ES Occupational Health Professional

Location: Winnemucca, NV

Onsite Flexibility: Onsite

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 12 months
• Pay Rate: $51.40 $ 66.71 / Hour (USD)
• Shift / Schedule: 3 Weeks on, 1 Week Off (EWW 57-hour work week)
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

This is a career-level position within field, considered highly skilled and proficient in discipline. The role is suited for a seasoned, experienced professional with a full understanding of the area of specialization who resolves a wide range of issues in creative ways. Work involves problems of diverse scope where data analysis requires evaluation of identifiable factors. The professional demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions and networks with senior internal and external personnel in their own area of expertise.

The position receives technical supervision from the Project ESH Manager and Corporate Industrial Hygiene Manager.

The assignment is located at Thacker Pass, the largest known lithium resource in the United States. Once complete, the mine and processing facilities will produce more lithium carbonate than any other facility in the United States enough to power 1 million electric vehicles per year. Earth work began in 2023 and design and procurement of long-lead equipment is underway. The project is located in the high desert of north-central Nevada, approximately 25 miles from the Oregon border, 1 hour northwest of Winnemucca, and 3 hours northeast of Reno.

The facility will use its excess process heat to generate electricity and will recycle process water up to seven times.

• Helps integrate industrial hygiene requirements into project planning, design, construction, and operations; interprets requirements and provides technical assistance within ES&H teams and to other project groups regarding risk assessment, plan preparation, industrial hygiene requirements, and ES&H program execution.
• Researches issues and regulatory requirements and prepares documentation and reports.
• Provides technical guidance for industrial hygiene studies, risk and hazard assessments, and other safety and health reviews.
• Assists in the development and implementation of routine industrial hygiene activities inclusive of the project Safety and Health Management Plan and associated industrial hygiene plans, procedures, methods, and training.
• Participates in emergency response and aids the investigation and resolution of health-related incidents; helps identify stakeholders and resolve their concerns.
• Provides industrial hygiene input to Engineering, Construction, Commissioning and Startup, Subcontracts, Operations, and other project groups to make sure that requirements are properly integrated within project planning, design, construction plans, and subcontracts.
• Participates in meetings, as required, with customers, project team members, and contractors/subcontractors to advise them of industrial hygiene requirements that may affect their work.
• Conducts inspections, sampling, and monitoring to help evaluate ES&H performance, identify the need for corrective actions, and confirm compliance with contract, regulatory, project, and client ES&H requirements.
• Helps track ES&H performance and trends, prepares reports, and enters data in the Industrial Hygiene Records System (IHRS).
• Provides support for ES&H team members and tasks, inclusive of all three ES&H disciplines.

• Ability to research and comprehend organizational and regulatory requirements.
• Communicates well with diverse stakeholders and has technical writing and analytical skills; demonstrates understanding of ES&H Management Systems.
• Able to integrate environmental, safety, and health factors for program execution.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Computer skills for preparing presentations, data management, and report preparation.
• Analytical skills related to environmental sampling and monitoring.
• Adaptable and able to work outdoors in a field environment under project site and weather conditions.
• Ability to support various work shifts, as needed.
• Valid driver's license.
• Certified Industrial Hygiene (or equivalent Certified Safety Professional) through a recognized accrediting organization; licensing through appropriate regulatory authorities where required; sufficient…