You will serve as an INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST of NMRTC PORTSMOUTH VA. THIS IS A DIRECT HIRE ANNOUNCEMENT. Section 1109 of the National Defense Authorization Act Fiscal Year 2020 Public Law 116-92 amended Section 9905 of title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.) to streamline and simplify certain Department of Defense civilian Direct Hire Authorities to recruit and appoint qualified candidates directly to certain positions in the competitive service in the Department of Defense.

Duties

You will carry out industrial hygiene surveys and collect samples on the workplace monitoring plan. You will utilize DoD and Navy regulations regarding occupational health and hazardous materials. You will investigate health concerns within the workplace and determine probable cause. You will evaluate and propose new work processes to minimize health hazards. You will enter Industrial Hygiene data into DOEHRS-IH.

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.
• You will be required to be immunized on an annual basis against influenza.

Qualifications

GS-12 Your resume must 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: Experience planning and completing industrial hygiene programs. Experience developing workplace monitoring plans. Experience developing a variety of control measures to include: ventilation, shielding, material substitution, changes in work procedures, isolation, education, and personal protective devices. Experience investigating arising health concerns and determining probable cause within the workplace. Experience recommending and evaluating new work processes to minimize health hazards. Experience assessing work practices to identify the population at risk. Experience maintaining, calibrating, and selecting appropriate equipment to oversee sampling. Experience preparing documentation for personnel medical records. Experience with entering industrial hygiene data into DOEHRS-IH and/or additional web-based applications. GS-11 Your resume must 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: Experience completing industrial hygiene surveys. Experience developing a variety of control measures to include: ventilation, shielding, material substitution, changes in work procedures, isolation, education, and personal protective devices. Experience investigating arising health concerns and determining probable cause within the workplace. Experience recommending and evaluating new work processes to minimize health hazards. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: General Schedule Qualification Standards (opm.gov). 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

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess.

• 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).

Substitution of Education

GS-12
Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

GS-11
Master's or equivalent graduate degree. A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address NMRTC PORTSMOUTH VA 620 John Paul Jones Circle Portsmouth, VA 23708-5000 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]