Industrial Hygienist

As a senior Industrial Hygienist with the Environmental and Health Services Office, you will develop, implement, and maintain Center-level environmental and occupational health programs to ensure compliance with federal and state regulations and NASA requirements. You will maintain oversight of the Center's environmental and occupational health programs and support administration of the occupational medical clinic.

Responsibilities

• Maintains oversight of Federal regulatory and Agency-level requirements; develops, implements, and maintains Center-level Industrial Hygiene/Health Physics and Occupational Health programs to ensure compliance and provide a safe workplace.
• Provides services for Center compliance with hazardous materials management and chemical use restrictions.
• Coordinates with the occupational medical clinic and employee assistance programs for the Center to ensure compliance to medical surveillance of NASA and regulatory requirements.
• Serves as a technical expert responsible for the coordination of the Center's Industrial Hygiene programs, including exposure assessments, hazard evaluations, occupational health, and regulatory compliance.
• Coordinates the development, selection, and oversight of Government-provided Environmental and Occupational Health services, ensuring regulatory and policy requirements are followed.

Duties described are at the highest grade advertised. Duties assigned at lower grade levels will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity; duties will be commensurate with the grade of selected employee.

Requirements

• This position is open to U.S. citizens, nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
• This position may require a one-year probationary period. If selected, the requirement to serve such period will be determined by Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 11.
• Position subject to pre-employment background investigation or higher-level clearance. Investigation/Clearance may differ and be required based on the duty location/NASA Center requirements.
• Financial Disclosure, Drug Testing, and/or the Travel Requirements for this position may differ and be required based on the duty location/NASA Center requirements.

Qualifications

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.

GS-11

To qualify for GS-11, you must have:

• One year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level:
  • Conducting exposure assessments involving chemical, physical, or biological hazards by collecting and analyzing data, comparing results to established standards, and recommending measures to support occupational health and regulatory compliance;
  • Assessing occupational health hazards in a variety of workplace settings (industrial, laboratory, office);
  • Utilizing a variety of exposure assessment methodologies for chemical, physical and biological hazards;
• OR Completed all requirements for a doctoral degree (i.e., Ph.D. or equivalent) in an appropriate field;
• OR Completed 3 full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or equivalent doctoral degree in an appropriate field;
• OR Have an equivalent combination of experience and graduate study as discussed above.

GS-12

To qualify for GS-12, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level:

• Evaluating occupational hazards, conducting exposure assessments, and supporting compliance with State, Federal, and organizational requirements;
• Responding to events with occupational health hazards, mitigating occupational health hazards; advising management to ensure the health and safety of employees;
• Analyzing a variety of exposure assessment methodologies for chemical, physical and biological hazards; utilizing a variety of techniques to anticipate and control potentially dangerous situations in the workplace and the community.

GS-13

To qualify for GS-13, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level:

• Providing guidance and consultation for concepts, principles, or practices of Health Physics to ensure employee safety;
• Supporting occupational health programs to ensure compliance with state and federal, and organizational requirements;
• Implementing industrial hygiene practices to identify occupational hazards and recommend mitigation measures in support of workplace safety requirements.

Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job.

Education

Basic Requirements:

• Successfully completed a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree that included a major in industrial hygiene, occupational health sciences, occupational and environmental health, toxicology, safety sciences, or related science;
• OR Successfully completed a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's degree that included a major in engineering, physical science, or life science that included 12 semester hours in chemistry, including organic chemistry, and 18 additional semester hours of courses in any combination of chemistry, physics, engineering, health physics, environmental health, biostatistics, biology, physiology, toxicology, epidemiology, or industrial hygiene;
• OR Have a Certification from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH).

U.S. degrees must have been awarded from colleges or universities that are accredited by recognized accrediting organizations. If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs. These education credentials must be deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.