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Job opening: INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST

Salary: $68 405 - 128 956 per year
City: Quantico
Published at: Aug 20 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
You will serve as a INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST of NMRTC QUANTICO 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 perform industrial hygiene inspections, surveys and evaluations. You will detect violations of published health standards (e.g. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). You will conduct industrial hygiene surveys and assessments of potential occupational exposure for individuals experiencing health effects or other symptoms believed to be due to occupational exposure. You will evaluate proposed new work processes and/or materials and or recommend measures to minimize health hazards. You will devise a variety of control measures, including ventilation, shielding, material substitution, change in work procedures, isolation, education, personal protective devices.

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.
  • The incumbent must, as a condition of employment, be immunized on an annual basis against influenza.
  • 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.
  • This is a bargaining unit position.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for the 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 applying industrial hygiene concepts, principles, and practices carrying out all industrial hygiene programs. Experience evaluating occupational health hazards to include those for which the nature and extent of hazard is not completely understood. Experience devising control measures for ventilation, shielding, material, substitution, and change in work procedures. Experience investigating health problems which arise among workers to determine probable cause. Experience drafting industrial hygiene policy and guidance for occupational health and safety professionals. In order to qualify for the GS-09 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 applying industrial hygiene concepts, principles, and practices carrying out all industrial hygiene programs. Experience assisting in the evaluation of occupational health hazards to include those for which the nature and extent of hazard is not completely understood. Experience assisting in devising control measures for ventilation, shielding, material, substitution, and change in work procedures. Experience investigating health problems which arise among workers to determine probable cause. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: Industrial Hygiene Series 0690 (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).

Courses in the history or teaching of chemistry are not acceptable.

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

GS-11:Completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; OR LL.M. if related COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be combined to meet the total qualification requirements.

GS-09: 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree OR master's or equivalent graduate degree.

IF CLAIMING EDUCATION, FAILURE TO SUBMIT TRANSCRIPTS/ITEMIZED LIST WILL RESULT IN AN INELIGIBLE RATING.ALL EDUCATION CLAIMS MUST BE SUPPORTED BY TRANSCRIPTS.


Contacts

  • Address NMRTC QUANTICO VA 3259 Catlin Avenue Quantico, VA 22134-605 US
  • Name: Department of Navy EIC
  • Email: [email protected]

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