Senior Level Industrial Hygienist Jobs
Senior level industrial hygienist jobs put experienced professionals in charge of program direction, regulatory compliance strategy, and the field teams or technical staff that carry out the work. Openings are concentrated across Consulting & Professional Services, Government & Public Sector, and Aerospace & Defense, with a mix of on-site, hybrid, and remote roles available, and employers like Terracon Consultants, Exponent, and US Department of Labor hiring at this level now.
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Principal Industrial Hygienist (M.P.H. or Ph.D.)
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Exponent
Principal Industrial Hygienist (M.P.H. or Ph.D.)
Bellevue, Washington
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US Department of Labor
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US Department of Labor
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Spirit AeroSystems
Industrial Hygienist
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Amentum
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Principal Industrial Hygienist (M.P.H. or Ph.D.)
Exponent·Bellevue, Washington
Job functions:
$200k - $300k/yr
8+ yrs exp.
Master of Public Health
Full Time
1,001-5,000 employees
Job Description
About Exponent:
Our vision is to engage multidisciplinary teams of science, engineering, and regulatory experts to empower clients with solutions that create a safer, healthier, more sustainable world. For over five decades, we've connected the lessons of past failures with tomorrow's solutions to advise clients as they innovate technologically complex products and processes, ensure the safety and health of their users, and address the challenges of sustainability.
Join our team of experts with degrees from top programs at over 500 universities and extensive experience spanning a variety of industries. At Exponent, you’ll contribute to the diverse pool of ideas, talents, backgrounds, and experiences that drives our collaborative teamwork and breakthrough insights. Plus, we help you grow your career through mentoring, sponsorship, and a culture of learning. Thanks for your interest in joining our team!
Key statistics:
Applicants are encouraged to submit a CV (Curriculum Vitae) with publications (feel free to include publications that are in review or pending) [not restricted to 1 page].
Life @ Exponent:
We value and encourage diversity, equity and inclusion across all facets of our firm. Having a team built of people with different backgrounds, skills and perspectives allows us to provide better value to our clients and enjoy an enriched work environment.
Our firm is committed to offering a variety of programs and resources to support health and well-being. We believe that providing competitive benefits, as well as compensation and recognition programs, empowers our staff to do work that makes a difference.
Work Environment:
The base salary range for this position is depending on experience and capabilities which will be assessed during the interview process.
Salary Range: USD $200,000.00 - USD $300,000.00 /Yr. Benefits you will enjoy:
Exponent is a proud equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status.
If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, you may email us at HR-Accommodations@exponent.com.
Job Locations: US-WA-Bellevue US-GA-Atlanta US-WA-Bellevue US-MA-Burlington US-IL-Chicago US-CO-Denver US-MI-Farmington Hills US-TX-Houston US-PA-Philadelphia US-CA-Los Angeles US-MD-Bowie ...
Exponent is the only premium engineering and scientific consulting firm with the depth and breadth of expertise to solve our clients’ most profoundly unique, unprecedented, and urgent challenges.
Our vision is to engage multidisciplinary teams of science, engineering, and regulatory experts to empower clients with solutions that create a safer, healthier, more sustainable world. For over five decades, we've connected the lessons of past failures with tomorrow's solutions to advise clients as they innovate technologically complex products and processes, ensure the safety and health of their users, and address the challenges of sustainability.
Join our team of experts with degrees from top programs at over 500 universities and extensive experience spanning a variety of industries. At Exponent, you’ll contribute to the diverse pool of ideas, talents, backgrounds, and experiences that drives our collaborative teamwork and breakthrough insights. Plus, we help you grow your career through mentoring, sponsorship, and a culture of learning. Thanks for your interest in joining our team!
Key statistics:
- 950+ Consultants
- 640+ Ph.D.s
- 90+ Disciplines
- 30+ Offices globally
We are seeking an experienced consultant for a Principal Industrial Hygiene position in our Health Sciences Practice. This position is open across all U.S. office locations. In this role, you will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to provide strategic leadership and expert guidance on projects involving exposure assessment, risk assessment, exposure controls, and risk communication. These projects span a broad spectrum of chemical, biological and physical hazards in the workplace, residences, the environment, and consumer products that may include the research, measurement and reconstruction of exposure to assess risks, comparative risk research analyses using data science tools, and/or assistance with regulatory documents and analyses. As a Principal Industrial Hygienist, you will lead complex projects, cultivate relationships with existing clients, identify new business opportunities, and contribute to the growth of our Health Sciences Practice.
