Certified Industrial Hygienist

It's time to come work for a team of growing professionals who continuously strive to make a meaningful impact in the world! NV5 is a provider of engineering and consulting services to public and private sector clients, delivering solutions through six business verticals: Testing, Inspection & Consulting; Infrastructure; Utility Services; Environmental Health Sciences; Buildings & Program Management; and Geospatial Technology. With offices nationwide and abroad, NV5 helps clients plan, design, build, test, certify, and operate projects that improve the communities where we live and work.

As engineers, architects, construction/program managers, environmental professionals and beyond, we play a significant role in shaping our communities through the services we provide. We are looking for passionate, driven individuals to join our team focused on Delivering Solutions and Improving Lives.

The Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) provides professional industrial hygiene oversight and is responsible for the development, execution, review, and approval of all industrial hygiene sampling, monitoring, and reporting activities to ensure worker protection, regulatory compliance, and proper waste characterization.

Industrial Hygiene Oversight

Direct and oversee all preabatement, inprocess, and postabatement industrial hygiene activities for hazardous materials.
• Provide professional judgment for exposure assessment, containment effectiveness, worker protection measures, and control strategies.
• Maintain responsibility for compliance with OSHA, WISHA (Washington Administrative Code), and contractspecific lead and hazardous materials requirements.

Sampling, Testing, and Monitoring

• Develop, review, and approve industrial hygiene sampling plans, including air, surface, media, and waste sampling.
• Oversee preabatement hazardous materials characterization for lead, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, arsenic, beryllium, and PCBs.
• Direct and approve worker exposure monitoring, ambient air monitoring, containment performance monitoring, and visible emissions monitoring.
• Review laboratory analytical results and interpret data relative to applicable regulatory thresholds and action levels.

Reporting and Documentation

• May include the review, sign, and certify all industrial hygiene reports, including:
• PreAbatement (Start) Reports
• PostAbatement / PostBlasting Reports
• Air, media, and exposure monitoring summaries
• Waste characterization and disposal documentation
• Ensure reports accurately document sampling locations, methods, laboratory analyses, results, deviations, and compliance status.
• Support preparation of project submittals that require CIH review or approval prior to mobilization.

Worker Protection and Compliance

• Review and approve Worker Protection Plans, Respiratory Protection Plans, and Airborne Sampling Plans.
• Provide industrial hygiene input for containment, ventilation, negative pressure systems, and emissions control.
• Confirm that abatement activities remain within permissible exposure limits and contractspecified thresholds.
• Support corrective actions and work stoppage recommendations if containment failure or exposure exceedances occur.

Required Qualifications

• Active Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) credential.
• Bachelor's degree in industrial hygiene, environmental health, occupational safety, or a related scientific discipline (Master's degree preferred).
• Demonstrated experience supporting lead paint abatement and industrial hazardous materials projects.
• Working knowledge of OSHA Lead Standards, Washington WAC requirements, and industrial abatement best practices.
• Experience reviewing laboratory data, exposure assessments, and industrial hygiene reports.

Physical & Site Requirements

• Ability to support industrial work environments.
• Ability to review and assess work performed within active abatement and containment areas (as required).
• Willingness to support project schedules and reporting deadlines associated with abatement work.

The pay range for this Washington position is $70.00- $80.00 per hour; based on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience of the candidate. Medical, dental, and vision insurance are also offered to full-time employees, along with Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts, with employee and employer contributions. NV5 provides 3 weeks of Paid Time Off a year for full-time hourly employees along with 8 paid holidays a year and Flexible Time Off plan for full-time salary employees along with 6 paid holidays a year. 401(k) savings plan; Company Paid Basic life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance; Company Paid Short-term and long-term disability insurance are also provided. More information can be found via hyperlink here. NV5 may provide restricted stock units, signing/stay bonuses, or as part of the compensation package. This information is provided per the salary transparency provisions of the Washington Equal Pay and Opportunities Act. Base pay information is based on market location. Applicants should apply via the NV5 careers site.

NV5 offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, life insurance, PTO, 401(k) and professional development/advancement opportunities.

NV5 provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. NV5 complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.