Industrial Hygienist - Annapolis, United States - US Naval Medical Command

US Naval Medical Command

Verified Company

Annapolis, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Duties:

You will perform industrial hygiene inspections, surveys and evaluations.
You will present oral briefs and provide detailed written reports of IH survey findings.
You will evaluate the need for quantitative assessment of air contamination, noise, physical stressors and of ventilation systems.
You will recommend engineering controls to correct deficiencies.
You will document shops, processes, Similar Exposure Groups (SEG), and samples in the DoD designated DOEHRS-IH database.

Requirements:

Conditions of Employment:

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
Males born after 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 preappointment physical examination.
This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
You will be required to be immunized on an annual basis against influenza.
This is a bargaining unit position.

Qualifications:

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS11 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 drafting industrial hygiene policy and guidance for occupational health and safety professionals.
Experience providing health hazard assessments using scientific sampling and statistical procedures, analytical testing, and equipment to identify hazardous materials and exposures.
Experience providing technical authority on various Industrial Hygiene issues to detect, prevent, and control exposures to reduce or eliminate occupational illness and injuries.
Experience conducting and documenting Similar Exposure Groups (SEG) exposure assessments in the Defense Occupational and Environmental Health Readiness System (DOEHRS-IH).

dditional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: Industrial Hygiene Series 0690 )

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.

Basic Education Requirements:

The education must be accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education(external link) at the time the degree was obtained.

Applicants must meet one of the following requirements:

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.

Additional information:

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee.

A relocation incentive may be authorized

Recruitment incentives may be authorized to eligible selectees.

This position is eligible for part time, substantial or ad-hoc telework at the discretion of management.