You will serve as a INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST in the Industrial Hygiene Program Office (IHPO) of NMRTC CAMP PENDLETON CA. This announcement uses the Expansion of Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense of the Department of Defense to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to certain positions in the competitive service. Salary Range GS-11 $69,107-$ 89,835 GS-9 $57,118 -$74,250

Duties

You will perform industrial hygiene inspections, surveys and evaluations individually or as part of a team. You will research the chemical and toxicological literature, develop and/or recommend individualized methods and approaches to obtain a valid and complete evaluation. You will evaluate the need for quantitative assessment of air contamination; noise and other physical stressors as well as the quantitative assessment of ventilation systems. You will recommend engineering controls to correct deficiencies where feasible. You will provide consultation and advice to activities on occupational health problems and concerns, when requested. You will plan and conduct complete evaluations of work operations. You will prepare preliminary and final technical reports of studies, surveys and investigations. You will evaluate the need for qualitative assessments. You will review plans for new construction and alternations of existing facilities. You will enter data into a number of databases. You will participate in educational programs to keep customers informed of industrial hygiene legislation and techniques.

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.
• Selectee 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.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet the following Basic Requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual In order to qualify for this position your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. GS-11: In addition to meeting the BASIC REQUIREMENT, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Applying industrial hygiene concepts, principles, and practices carrying out all industrial hygiene programs for organization activities, (e.g., Navy and Marine Corps), concerned with a wide variety of industrial sites and research laboratories. Using industrial hygiene sampling techniques and instrumentation; Devising a variety of control measures, including ventilation, shielding, material substitution, change in work procedures, isolation, education, personal protective devices; Recognizing and evaluating occupational health hazards, including those for which the nature and extent of hazard is not completely understood; AND Utilizing industrial hygiene automated application/database/systems Defense Occupational and Environmental Health Readiness System - Industrial Hygiene (DOEHRS - IH) or similar to conduct and documents SEG exposure assessments - monitor/enter result and survey command information - maintain other data/metrics necessary to document work accomplished and perform program assessments; AND Investigating health problems which arise among workers to determine probable cause. GS-09: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Applying industrial hygiene concepts, principles, practices regulations pertaining to occupational safety and health/industrial hygiene programs; Investigating health problems which arise among workers to determine probable cause and to recommend measures to minimize health hazards; Utilizing personal computers, Microsoft Office Suite software products (e.g. Word, Excel, and/or Access), windows computer operating system/applications; Assisting in the evaluation of occupational health hazards to include those for which the nature and extent of hazard is not completely understood; AND Assisting in devising control measures for ventilation, shielding, material, substitution, and change in work procedures. Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) is preferred but not a requirement. 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=GS-PROF. 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

ALL APPLICANTS MUST MEET THE Basic Requirements

The education must be accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (external link) at the time the degree was obtained. Applicants must meet one of the following requirements:

• A bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree in industrial hygiene, occupational health sciences, occupational and environmental health, toxicology, safety sciences, or related science; (Your transcripts must be attached.) Failure to submit a copy of your transcripts with your application will result in an ineligible rating. 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; .(Your transcripts must be attached.) Failure to submit a copy of your transcripts with your application will result in an ineligible rating.
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• Certification from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (external link) (ABIH). (A copy of your license or registration must be attached) Failure to submit a copy of your license or registration with your application will result in an ineligible rating.

Courses in the history or teaching of chemistry are not acceptable.

Evaluation of Education - All science or engineering courses offered in fulfillment of the above requirements must be acceptable for credit toward the completion of a standard 4-year professional curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in science or engineering at an accredited college or university. For engineering degrees to be acceptable, the curriculum must be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) as a professional engineering curriculum.

FOR GS-11 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:

Successful completion of Three "3" years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree directly related to the position or If you are using education to qualify, you MUST submit a complete copy of transcripts Failure to submit this information WILL result in an ineligible rating.

FOR GS-09 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:

Successful completion of Two "2" years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree directly related to the position or If you are using education to qualify, you MUST submit a complete copy of transcripts 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. Bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree in Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health Sciences, Occupational and Environmental Health, Toxicology, Safety Sciences, or related science should included 12 semester hours in chemistry, including organic chemistry and that was accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the qualification

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 CAMP PENDLETON CA 200 Mercy Circle Camp Pendleton, CA 92055 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]