You will serve as a INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE TECHNICIAN in the Bureau Medicine and Surgery Military Treatment Facility (BUMED MTF) of NMRTC PEARL HARBOR HI. This announcement uses the Expansion of Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to certain positions in the competitive service. GS-05 $39,207-50,974 GS-06 $43,706- 56,814

Duties

You will record all measurements/sampling data as required for establishing a historical record of occupational exposure, under the direction of the cognizant IH. You will research sampling methods when dealing with new materials or processes. You will document workplace conditions and any apparent violations of occupational safety and health standards seen while sampling. You will write calibration procedures, establish maintenance/repair formats, maintain sampling and equipment databases, analyze equipment use and service life and compiling, and maintain equipment performance records.

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 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.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid State driver’s license.
• A favorable Tier 3 background investigation is required for all Non-Critical Sensitive (NCS) positions with access to network systems and Personally Identifiable Information (PII).
• The incumbent may be required to work on any day or shift, including night, weekends, holidays, or on an “on call” basis, necessary to meet mission requirements.

Qualifications

FOR THE GS-06: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-05) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Completing workplace monitoring in support of Exposure Monitoring Plans for multiple industrial commands/organizations across geographically dispersed areas. Conducting complete workplace monitoring using various IH monitoring equipment of work operations involving potentially hazardous occupational physical and chemical stressors under the direction of an Industrial Hygienist. Managing IH monitoring equipment calibration, preventive maintenance, and repair programs within an industrial hygiene program office. Preparing instructional outlines and providing technical instruction to IH professionals, technicians, and workplace monitors on the use of new technically advanced Industrial Hygiene equipment. Utilizing an electronic datawarehouse application such as (Defense Occupational and Environmental Health Readiness System Industrial Hygiene (DOEHRS-IH) to enter occupational exposure monitoring data. FOR THE GS-05: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-04) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: - Uses Industrial Hygiene (IH) instrumentation, gathers and analyzes data and communicates findings to the cognizant Industrial Hygienist. - Provides written documentation of sampling for inclusion in command level survey reports. - Utilizes MS Office Suite software (such as Word, Excel, and/or Access) and other databases to enter data into monitoring systems. - Assists Head, IHPO during sensitive or complex health investigations and provides technical assistance and support. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-TECH. https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0600/health-aid-and-technician-series-0640/ 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. 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

SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE: Applicants may substitute the following education for the required experience, provided it demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work of the position:

For GS-06 - Successful completion of: One half full year (9 Semester hours) of graduate level education directly related to the position. (If using education to qualify copy of transcript must be attached) - Failure to submit this information WILL result in an ineligible rating.

For GS-05 - Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, with major study or at least 24 semester hours in subjects directly related to the position. (If using education to qualify copy of transcript must be attached) - Failure to submit this information WILL result in an ineligible rating.

COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be combined to meet the total qualification requirements.

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the qualification requirements if the applicant can provide documentation indicating that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide such evidence when applying for further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Foreign Education: Required for vacancies with Positive Education or Education Substitution: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the qualification requirements if the applicant can provide documentation indicating that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide such evidence when applying for further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/officies/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address NMRTC PEARL HARBOR HI 480 Central Avenue Pearl Harbor, HI 96860-4908 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]