Senior Occupational Hygiene Advisor

Senior Occupational Hygiene Advisor

Job description
The mission of HQ Field Army Environmental Monitoring Team (EMT) is to “provide deployable Environmental and Industrial Hazard (EIH) monitoring services in support of operations and to provide second line occupational hygiene advice to UK Land Forces and Defence Agencies”. As such EMT is the Army’s in-house multidisciplinary occupational hygiene consultants, comprising of a small team of both military and civilian personnel. The Senior Occupational Hygiene Adviser (SOHA) through DACOS (Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff)(Med) is Commander Field Army’s (CFA) subject matter expert in all issues relating to Occupational Hygiene, providing advice to forums and committees, and is the authority and for scientific & technical occupational hygiene matters (environmental / occupational contaminants/ chemistry) within the Team. The post is responsible for EMT’s technical policy and analytical services. As well as developing occupational hygiene policy and strategy, the successful applicant will be expected to undertake field monitoring/surveys of personnel and equipment in the UK and worldwide (including operational areas).
Desirable Qualification
Certificate of Occupational Hygiene Competence, equivalent qualification or higher, or on route to achieving it. There is a 2-yr timeframe on successful application to obtain the necessary qualification(s), if not yet held.

Responsibilities
All staff have a duty to co-operate with their line managers and to take reasonable care of their own Health & Safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions. The post-holder is responsible for ensuring, so far as reasonably practicable, the Health & Safety of the staff he/she manages and for providing staff with appropriate information, instruction, training and supervision for all activities to ensure their safety at work.

This is a diverse and rewarding role which plays a significant part in the way Environmental and Occupational Hygiene support is delivered to the Army and wider MoD.

CFA’s subject matter expert in Occupational Hygiene.

Authority and arbiter for scientific & technical occupational hygiene matters within the Team. Application of occupational hygiene expertise and provision of advice in a wide variety of operational and firm base workplaces, both in the UK and abroad.

Provide suitable expert advice to the Chain of Command, Formation, units and project teams, to ensure exposure to hazardous materials are adequately controlled.

Working independently, or as part of a team, to conduct surveys, investigations and environmental/occupational hygiene assurance checks on behalf of CFA, the wider Army and MoD.

Responsible for EMT technical policy on environmental/occupational hazardous materials and management of the EMT analytical service.

Provide timely first line chemical analytical service.

Arrange accredited chemical analyses by most appropriate source.

Devise monitoring policy and strategies for conducting field surveys, including operational deployments.

Introduce, develop and validate portable chemical analytical techniques to meet Op Comds needs.

Assessment and procurement of specialist monitoring equipment, i.e., environmental & occupational substance monitoring/toxicity.

Conduct research and studies and publish papers as directed by HQ Fd Army.

Deliver technical training and instructional support as necessary.

Accurate and comprehensive record keeping of all analytical and field survey activities.

Manage internal quality control schemes.

To be available and deploy for short periods away in UK and overseas (including operational areas).

To be able to physically work in arduous terrain, areas and spaces (e.g., ranges away from metalled roads, inside armoured vehicles, and confined spaces).

Offered benefits

• Learning and development tailored to your role
•An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension