Junior Industrial Hygienist

About the role

Seeking a motivated Junior Industrial Hygienist to join our Environmental Services team in New York City. This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career professional looking to gain hands-on experience supporting environmental health and safety projects throughout the NYC metropolitan area. The ideal candidate will have experience conducting asbestos and lead inspections, environmental sampling, and field monitoring activities while working alongside senior industrial hygiene professionals on a variety of commercial, institutional, transportation, and infrastructure projects. This is a Contract to Hire position based out of New York, NY (full-time).

Responsibilities

• Perform asbestos inspections, surveys, and bulk sampling in accordance with NYC and NYS regulations.
• Conduct lead-based paint inspections, risk assessments, and clearance monitoring.
• Perform indoor air quality (IAQ), mold, noise, and other environmental investigations.
• Collect environmental samples and maintain proper chain-of-custody documentation.
• Conduct site visits and field observations for hazardous building materials assessments.
• Prepare technical reports, field notes, and inspection documentation.
• Communicate findings with project managers, clients, contractors, and regulatory agencies.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA, NYC DEP, and NYSDOL regulations.
• Support construction monitoring and environmental remediation projects.
• Travel to project sites throughout NYC and the five boroughs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Engineering, or a related field.
• 1-2 years of industrial hygiene, environmental consulting, or hazardous materials experience.
• New York State Asbestos Inspector Certification required.
• New York State Asbestos Project Monitor Certification preferred.
• EPA Lead Inspector and/or Risk Assessor Certification preferred.
• Mold Inspector Certification is a plus.
• OSHA 40-Hour HAZWOPER Certification.

Benefits

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Pay

The pay range for this position is $35.00 - $38.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.