• Employment Type: Full time, 1 year parental leave backfill
• Remuneration: Level 9 148K to 157K + Super and leave loading
• Location: Kensington, NSW

About UNSW

At UNSW, we pride ourselves on being a workplace where the best people come to do their best work.  We aspire to be Australia’s global university, improving and transforming lives through excellence in research, outstanding education and a commitment to advancing a just society. 

Why your role matters

The Senior Occupational Hygiene Specialist provides enterprise-level specialist leadership in managing occupational hygiene risks across UNSW.

You will be operating as the University’s principal technical authority, the role ensures that all relevant exposures—chemical, biological, radiological, and physical—are systematically identified, assessed, and controlled across diverse activities and locations.

About You

• Extensive experience in occupational hygiene risk management and health and safety advisory functions in complex, high-risk environments.
• Relevant tertiary qualification with significant and sustained relevant experience or equivalent competence gained through any combination of education, training and experience.
• Proven capability in best practice H&S risk management, including critical risk control approaches, within relevant legislation, Australian standards, industry best practice and an ISO 45001 aligned framework.
• Proven capability to act as the principal technical authority in occupational hygiene risk management, including authoritative advice across chemical, biological, or radiological exposures.
• Demonstrated success shaping standards and system design to embed effective occupational hygiene risk management into operational practice in a complex organisation.
• Proven ability to lead projects and initiatives that drive continuous improvement.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with the ability to navigate complex organisational environments and drive successful outcomes.
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills to uplift capability across multidisciplinary teams and drive cultural change in risk management practices.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to prepare high-quality reports and training materials.

How to Apply: Submit your CV & cover letter detailing your interest and suitability for the job before Wednesday 11th March 2026 by 11:55pm.

Please note: Sponsorship is not available for this role, valid Australian working rights are required on application.

UNSW Benefits and Culture: People are at the core of everything we do. We recognise it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world. Our benefits include: 

• Flexible Working Options (work from home, flexible hours etc) 
• Additional 3 days leave during December festive period.
• Career development opportunities 
• Up to 50% discount on UNSW courses
• Flexible 17% Superannuation contributions, additional leave-loading payments and salary sacrifice.
• Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness passport)

Pre-Employment Checks 
Aligned with UNSW’s focus on cultivating a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for.  

These pre-employment checks may include a combination of some of the following checks:  

• National and International Criminal history checks 
• Entitlement to work and ID checks 
• Working With Children Checks  
• Completion of a Gender-Based Violence Prevention Declaration  
• Verification of relevant qualifications 
• Verification of relevant professional membership  
• Employment history and reference checks 
• Financial responsibility assessments/checks. 
• Medical Checks and Assessments 
• Compliance with the necessary combination of these checks is a condition of employment at UNSW.

UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.