Consultant, Asbestos Specialist

About the role

This position sits at the center of environmental safety and compliance—ensuring asbestos-related risks are properly identified, managed, and mitigated across complex industrial and construction environments. Your work directly contributes to safer worksites, regulatory compliance, and the success of high-profile remediation and demolition projects.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Asbestos Field Sampling Technician on assigned site investigation, remediation, and decommissioning/decontamination/demolition environmental construction projects and implement site-specific Health & Safety Plans
• Ensure appropriate level of PPE is available and properly used, including maintenance and sanitation
• Collect asbestos samples in accordance with regulatory guidelines and industry best practices
• Manage sample collection and documentation processes
• Aid in the development of sampling plans, reporting, and review
• Verify communication systems are in place and functioning
• Maintain accurate project and compliance records
• Support work across related consulting fields including decommissioning, demolition, production safety, construction safety, air compliance, and contaminated site investigation

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Degree in Engineering, Geology, Environmental Science or a related discipline; or eight (8) years of equivalent experience
• Two (2) years of experience in asbestos-related projects specifically to industrial sites, large demolition projects, construction safety, air compliance and contaminated site investigation
• California Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) Certified Asbestos Consultant (CAC) or Certified Site Surveillance (CSST) Certification, current
• California Department of Public Health (CDPH) – Certified Lead Sampling Technician or Certified Lead Inspector / Assessor, current
• Strong computer skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, CAD, etc.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Willingness to be cross-trained in additional health and safety/industrial hygiene work
• Ability to travel within the southern and central California areas

Preferred

• 40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER training
• 8-hour OSHA HAZWOPER Supervisor certification
• CPR/First Aid certification
• Bloodborne pathogens training
• Confined space and excavation awareness training
• Emergency preparedness training
• Hazard recognition and job hazard analysis experience
• Incident investigation and root cause analysis experience

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, parental leave, medical, dental, vision, life, disability, AD&D insurance, 401(k) or RRSP/DPSP, and other applicable benefits to eligible employees. This role may be eligible for bonus pay (casual and fixed term/flex force employees are not bonus eligible).