Location
Witney
Industry sector
Engineering
Job type
Permanent | Full Time
Job start date
ASAP
Posted date
15/12/2025
Closing date
05/01/2026
Occupational Hygienist / Indoor Air Quality Consultant
Location: Oxfordshire
Salary: £27,000-£35,000 (dependent on experience) + benefits & profit share
Type: Permanent, full-time
Start date: ASAP
An innovative, employee-owned environmental consultancy is seeking a motivated early-career Occupational Hygienist / Indoor Air Quality professional to join its growing team. The business provides specialist services including air quality and dust monitoring, technical consultancy, equipment design/development, and laboratory testing/analysis.
As an employee-owned company, it places teamwork, scientific rigour and open, transparent ways of working at the centre of everything it does. All staff benefit directly from company success through a profit-sharing model.
The Role
This is a broad, hands-on position that will include:
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Completing occupational exposure assessments for dusts, fibres, VOCs, gases and other workplace contaminants.
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Writing high-quality, accurate and meaningful technical reports.
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Supporting noise monitoring, LEV assessments and related surveys (training provided).
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Responding to client queries, producing quotations, and assisting with business development activity.
The role is primarily office-based, but you'll regularly visit client sites across the UK. Hybrid working is available once training is completed.
What We're Seeking
Essential
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Minimum 1 year's experience in occupational/industrial hygiene, including airborne contaminant and noise monitoring.
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Strong communication skills, with proven report-writing ability.
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Competent user of Microsoft Word and Excel.
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Confidence handling and interpreting large datasets.
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Working knowledge of COSHH, EH40 and relevant MDHS guidance.
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Full UK driving licence and right to work in the UK.
Desirable
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BOHS membership.
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Degree in Occupational Hygiene, Environmental Science, or similar.
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Familiarity with indoor air quality frameworks/standards (e.g., BREEAM).
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Experience with LEV testing and/or supporting commercial enquiries/quotations.
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Strong client-facing capability and ability to work autonomously.
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Willingness to travel and stay overnight occasionally.
Benefits
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Employee ownership and profit share.
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Support with professional memberships (BOHS, IES, IAQM).
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Competitive pay plus 7% employer pension contribution.
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Private medical and dental cover.
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Company vehicle schemes (subject to availability).
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Friendly, supportive team and strong progression/development opportunities.
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Varied workload with UK-wide travel and occasional overseas work.
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25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
Apply
To apply or find out more, contact Abi King at Penguin Recruitment.