contract. This role is ideal for post-graduates or professionals with 1–2+ years of occupational hygiene experience who want to develop their technical skills, grow their professional standing, and work on meaningful, real-world projects.
Applicants should be able to demonstrate of the following skills/experience:
- Occupational Hygiene Degree or Diploma
- BOHS modules (e.g. M503 / M505 / M506 / M507 / W503)
- Professional membership of the BOHS Faculty of Occupational Hygiene
- (Licentiate LFOH / LFOH(S) or higher)
- Proven experience delivering occupational hygiene assessments and reports in operational environments
- Strong working knowledge of exposure monitoring and noise assessment
Desirable:
- CertOH (or working towards)
- Experience with IAQ investigations, LEV testing or Legionella risk assessments
- RPE / face fit testing competence
Role Information:
- Planning and delivering occupational exposure monitoring (dusts, fumes, vapours, gases, metals)
- Conducting workplace noise surveys in line with Control of Noise at Work Regulations
- Leading and supporting assessments for:
- COSHH
- HAVS / WBV
- Welding fumes
- IAQ
- LEV performance (where competent)
- Thermal stress and Legionella (where competent)
- Interpreting results against WELs / EH40 and producing clear, concise reports
- Advising on pragmatic control measures — engineering first, then procedural and PPE
- Supporting the wider Health, Safety & Environment team to embed good occupational hygiene practice
- Maintaining monitoring equipment, QA records and ISO-aligned documentation
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We try to respond to all applicants, but sometimes this is not possible due to high volumes of applications; if you have not heard from us within 14 days, regrettably it means you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
This vacancy is being advertised by Rullion Ltd acting as an employment business
Since 1978, Rullion has been securing exceptional candidates for a range of clients; from large well-known brands, to SMEs and start-ups. As a family-owned business, Rullion’s approach is credible and honest, focused on building long-lasting relationships with both clients and candidates.
Rullion is a forward-thinking recruitment company that specialises in providing a wide range of talent consultancy services to a diverse client base; from small start-ups to large household names.
We celebrate and support diversity and are committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants.