Industrial Hygienist II

About the role

Bring your industrial hygiene expertise to one of the most dynamic work environments in the country. Join HSG in supporting the mission at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Multi-User Spaceport, where industrial hygiene goes far beyond the traditional office environment. In this role, you’ll help protect the workforce behind some of the nation’s most complex aerospace operations - supporting everything from exposure assessments and hazardous operations to emergency response and rocket launches. We’re looking for an experienced Industrial Hygienist who is comfortable in the field, confident making technically sound recommendations, and ready to take ownership of projects from initial assessment through final reporting. If you’re energized by challenging environments, meaningful work, and the opportunity to directly support NASA, Space Force, and commercial spaceflight operations, we’d love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Implements designated industrial hygiene programs for the evaluation and control of potential health hazards including, but not limited to asbestos sampling; indoor air quality; confined space; sampling and analysis of air contaminants associated with hazardous operations; propellant transfer and storage; exhaust ventilation systems; hearing conservation and noise hazards; heat stress; biological safety; and ergonomics.
• Performs a wide range of industrial hygiene consultation services, which include planning, managing, and reporting the results of exposure assessments.
• Ensures that customers are aware of conditions representing potential health or safety hazards, associated regulations, and provides effective recommendations for hazard mitigation.
• Establishes project objectives and methodologies; reviews project field data; and approves of final survey reports for a variety of industrial hygiene projects.
• Attends, chairs, and participates in a variety of meetings and working groups to provide outreach, integrate activities, communicate issues, recommend process improvements, and resolve problems.
• Provides Launch Emergency Operations Center industrial hygiene support for NASA, Space Force, and commercial rocket launches. Participates in launch emergency contingency planning and training.
• Coordinates and manages industrial hygiene support to incidents, including spills; hazardous operations; launches; hurricanes; and other emergencies. Participates in center-wide contingency exercises.
• Assigns and instructs employees engaged in technical data collection, analysis, and reporting; responds to