See QUALIFICATIONS for important information about this position. Serves as technical expert, leading and conducting activities pertaining to the full range of the environmental health and safety (EHS) program, ensuring that agency-owned and leased facilities comply with federal and state safety and occupational health regulations and standards. See DUTIES for additional responsibilities of this position.

Duties

Assists in planning/conducting occupational health and safety inspections and surveys of HQ worksites and facilities to address employee and management complaints and ensure compliance with EHS regulations, policies and Union-Management Agreements. Operates and handles environmental, safety and industrial hygiene monitoring equipment, with responsibility for the accuracy of data developed in connection with industrial hygiene programs and studies. Prepares written reports documenting findings, provides advice and guidance to building managers to address cited deficiencies or recommends specific actions to eliminate or control unsafe conditions and/or health risks identified during the survey. Prepares tracking log or inputs findings in an automated system. Follows up and reassesses initial concerns to ensure implementation of recommended corrective action. Provides technical advice to other industrial hygienists, employees, management, etc concerning industrial health hazards and possible approaches to their control, potential hazards resulting from specific work operations, facilities and equipment. Reviews reports for investigations of SSA occupied spaces for conformance with regulatory requirements and standard industry guidelines, technical accuracy, identification of health and safety hazards and recommended control and corrective actions. Prepares correspondence to request clarifications and edits, issue reports and recommended actions. Travels to conduct EHS training, facility inspections and comprehensive assessments to evaluate compliance with safety and occupational health regulations, policies, policies, procedures and agency practices. Conducts pre/post-assessment and logistical activities, i.e., researches, gathers and reviews data, previous reports and incidents. Schedules site visits and appropriate parties. Conducts inspection to identify unsafe working conditions, presence of environmental hazards and level of compliance with published safety and occupational health regulations and standards. Reviews laboratory analyses and prepares reports that include findings and recommendations for control of identified hazards. Reviews and/or determines the nature of the problem and the number and type of environmental samples to be collected. Examines effectiveness of existing control measures and collaborates with medical staff, electrical engineers, fire protection engineers, HVAC engineers, building managers, etc to ensure accuracy and that requirements are appropriately addressed.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required. Selective Service Registration, if applicable (www.sss.gov).
• Fingerprinting and background and/or security investigation may be required. Job offers are contingent on fingerprinting and background/security investigation results
• See QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED, REQUIRED DOCUMENTS and HOW TO APPLY for important information about qualifying and applying for this position.

Qualifications

To qualify for this GS-12 Industrial Hygienist position you must demonstrate: (1) the Individual Occupational Requirement for the federal 0690 series AND (2) at least 52 weeks of Specialized Experience (1) INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT (IOR): to meet the IOR you must have: A.A bachelor's or graduate degree in industrial hygiene, occupational health sciences, occupational and environmental health, toxicology, safety sciences or related science -- OR -- B.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 -- C.Certification from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH). Courses in the history or teaching of chemistry are not acceptable. Courses must be acceptable toward completion of a standard 4-year bachelor's degree in science or engineering at an accredited university. For engineering degrees, the curriculum must be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by ABET as a professional engineering curriculum. Highlight courses supporting Option B on your transcript. Applicants who don't meet the IOR will be ineligible for further consideration. (2) SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE must have been gained in a federal position at or above GS-11 OR (if your position and/or experience is in another federal pay scale OR outside of federal service) by performing duties at a level of responsibility and difficulty equivalent to GS-11. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is work that primarily consists of conducting evaluations of work operations to assess potentially hazardous environmental conditions; performing inspections of work sites to ensure compliance with safety plans and occupational health regulations; and recommending controls and corrective actions of industrial hygiene problems. If you have this experience, your resume must describe, in your own words, the specific duties you perform that demonstrate it. Since Specialized Experience also has a time component, it must be evident that the duties you describe are at the required level for at least 52 weeks. Reviewers cannot assume you perform duties you don't describe. An affirmative response to the online questionnaire is not sufficient to demonstrate experience. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (IOR and Specialized Experience and/or Optional Education) must be met by the closing date of this announcement. CONDITIONS OF POSITION: Due to the nature of work in this position, the following conditions are essential for successful performance and selected candidates must fully comply with these conditions to meet performance requirements. Successful performance of work in this position and adherence to these conditions will be assessed during the 1-year probationary period that may be served by new appointees. This is an emergency/mission critical position. You may be called to work after-hours, on weekends and holidays. Inspections and surveys require physical exertion, including walking, standing and carrying many items of equipment used in sampling; may be exposed to risks and discomfort associated with environmental hazards. Work may involve exposure to machinery, fumes, dust and potentially hazardous materials; work conditions may be dirty, in confined spaces and under stressful time constraints. You will be required to wear safety shoes, safety glasses, respirator and protective clothing. You may be required to travel to conduct EHS training, facility inspections and comprehensive assessments to evaluate compliance with safety and occupational health regulations, policies, policies, procedures and agency practices. Information on this job series can be found at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0600/industrial-hygiene-series-0690/

Education

This position does not have an educational requirement.

Education cannot be used in lieu of (or in combination with) Specialized Experience to meet minimum qualifications.

Contacts

• Address DCBFM - OFLM 6401 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21235 US
• Name: OPE Staffing DCBFM
• Phone: 410-965-1234
• Email: [email protected]