INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST

ALL APPLICANTS MUST MEET THE Basic 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; (Your transcripts must be attached.) Failure to submit a copy of your transcripts with your application will result in an ineligible rating. 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; . (Your transcripts must be attached.) Failure to submit a copy of your transcripts with your application will result in an ineligible rating. Or Certification from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (external link) (ABIH). (A copy of your license or registration must be attached) Failure to submit a copy of your license or registration with your application will result in an ineligible rating. Courses in the history or teaching of chemistry are not acceptable. FOR 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: Applying industrial hygiene concepts, principles, and practices carrying out all industrial hygiene programs; Assisting in the evaluation occupational health hazards to include those for which the nature and extent of hazards is not completely understood; Using industrial hygiene sampling techniques and instrumentation; Operating automated systems such as Defense Occupational and Environmental Health Readiness System – Industrial Hygiene (DOEHRS-IH); AND Writing technical industrial hygiene reports. FOR GS-12 Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Conducting Industrial Hygiene Surveys, assessing and documenting workplace hazards, and recommending appropriate controls; Applying federal, state, Department of Defense (DoD), and department of the Navy (DON) occupational health laws, policies, regulations, guidelines, methodologies, and objectives to the development and implementation of a region-wide industrial hygiene program; Drafting industrial hygiene policy and guidance for occupational health and safety professionals; Evaluating new work processes and recommending measures to minimize health hazards; Investigating health problems among workers to determine probable cause and recommend corrective measures; AND Devising control measures for ventilation, shielding, material, substitution, and change in work procedures. 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/0600/industrial-hygiene-series-0690/. https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-PROF 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.
You will serve as a INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST in the Industrial Hygiene Program Office (IHPO) of NMRTC TWENTY NINE PALMS CA. This announcement uses the Expansion of Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to certain positions in the competitive service. SALARY RANGE GS-11 $84,366 – $109,673 / GS-12 $101,121 – $131,452