You will serve as a INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST (INSTRUCTOR) in the Program Support Division of NAVY-MARINE CORPS PUB HLTH CEN. 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-12 $88,183 - $114,634 / GS-11 $73,572 - $95,641

Duties

You will create, provide, and update training plans, materials, tools and reports. You will assist the Service Level Administrators (SLAs) in managing the use of DOEHRS-IH accounts. You will participate in the testing of DOEHRS-IH system updates. You will be responsible for training military and civilian personnel, including program managers and users, in the use of DOEHRS-IH system, developing educational strategies to ensure all users are fully competent with the use of DOEHRS-IH. You will develop DOEHRS-IH or other industrial hygiene related course work, and arrange, organize and execute classroom and online training. You will be providing counseling and assistance to classroom or online participants. You will plan and develop training schedules. You will develop technical guidance and informational materials on DOEHRS-IH and industrial hygiene topics and prepare responses to industrial hygiene technical inquires. You will assist in the development and update of Navy health standards and program directives, as needed. You will perform as a member of consultative assistance teams and advise, perform industrial hygiene inspections, surveys, and assessments, as needed.

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. FOR GS-12 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-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Utilizing automated software applications/data systems and/or data bases, (e.g., Defense Occupational and Environmental Health Readiness System-Industrial Hygiene (DOEHRS-IH), to collect, manage, validate, review/update, and track field survey/exposure data and/or industrial hygiene information as needed; Developing, implementing and managing industrial hygiene and occupational health programs and policy objectives; Providing technical guidance and consultative services on complex industrial hygiene problems; Presenting written and oral recommended courses of action to high level management officials; Using computer systems for the documentation and analysis of industrial hygiene data; Developing and presenting lectures on industrial hygiene topics to diverse audiences; Providing counseling and assistance to classroom or online participants; Creating and developing training plans, materials, tools, and reports; Planning and developing training schedules; knowledge of performing comprehensive industrial hygiene surveys and assessments; AND Partnering and collaborating with diverse teams of professionals from various disciplines such as: Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health, Environmental Health, Preventive Medicine, Public Health, Safety, Engineering, Epidemiology, Toxicology, Public Affairs and Education. FOR 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-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Training military and civilian Occupational Health Personnel to use automated software applications/data systems and/or data bases, (e.g., Defense Occupational and Environmental Health Readiness System-Industrial Hygiene (DOEHRS-IH), to collect, manage, validate, review/update, and track field survey/exposure data and/or industrial hygiene information as needed; Managing industrial hygiene automated systems, (e.g., DOEHRS-IH), user accounts within an organization; Participating in the testing of industrial hygiene automated systems, (e.g., DOEHRS-IH), updates; Providing counseling and assistance to classroom or online participants; Creating and developing training plans, materials, tools, and reports; Arranging and scheduling training based on input from industrial hygiene automated systems, (e.g., DOEHRS-IH), SLAs or industrial hygiene subject matter experts; AND Performing comprehensive industrial hygiene surveys and assessments. 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.

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

THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE FOR THE GS-12

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: Successfully completed 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree directly related to the position or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree directly related to the position.

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.

Contacts

• Address NAVY-MARINE CORPS PUB HLTH CEN 620 John Paul Jones Cir Portsmouth, VA 23708 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]