Industrial Hygienist.

About the Role

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. This position is in the Installations Career Field.

Responsibilities

• Conduct periodic surveys of working conditions to assess the nature and magnitude of hazardous exposures.
• Plan, coordinate, and conduct comprehensive surveys to identify and evaluate potential chemical, biological, or physical health hazards within the workplace.
• Prepare directives, instructions, specific control procedures, and occupational health bulletins relative to industrial hygiene.
• Develop priorities and goals for the industrial hygiene program based on existing or planned level of service, program elements, and/or anticipated problems/projects.
• Review accident reports for completeness, accuracy, and authenticity and ensure causal analysis and corrective actions are appropriate.
• Conduct or coordinate inspections and surveys of District operations to identify actual or potential workplace hazards.
• Evaluate program accomplishments periodically to coordinate the program effectively and determine the need for program improvements or changes.
• Write and submit technical reports that are clear, concise, and timely.
• Analyze and evaluate new and existing jobs, processes, products, or other systems to determine the existence, severity, probability, and outcome of hazards.
• Inspect or survey workplaces, processes, products, or other systems for compliance with established safety and occupational health policies, standards, and regulations.
• Brief workforce personnel and managers regarding identified workplace hazards.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Valid State Driver’s License.
• Pre-employment physical is required.
• 1-year probationary period may be required.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is required.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

Basic Requirement for Industrial Hygienist:

• Option 1: Bachelor’s or graduate (or higher level) degree in industrial hygiene, occupational health sciences, occupational and environmental health, toxicology, safety sciences, or related science. The education must be accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.
• Option 2: Bachelor’s degree in a branch of 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. The education must be accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. For engineering degrees, the curriculum must be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum.
• Option 3: Certification from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH).

Specialized Experience:

One year of specialized experience which includes:

• Coordinating surveys and investigations of worksites to evaluate and formulate controls for occupational health hazards.
• Developing controls and techniques to eliminate and reduce safety and environmental hazards in the workplace.
• Briefing workforce personnel and managers regarding identified workplace hazards.
• Preparing technical reports which identify health hazards and recommendations for their reduction and elimination.
• Analyzing and evaluating new and existing jobs, processes, products, or other systems to determine the existence, severity, probability, and outcome of hazards.
• Inspecting or surveying workplaces, processes, products, or other systems for compliance with established safety and occupational health policies, standards, and regulations.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone—no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Foreign Education:

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been 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. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

Pay

Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.

Additional Information

• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• If you have retired from federal service and are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see additional information in the announcement.
• When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit Permanent Change of Station (PCS) for more information. PCS allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.
• Advanced-in-Hire, Enhanced Leave Accrual, Student Loan repayment, or Recruitment/Relocation incentive MAY be authorized if determined to be in the best interest of the government.