You will serve as a INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE TECHNICIAN in the Bureau Medicine and Surgery Treatment Facility (BUMED MTF) of NMRTC PEARL HARBOR HI. This announcement uses the Expansion of Direct Hire Authority Personnel of the Department of Defense to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to certain positions in the competitive service. GS-07 Salary Range $51,110-$66,445 GS-08 Salary Range $56,602-$73,581

Duties

You will provide support to multiple naval activities of varying complexity and mission. You will use complex Industrial Hygiene instrumentation, gather and analyze data and communicate findings to the cognizant Industrial Hygienist. You will coordinate and conduct complete sampling evaluations of work operations involving potentially hazardous environmental conditions. You will collect personal exposure data for subsequent laboratory analysis. You will initiate and coordinate sampling of new or modified work processes or conditions.

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 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 successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.

Qualifications

FOT THE GS-07: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-06) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Completing workplace monitoring in support of Exposure Monitoring Plans for multiple industrial commands/organizations across geographically dispersed areas. Conducting complete workplace monitoring evaluations using various Industrial Hygiene (IH) monitoring equipment of work operations involving potentially hazardous occupational physical and chemical stressors with minimal oversight of an Industrial Hygienist. Gathering data on-site for the recognized chemical and physical hazards of the work operations monitored. Managing IH monitoring equipment calibration, preventive maintenance, and repair programs within an industrial hygiene program office. Utilizing electronic data warehouse applications such as the Defense Occupational and Environmental Health Readiness System Industrial Hygiene (DOEHRS-IH) for entering occupational exposure monitoring data. FOT THE GS-08: 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: Completing workplace monitoring in support of Exposure Monitoring Plans for multiple industrial commands/organizations across geographically dispersed areas. Conducting complete workplace monitoring evaluations using various Industrial Hygiene (IH) monitoring equipment of work operations involving potentially hazardous occupational physical and chemical stressors with minimal oversight of an Industrial Hygienist. Gathering data on-site for the recognized chemical and physical hazards of the work operations monitored. Documenting workplace conditions and any apparent violations of occupational safety and health standards during the monitoring of work operations. Managing IH monitoring equipment calibration, preventive maintenance, and repair programs within an industrial hygiene program office. Utilizing electronic data warehouse applications such as the Defense Occupational and Environmental Health Readiness System Industrial Hygiene (DOEHRS-IH) for entering occupational exposure monitoring data. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-TECH. Health Aid and Technician Series 0640 (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

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:

FOR THE GS-07 ONLY: SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION of One full year of graduate education directly related to the work of the position meets the requirements. (Your transcripts must be attached.) Failure to submit a copy of your transcripts with your application will result in an ineligible rating.

FOR GS-08 ONLY: SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION of One full year and Six months "1.5" years full years (27 semester hours) of graduate education directly related to the position meets the requirements. directly related.
(Your transcripts must be attached.) Failure to submit a copy of your transcripts with your application 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.

IF CLAIMING EDUCATION, FAILURE TO SUBMIT TRANSCRIPTS/ITEMIZED LIST WILL RESULT IN AN INELIGIBLE RATING.

Foreign Education: 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/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address NMRTC PEARL HARBOR HI 480 Central Avenue Pearl Harbor, HI 96860-4908 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]