You will be responsible for:
- Leveraging deep knowledge in industrial hygiene to address a wide range of complex human health challenges across diverse client sectors, delivering scientifically rigorous and impactful solutions
- Identifying, pursuing, and securing new client engagements by understanding emerging needs and building long-term strategic partnerships.
- Maintaining and growing trusted relationships with existing clients by consistently delivering high-quality work, anticipating future needs, and serving as a strategic advisor.
- Building, managing, and empowering multidisciplinary teams, fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment that values diverse perspectives and scientific integrity.
- Providing guidance, coaching, and professional development opportunities to technical staff, supporting their growth into future leaders and experts.
- Ensuring successful project execution through effective planning, resource allocation, and budget management, while maintaining high standards of quality and timeliness.
- Offer high-level scientific and strategic advice to both internal stakeholders and external clients, contributing to the firm’s thought leadership and client impact.
- Enhance the firm’s visibility and credibility by publishing in peer-reviewed journals, presenting at industry conferences, leading seminars, and participating in expert advisory or technical committees.
- PhD or MPH in Industrial Hygiene or a related scientific field
- Minimum of 8 years of consulting experience in the industrial hygiene space
- Proven track record of business generation and attracting new and repeat clients or funding
-
Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH)
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex ideas clearly and persuasively to diverse audiences
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and make informed recommendations in your scientific field
- Outstanding reputation among clients and the scientific community for integrity, responsiveness, and technical expertise
- Adept people management abilities coupled with extensive experience in successfully overseeing and executing complex projects
- Strong commitment to professional development
Applicants are encouraged to submit a CV (Curriculum Vitae) with publications (feel free to include publications that are in review or pending) [not restricted to 1 page].
To learn more about life at Exponent and our impact, please visit the following links:
https://www.exponent.com/careers/life-exponent
https://www.exponent.com/company/our-impact
https://www.exponent.com/careers/life-exponent
https://www.exponent.com/company/our-impact
We value and encourage diversity, equity and inclusion across all facets of our firm. Having a team built of people with different backgrounds, skills and perspectives allows us to provide better value to our clients and enjoy an enriched work environment.
Our firm is committed to offering a variety of programs and resources to support health and well-being. We believe that providing competitive benefits, as well as compensation and recognition programs, empowers our staff to do work that makes a difference.
At Exponent, we have found that in-person interactions deepen employee engagement and are crucial for development, for realizing the full potential of our talented and diverse teams, and for building a more inclusive workplace where all have a sense of belonging. In our offices, you can expect a supportive culture and a collaborative, dynamic, multi-disciplinary work environment. Our consultants engage in-person in the office unless they are traveling for client work or other business activities.
We value the rich lives our colleagues enjoy outside of work and understand that work/life balance is critical to our employees and their well-being. Consultants have the autonomy to balance their work and personal schedules so you can meet with clients, visit inspection sites, attend conferences, and make time for priorities outside of work, too. It is this flexible, agile work style and working hours that allow our teams to drive innovation and results in their own ways, while meeting the needs of clients. #LI-Onsite
Compensation:
Our consultants are rewarded for their technical and business contributions and have an opportunity to plan for future success and career growth. Exponent's total compensation plan is consistent with its expectations of the quality and quantity of work performed and with the professional standards set by Exponent. At the Manager level and above, total compensation includes base salary, annual bonus, and 401(k) employer contribution of 7% of base salary.
The base salary range for this position is depending on experience and capabilities which will be assessed during the interview process.
Access benefits information on our Life @ Exponent page:
https://www.exponent.com/careers/life-exponent
https://www.exponent.com/careers/life-exponent
Exponent is a proud equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status.
If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, you may email us at HR-Accommodations@exponent.com.
Job Locations: US-WA-Bellevue US-GA-Atlanta US-WA-Bellevue US-MA-Burlington US-IL-Chicago US-CO-Denver US-MI-Farmington Hills US-TX-Houston US-PA-Philadelphia US-CA-Los Angeles US-MD-Bowie ...
Exponent
Principal Industrial Hygienist (M.P.H. or Ph.D.)
Bellevue, Washington
New 1m ago1,001-5,000 employees
Job functions:
$200k - $300k/yr
8+ yrs exp.
Master of Public Health
Full Time
Job Description
About Exponent:
Our vision is to engage multidisciplinary teams of science, engineering, and regulatory experts to empower clients with solutions that create a safer, healthier, more sustainable world. For over five decades, we've connected the lessons of past failures with tomorrow's solutions to advise clients as they innovate technologically complex products and processes, ensure the safety and health of their users, and address the challenges of sustainability.
