You will serve as an INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE TECHNICIAN in the BUMED MTF of NMRTC BREMERTON WA. 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 serve as a senior Industrial Hygiene (IH) Technician at the full performance level of this position. You will provide Industrial Hygiene support to multiple naval activities of varying complexity and mission. You will conduct industrial hygiene sampling surveys to collect exposure monitoring data to assess work practices and environmental conditions. You will serve as the point of contact within the Industrial Hygiene Program Office (IHPO) on IH sampling and monitoring equipment You will provide technical consultation and equipment training to Industrial Hygiene Program Office personnel. You will serve as a principal coordinator for workplace monitoring, equipment maintenance and calibration, and inventorying and replenishing consumables programs. You will manage equipment calibration, preventive maintenance and repair programs within the Industrial Hygiene Program Office

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 a current valid United States driver’s license.
• 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.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.

Qualifications

To qualify for the GS-09 grade level, your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-08 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 using complex Industrial Hygiene instrumentation, gathering and analyzing data and communicating findings to an appropriate Industrial Hygienist Experience initiating mechanisms and procedures to obtain the required monitoring to establish an exposure monitoring plan Experience writing equipment calibration procedures, establishing equipment maintenance formats and analyzing equipment use and service life Experience preparing instructional outlines and providing technical instruction on the use of new and technically advanced industrial hygiene equipment To qualify for the GS-08 grade level, your resume must 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: Experience performing field measurements using industrial hygiene sampling equipment Experience documenting violations of occupational safety and health standards observed while conducting industrial hygiene sampling surveys Experience entering exposure monitoring data into industrial hygiene exposure monitoring data systems, MS Office Suite software (e.g., Word, Excel, and/or Access) or equivalent industrial hygiene database systems Experience preparing and providing occupational safety and health training Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: Health Aid and Technician Series 0640 (opm.gov) and 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

Graduate education meets the specialized experience required only in those instances where it is directly related to the work of the position. Two full years of graduate education or a master's degree that is directly related to the work of an Industrial Hygiene Technician meets the requirements for GS-9.

Contacts

• Address NMRTC BREMERTON WA 1 Boone Rd B506 Bremerton, WA 98312-1898 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]