You will serve as an Industrial Hygienist in the Mission Support Division, Code 125100 ofNAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY

Duties

You will conduct comprehensive industrial hygiene surveys as well as helping senior staff provide advice to research and support personnel. You will assist in preparing technical reports that relate to health hazards and giving recommended actions for their control or elimination. You will assist senior staff in the implementation of new processes and requirements designed to improve the safety and health of employees. You will participate in the planning, organizing, implementation and control of a comprehensive Safety and Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene program. You will conduct formal inspections of facilities to identify and evaluate workplace hazards, and make recommendations for their abatement.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This is a Mission Essential position. You will be required to ensure organization or facility continuity of operations and/or completion of tasks that are considered essential to the mission designated by a local or command decision.

Qualifications

NO-2 In addition to the basic requirement, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-01/04) grade level or pay band (NO-01) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Knowledge of industrial hygiene principles, standards, regulations, procedures and practices and skill in managing safety and occupational health programs with diverse but recognized hazards. NO-3 In addition to the basic requirement, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-05/10) grade level or pay band (NO-02) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate most or all of the following: Knowledge of the concepts, principles and practices of industrial hygiene; Knowledge of Department of Navy and Federal occupational health standards; and Knowledge of chemicals, their hazards and toxicities, and methods used to reduce the hazards associated with their use, storage, and disposal. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0600/industrial-hygiene-series-0690/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

A bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree in industrial hygiene, occupational health sciences, occupational and environmental health, toxicology, safety sciences, or related science;

OR

A 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;

OR

Certification from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (external link) (ABIH).

Contacts

• Address NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY 4555 Overlook Avenue SW Washington, DC 20375-5324 US
• Name: Mary Vaa
• Phone: 202-767-8306
• Email: [email protected]