Join our team of experts with degrees from top programs at over 500 universities and extensive experience spanning a variety of industries. At Exponent, you’ll contribute to the diverse pool of ideas, talents, backgrounds, and experiences that drives our collaborative teamwork and breakthrough insights. Plus, we help you grow your career through mentoring, sponsorship, and a culture of learning. Thanks for your interest in joining our team!
Key statistics:
Applicants are encouraged to submit a CV (Curriculum Vitae) with publications (feel free to include publications that are in review or pending) [not restricted to 1 page].
Life @ Exponent:
We value and encourage diversity, equity and inclusion across all facets of our firm. Having a team built of people with different backgrounds, skills and perspectives allows us to provide better value to our clients and enjoy an enriched work environment.
Our firm is committed to offering a variety of programs and resources to support health and well-being. We believe that providing competitive benefits, as well as compensation and recognition programs, empowers our staff to do work that makes a difference.
Work Environment:
The base salary range for this position is depending on experience and capabilities which will be assessed during the interview process.
Salary Range: USD $200,000.00 - USD $300,000.00 /Yr. Benefits you will enjoy:
Exponent is a proud equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status.
If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, you may email us at HR-Accommodations@exponent.com.
Job Locations: US-WA-Bellevue US-GA-Atlanta US-WA-Bellevue US-MA-Burlington US-IL-Chicago US-CO-Denver US-MI-Farmington Hills US-TX-Houston US-PA-Philadelphia US-CA-Los Angeles US-MD-Bowie ...
Exponent is the only premium engineering and scientific consulting firm with the depth and breadth of expertise to solve our clients’ most profoundly unique, unprecedented, and urgent challenges.
Our vision is to engage multidisciplinary teams of science, engineering, and regulatory experts to empower clients with solutions that create a safer, healthier, more sustainable world. For over five decades, we've connected the lessons of past failures with tomorrow's solutions to advise clients as they innovate technologically complex products and processes, ensure the safety and health of their users, and address the challenges of sustainability.
Join our team of experts with degrees from top programs at over 500 universities and extensive experience spanning a variety of industries. At Exponent, you’ll contribute to the diverse pool of ideas, talents, backgrounds, and experiences that drives our collaborative teamwork and breakthrough insights. Plus, we help you grow your career through mentoring, sponsorship, and a culture of learning. Thanks for your interest in joining our team!
Key statistics:
- 950+ Consultants
- 640+ Ph.D.s
- 90+ Disciplines
- 30+ Offices globally
We are seeking an experienced consultant for a Principal Industrial Hygiene position in our Health Sciences Practice. This position is open across all U.S. office locations. In this role, you will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to provide strategic leadership and expert guidance on projects involving exposure assessment, risk assessment, exposure controls, and risk communication. These projects span a broad spectrum of chemical, biological and physical hazards in the workplace, residences, the environment, and consumer products that may include the research, measurement and reconstruction of exposure to assess risks, comparative risk research analyses using data science tools, and/or assistance with regulatory documents and analyses. As a Principal Industrial Hygienist, you will lead complex projects, cultivate relationships with existing clients, identify new business opportunities, and contribute to the growth of our Health Sciences Practice.
You will be responsible for:
- Leveraging deep knowledge in industrial hygiene to address a wide range of complex human health challenges across diverse client sectors, delivering scientifically rigorous and impactful solutions
- Identifying, pursuing, and securing new client engagements by understanding emerging needs and building long-term strategic partnerships.
- Maintaining and growing trusted relationships with existing clients by consistently delivering high-quality work, anticipating future needs, and serving as a strategic advisor.
- Building, managing, and empowering multidisciplinary teams, fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment that values diverse perspectives and scientific integrity.
- Providing guidance, coaching, and professional development opportunities to technical staff, supporting their growth into future leaders and experts.
- Ensuring successful project execution through effective planning, resource allocation, and budget management, while maintaining high standards of quality and timeliness.
- Offer high-level scientific and strategic advice to both internal stakeholders and external clients, contributing to the firm’s thought leadership and client impact.
- Enhance the firm’s visibility and credibility by publishing in peer-reviewed journals, presenting at industry conferences, leading seminars, and participating in expert advisory or technical committees.
