Title:  Certified Occupational Hygienist

About John Holland

We’re all about transforming lives by finding solutions to complex challenges across a wide range of industries including infrastructure, property, rail, building and water projects in Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia.

From the epic, to the intimate, everything we do improves life for someone, somewhere. It gives our business momentum and means we approach things a little differently.

While our competitors talk about what they do, we focus on why we do it. We transform communities to make them easier to move around, more connected and better to live in.

Are you up for the challenge?

About the Project

The Linewide Alliance, comprising John Holland, Alstom, RATP Dev, KBR and WSP, are excited to be delivering the transformative Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) East Linewide package.

When SRL opens, the new rail services for passengers will also be delivered by, a venture between RATP Dev and John Holland to operate and maintain the franchise for 15 years from 2035, to be known as TransitLinx.

The Alliance will deliver a world-class, service-proven driverless metro system that sets new benchmarks for comfort, safety, and reliability for Melbourne.

SRL is a transport and urban planning project that will deliver world-class public transport, reduce travel times, and support the delivery of more homes and housing.

About the Role

Develop, implement, and maintain occupational hygiene management plans, processes, and procedures across the Linewide Project. Provide specialist advice and control

measures to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, contractual obligations, and industry standards, supporting the Project Leadership Team in fostering a safe and

healthy work environment.

What you will do;

Develop and implement occupational hygiene management plans, including the Occupational Health and Hygiene Sub-Plan and Construction Ventilation Management Sub-Plan.

Guide and support the Project Leadership Team in establishing and maintaining an occupational hygiene culture aligned with the Alliance vision.

Conduct Level 1, 2, and 3 occupational hygiene risk assessments, identifying and mitigating hazards such as asbestos, dust, noise, vibration, and chemical exposures.

Coordinate and manage external consultants for occupational hygiene monitoring (e.g., asbestos air monitoring, noise assessments, air quality monitoring).

Oversee the development, implementation, and execution of the respiratory protective equipment (RPE) fit testing program for personnel exposed to airborne hazards.

Initiate and administer education programs to raise awareness of occupational hygiene hazards among employees, contractors, and visitors.

Investigate causes of occupational hygiene-related incidents and recommend actions to prevent future occurrences.

Maintain comprehensive occupational hygiene records, manage statutory reporting requirements, and monitor compliance and performance progress.

Stay up-to-date with relevant legal, regulatory, and industry standards related to occupational hygiene and communicate changes to the workplace.

Provide specialist support to internal stakeholders, including operational leaders, project employees, contractors, clients, and visitors, ensuring occupational hygiene compliance across the project lifecycle.

Develop project safety professionals to ensure robust day-to-day specialist support in occupational hygiene. Ensure the project has the tools and knowledge to meet its regulatory and legal obligations in occupational hygiene.

Support the effectiveness of the consultative framework and communicate occupational hygiene matters to management and staff as appropriate.

Ensure the project has the tools and knowledge to meet its regulatory and legal obligations in occupational hygiene.

Support the effectiveness of the consultative framework and communicate occupational hygiene matters to management and staff as appropriate.

What we are looking for;

Qualification:

•    Advanced Diploma Safety in Occupational Health and Safety or equivalent
•    Safety Lead Auditor Qualification
•    Bachelor degree in Quality, Safety, Environmental, Project Management or other associated disciplines
•    TAE Certificate IV in Training and Assessment

Experience:

•    Demonstrated Construction safety management in a major project. 
•    Demonstrated Audit Management experience. 
•    Quantitative and qualitative risk assessment and monitoring of risk controls and actions involved in delivery and implementation of projects
•    Knowledge of Safety legislation and statutes (especially those relating to Comcare), and ability to interpret any applicable statutes or legislation relevant to Project
•    Knowledge of Environmental legislation and statutes, and ability to interpret any applicable statutes or legislation relevant to Project

As part of the team, you can help us transform lives

Your success is reflected in ours, so we’re committed to being an employer of choice. We pride ourselves on having a diverse and inclusive workplace, as we understand that different perspectives and ideas are critical to our long-term success.

We want you to be with us for the long term, so providing you with rich career experiences and ongoing development is our priority.

What’s in it for you

We’re about connecting your sense of purpose to ours. We understand that your career is one of the biggest ways to have an impact on the world. We also believe in supporting you as a whole person, not just an employee.

We reward and support our people in so many ways. This starts with being flexible about how different people like to work. From generous leave policies to wellbeing and relationship support, your needs sit at the heart of our employee benefits.

We Offer;

Competitive remuneration with salary continuance, and salary sacrifice packaging options available.

Great leave benefits including 18 weeks paid parental leave with superannuation and up to an extra 18 weeks of superannuation paid on further periods of unpaid parental leave, multicultural leave exchange and two additional John Holland Days to prioritise health and wellbeing.

Career progression underpinned by our exciting pipeline of work means you'll have the opportunity to work on iconic projects that are shaping cities and communities.

Learning and development opportunities where you'll have access to emerging talent programs, building your career through clear career pathways, and technical and leadership training and development opportunities.

Inclusion and diversity is part of how we work and do what we do at John Holland. Our active commitment to being an employer of choice is evident in the delivery of our Gender Equality Strategic Plan supported by our Pride, Celebrate Women, RAP and Grow networks.

Flexible working that works for you as we know flexibility means different things to different people. Whether it's flexi-hours, flexi-parenting, flexi-leave, flexi-shifts, flexi-work, we're committed to helping our people work flexibly.