You will serve as a INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST in the OSH&E Support Division of the Occupational Safety and Health Office (Code 1084), of the Environmental Protection/OCC Safety & Health Code (108), located at Intermediate Maintenance Facility (IMF). of TRIREFFAC KINGS BAY.

Duties

You will keep abreast of regulatory requirements, especially recent changes to those requirements. You will Identify training requirements, which include the preparation of lesson plans and program briefs for personnel involved in the IH Programs. You will prepare instructions, notices, OSH Manual chapters, alerts, letters, memoranda, technical reports, and correspondence regarding IH Programs You will research and resolve command industrial hygiene problems that could have an effect on commands mission or our duty to the safety of the employees. You will make non-routine inspections and surveys of work sites to ensure compliance with occupational health criteria established by OPNAV and NAVSEA.

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
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• 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 must operate a government owned vehicle (GOV) in the course of official duties. A valid state driver's license is required.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.

Qualifications

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: GS-11: Experience evaluating and eliminating environmental conditions in the workplace. Experience measuring chemical exposures. Experience recognizing and evaluating occupational health hazards, including those for which the nature and extent of hazard is not completely understood. Experience developing a variety of control measures, including ventilation, shielding, material substitution, and change in work procedures. Experience evaluating proposed work processes, materials, and facilities to recommend measures to minimize health hazards. Experience investigating health problems which arise among workers to determine probable cause and to recommend measures to minimize health hazards. GS-09: Experience in industrial hygiene concepts, principles, and practices, applicable to planning and carrying out all industrial hygiene programs. Experience assisting to recognize and evaluate occupational health hazards, including those for which the nature and extent of hazard is not completely understood. Experience planning a variety of control measures, including ventilation, shielding, material substitution, and change in work procedures. Experience assisting to evaluate proposed work processes, materials, and facilities to recommend measures to minimize health hazards. Experience investigating health problems which arise among workers to determine probable cause and to recommend measures to minimize health hazards. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series 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

Basic Education Requirement:
Successful completion of a Bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree in industrial hygiene, occupational health sciences, occupational and environmental health, toxicology, safety sciences, or related science that was accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time my degree was obtained. (Note - Courses in the history or teaching of chemistry are not acceptable).
OR
Successful completion of 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. The degree was accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time my degree was obtained. (Note - Courses in the history or teaching of chemistry are not acceptable).
OR
Possession of a Certification from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH).

Substitution of Education:
GS-11:
Possession of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/
OR
Successful completion of three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent degree. https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/
OR
A combination of experience and education as described above that equates to one year of experience. My percentage of the required education plus my percentage of the required experience equal one hundred percent.

GS-09:
Possession of a master's or equivalent graduate degree. https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/
OR
Successful completion of a two full years of progressively higher graduate level education leading to a master's degree. https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/
OR
A combination of experience and education as described above that equates to one year of experience. My percentage of the required education plus my percentage of the required experience equal one hundred percent.

Contacts

• Address TRIREFFAC KINGS BAY 990 USS Thomas Jefferson Dr Kings Bay, GA 31547 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]