- PhD or MPH in Industrial Hygiene or a related scientific field
- Minimum of 8 years of consulting experience in the industrial hygiene space
- Proven track record of business generation and attracting new and repeat clients or funding
-
Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH)
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex ideas clearly and persuasively to diverse audiences
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and make informed recommendations in your scientific field
- Outstanding reputation among clients and the scientific community for integrity, responsiveness, and technical expertise
- Adept people management abilities coupled with extensive experience in successfully overseeing and executing complex projects
- Strong commitment to professional development
Applicants are encouraged to submit a CV (Curriculum Vitae) with publications (feel free to include publications that are in review or pending) [not restricted to 1 page].
To learn more about life at Exponent and our impact, please visit the following links:
https://www.exponent.com/careers/life-exponent
https://www.exponent.com/company/our-impact
https://www.exponent.com/careers/life-exponent
https://www.exponent.com/company/our-impact
We value and encourage diversity, equity and inclusion across all facets of our firm. Having a team built of people with different backgrounds, skills and perspectives allows us to provide better value to our clients and enjoy an enriched work environment.
Our firm is committed to offering a variety of programs and resources to support health and well-being. We believe that providing competitive benefits, as well as compensation and recognition programs, empowers our staff to do work that makes a difference.
At Exponent, we have found that in-person interactions deepen employee engagement and are crucial for development, for realizing the full potential of our talented and diverse teams, and for building a more inclusive workplace where all have a sense of belonging. In our offices, you can expect a supportive culture and a collaborative, dynamic, multi-disciplinary work environment. Our consultants engage in-person in the office unless they are traveling for client work or other business activities.
We value the rich lives our colleagues enjoy outside of work and understand that work/life balance is critical to our employees and their well-being. Consultants have the autonomy to balance their work and personal schedules so you can meet with clients, visit inspection sites, attend conferences, and make time for priorities outside of work, too. It is this flexible, agile work style and working hours that allow our teams to drive innovation and results in their own ways, while meeting the needs of clients. #LI-Onsite
Compensation:
Our consultants are rewarded for their technical and business contributions and have an opportunity to plan for future success and career growth. Exponent's total compensation plan is consistent with its expectations of the quality and quantity of work performed and with the professional standards set by Exponent. At the Manager level and above, total compensation includes base salary, annual bonus, and 401(k) employer contribution of 7% of base salary.
The base salary range for this position is depending on experience and capabilities which will be assessed during the interview process.
Access benefits information on our Life @ Exponent page:
https://www.exponent.com/careers/life-exponent
https://www.exponent.com/careers/life-exponent
Exponent is a proud equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status.
If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, you may email us at HR-Accommodations@exponent.com.
Job Locations: US-WA-Bellevue US-GA-Atlanta US-WA-Bellevue US-MA-Burlington US-IL-Chicago US-CO-Denver US-MI-Farmington Hills US-TX-Houston US-PA-Philadelphia US-CA-Los Angeles US-MD-Bowie ...
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Senior Level Industrial Hygienist Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a senior level industrial hygienist job?
Employers hiring at this level want candidates who have owned programs end to end, not just supported them. Holding a Certified Industrial Hygienist credential signals the technical depth these roles require. Experience leading audits, managing regulatory agency interactions, and mentoring junior staff all strengthen your candidacy. Tailoring your application to show program ownership, not just task completion, is what separates senior candidates from mid-level ones.
Which companies hire senior level industrial hygienists?
Companies hiring senior level industrial hygienists right now include Terracon Consultants, Exponent, and US Department of Labor, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of July 2026. Hiring at this level tends to come from large manufacturers, engineering and environmental consulting firms, defense contractors, and chemical or energy companies with complex occupational health and regulatory obligations.
Are there remote senior level industrial hygienist jobs?
Yes, though most senior roles still require some on-site presence given the field-based nature of the work. About 13% of senior level industrial hygienist openings are remote or hybrid as of July 2026, with hybrid arrangements most common for roles focused on program management, policy development, or multi-site oversight rather than direct exposure assessment.
What makes an industrial hygienist role senior level?
A senior level industrial hygienist role is defined by program ownership, not task execution. You are accountable for designing and maintaining the organization's IH program, making final technical calls on exposure assessments, interfacing directly with regulatory agencies, and developing less experienced staff. The scope is broader, the judgment required is deeper, and the expectation is that you lead rather than follow direction.
Which industries hire the most senior level industrial hygienists?
Senior level industrial hygienist roles concentrate in Consulting & Professional Services, Government & Public Sector, and Aerospace & Defense, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of July 2026. These sectors drive hiring at this level because they operate complex facilities, face significant occupational exposure risk, and must maintain rigorous regulatory compliance programs that require senior technical leadership rather than generalist safety oversight.