Laboratory Health & Safety Lead/Environmental Chemist (Corvallis, OR)

Laboratory Health and Safety Lead/Environmental Chemist

Put your analytical skills toward making a positive impact on the planet and your career! Join ICF in support of the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) contract at the new Region 9 Laboratory in Corvallis, Oregon.

About the role

ICF is looking for a team member to hold a DUAL role as Laboratory Health and Safety Lead/Environmental Chemist to support the USEPA Region 9 Environmental Services Assistance Team (ESAT) contract. Workplace is in Corvallis, Oregon with occasional travel to EPA Region 9 locations, including Hayward, California, may be required.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain comprehensive environmental health and safety (EHS) programs in compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
  • Perform inspections, review and revise SOPs related to health, safety, and environmental management activities, develop and deliver training, and document compliance with program and regulatory compliance for staff training.
  • Ensure compliance with facility SOPs designed to comply with OSHA, EPA, DOT, and facility permits and maintain documentation for audits and inspections.
  • Conduct safety audits and inspections to identify chemical, physical, biological, ergonomic, and fire hazards, develop and review Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), investigate incidents, accidents, and near-misses, determine root causes and corrective actions in conjunction with ICF leadership and facility safety personnel, and assist with qualitative and quantitative exposure assessments (chemical, noise, ventilation, ergonomics, etc.) as assigned by EPA.
  • Support safe procurement, handling, storage, and disposal of hazardous, universal, and biological waste, coordinate with EPA to assist disposal contractors and to support EPA to maintain regulatory documentation as well as provide guidance on waste stream optimization.
  • Coordinate emergency response activities with facility personnel and building occupants and support drills, spill response planning, and communication protocols.
  • Develop and deliver training on laboratory safety, industrial hygiene, chemical safety, PPE, and emergency procedures.
• Perform a broad range of environmental chemistry analyses using EPA methods.
  • Analysis of inorganic constituents such as chloride, sulfide, solids, etc. using manual and automated techniques.
  • Sample preparation using acid digestion/extraction for metals determination.
  • Operation of ICP-MS, ICP-OES, direct analysis Hg analyzers, or other instrumentation.
  • Sample preparation such as liquid-liquid, solid phase, high pressure fluid or other solvent extraction for determination of organic constituents using EPA methodologies.
  • Operation of GC-ECD, GC-FID, and GCMS to semivolatile organic compounds, pesticides, Aroclors, and fuel hydrocarbons.
  • Operation of GCMS for determination of volatiles in air, water, and soil.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in physical sciences (Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Microbiology, etc.) or related field.
• Minimum 6 years of demonstrated laboratory experience which must include:
• 2 years of responsibility for laboratory safety, RCRA/OSHA/state regulatory implementation, laboratory operations, hazardous waste management, and chemical safety;
• 3 years of environmental laboratory experience using EPA-approved methodologies and instrumentation, (e.g., ICP-OES, ICP-MS, GC-FID, GC/MS) in a laboratory with ISO 17025 accreditation (e.g., TNI or NELAC, DOD, some state program).
• Using an integrated LIMS and working in a paperless laboratory are desirable experience factors.
• Data management and report preparation experience.
• Experience with Clinysis (Promium) Element LIMS and Ideagen Quality Management System (IQME) are preferred.
• MUST BE ABLE TO PASS an EPA background check to obtain access to US federal property.

Qualifications

• OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER.
• RRCa training.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to work in laboratory, field, and Superfund environments.
• Use PPE and monitoring equipment.
• Ability to lift to 40 lbs.

Employer Information

Employer: ICF
Location: Corvallis, Oregon
Client: USEPA Region 9
Contract: USEPA Region 9 Environmental Services Assistance Team (ESAT)