Industrial Hygiene Technician with Security Clearance - Fort Sam Houston, United States - Department of Defense

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    Duties * Conduct surveys to evaluate existing potential health hazards and recommends solutions to problems. * Ensure compliance with established occupational safety and health regulations. * Determine compliance with Threshold Limit Values (TLV) or Permissible Exposure Limits (PEL). * Calibrates and/or ensures compliance with existing calibration schedules for all industrial hygiene equipment. * Use standard industrial hygiene principles, methods, and practices to detect and eliminate potential or existing hazards.

    * Adhere to guidelines to include Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards, agency manuals and directives, textbooks, professional journals, literature, etc.

    Requirements Conditions of Employment * Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.

    * This position requires a Secret security clearance. * This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 25% of the time. * This position requires the employee to use personal protective equipment provided by the employer.

    * This position may involve exposure to various unpleasant and potentially hazardous conditions during inspections including noise, toxic chemicals, and heat and cold.

    * This position involves moderate physical exertion which includes carrying equipment, climbing, standing, walking, and bending.

    * Employees assigned to a medical treatment facility are required to be screened for applicable immunizations or pre-existing immunity based on occupational risk, regardless of job series.

    * This position is subject to annual seasonal influenza vaccinations.

    * This is an Inclement Weather Essential position; you must make every attempt to report for work on time and/or remain on duty during severe weather conditions.


    Qualifications Who May Apply:
    Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

    You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

    See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. * 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans

    • Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
    • Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
    • Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
    • Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
    • Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O
    • Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)
    • Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
    • Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible
    • People with Disabilities, Schedule A
    • Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
    • Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
    • Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
    • Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
    • Reinstatement In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document .

    Specialized Experience:

    One year specialized experience which includes experience assessing work practices and conditions for hazards to the health and safety of workers; conducting surveys to evaluate existing potential health hazards and recommend solutions to problems; perform sampling using standard methods to establish the nature and degree of hazards, and industrial products; calibration and use of a wide variety of industrial hygiene sampling instrumentation to be able to select appropriate sampling equipment and techniques to determine the nature and degree of hazards.

    This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).

    You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

    • Occupational Health and Environment Safety Evaluation
    • Physical Hazards
    • Safety and Health
    • Safety and Occupational Health (SOH)

    Hazard Control Time in Grade Requirement:

    Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-07).

    Education Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.

    For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone - no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

    Additional information * Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.

    * You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. * One year trial/probationary period may be required. * Direct deposit of pay is required. * Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. * This is a(n)CP-53 Medical Career Field position. * You may claim military spouse preference (MSP).

    * If a MSP applicant is determined best qualified and selected, placement must be at the full performance level for priority consideration.

    * Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. * Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.

    * Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.

    * Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.

    As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

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    Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.

    Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

    How You Will Be Evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

    Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement.

    If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience.

    If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position.

    Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

    You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process.

    If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation. You may claim Military Spouse preference. You may claim Priority Placement Program (PPP) preference. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP).

    If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority for this position.


    To receive selection priority, you must:
    (1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria (2) be rated well-qualified for the position and; (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. To be considered well-qualified and receive selection priority applicants must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a score of 90 or above. Additional information about the program is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website . * Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.

    As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

    Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits .

    Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.

    Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered. * Required Documents As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies. The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstatement, etc).

    Please review the following links to see which documents you need to provide to prove your eligibility to apply:
    Applicant Checklist for Internal/Merit Promotion Announcements . As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnair