Industrial Hygienist
The duties of this position include, but are not limited to:
Develop and implements environmental policies, procedures, and systems. Facilitates the exchange of environmental information to staff, including development and implementation of training and education programs. Communicates regularly with committees as well as hosting Coordinates industrial hygiene activities, supports the development of integrated planning for all facilities within the region. Ensures compliance with environmental regulations. Supports the development of facility industrial hygiene policies programs and procedural documentation. Manages computer program and databases. Ensures that policies and programs are coordinated with and supportive of other clinical and administrative services. Plans, conducts or directs special studies when concerned with occupational health problems. Work Schedule:
Monday - Friday from 8:
00 am to 4:
30 pm, Subject to change based on the needs of the agency Telework:
Not available. Virtual:
This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#:
Industrial Hygienist/520-03441-0 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/16/2020. Time-In-Grade Requirement:
Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note:
Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience education as described below:
Specialized
Experience:
You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:
Pans, directs, coordinates, designs, implements, evaluates, and monitors a comprehensive Industrial Hygienist Program and serves as a technical authority on industrial hygiene and related issues. Responsible for the recognition, evaluation, and control of the environmental, planning and implementation comprehensive industrial hygiene programs. The employee assumes a lead role in the development of industrial hygiene goals, policy, and procedural documentation. Ensures policies and programs are coordinated with and Supportive of other clinical and administrative services. Develops and recommends control techniques and preventive measures to eliminate hazardous exposures to employees and/or unsafe conditions. Conducts loss control and risk management surveys to identify potential unsafe conditions to the visitors, patients, and employees of Indian Health Service facilities. Receives and disposes of hazardous wastes and maintains appropriate records in accordance with existing Environmental Protection Education:
All applicants must possess one of the following in order to meet minimum qualifications for this position. A bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree in industrial hygiene, occupational health or sciences, occupational and environmental health, toxicology, safety sciences or related sciences; 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 (ABIH) You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
Administration and ManagementHealth Risk AnalysisInformation ManagementReadingWriting 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; religions; 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 receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note:
A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements:
Incumbent is required to carry a good deal of equipment and involves walking, standing, bending, climbing or crawling during surveys. Work is primarily performed in an office but duties include examination of indoor and outdoor areas sometimes in extreme temperatures. Setting is stressful due to the number of daily contact with people who have various needs as stress from the work volume and meeting of deadlines. Incumbent is subjected to all the risks and discomforts associated with industrial activities of the agency. Exposure requires the use of protective clothing and equipment, including respirators, hardhats and ear protectors. May encounter exposure to hazardous materials including biological, chemical and radioactive agents. Incumbent must utilize the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE). For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https:
//www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Develop and implements environmental policies, procedures, and systems. Facilitates the exchange of environmental information to staff, including development and implementation of training and education programs. Communicates regularly with committees as well as hosting Coordinates industrial hygiene activities, supports the development of integrated planning for all facilities within the region. Ensures compliance with environmental regulations. Supports the development of facility industrial hygiene policies programs and procedural documentation. Manages computer program and databases. Ensures that policies and programs are coordinated with and supportive of other clinical and administrative services. Plans, conducts or directs special studies when concerned with occupational health problems. Work Schedule:
Monday - Friday from 8:
00 am to 4:
30 pm, Subject to change based on the needs of the agency Telework:
Not available. Virtual:
This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#:
Industrial Hygienist/520-03441-0 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/16/2020. Time-In-Grade Requirement:
Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note:
Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience education as described below:
Specialized
Experience:
You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:
Pans, directs, coordinates, designs, implements, evaluates, and monitors a comprehensive Industrial Hygienist Program and serves as a technical authority on industrial hygiene and related issues. Responsible for the recognition, evaluation, and control of the environmental, planning and implementation comprehensive industrial hygiene programs. The employee assumes a lead role in the development of industrial hygiene goals, policy, and procedural documentation. Ensures policies and programs are coordinated with and Supportive of other clinical and administrative services. Develops and recommends control techniques and preventive measures to eliminate hazardous exposures to employees and/or unsafe conditions. Conducts loss control and risk management surveys to identify potential unsafe conditions to the visitors, patients, and employees of Indian Health Service facilities. Receives and disposes of hazardous wastes and maintains appropriate records in accordance with existing Environmental Protection Education:
All applicants must possess one of the following in order to meet minimum qualifications for this position. A bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree in industrial hygiene, occupational health or sciences, occupational and environmental health, toxicology, safety sciences or related sciences; 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 (ABIH) You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
Administration and ManagementHealth Risk AnalysisInformation ManagementReadingWriting 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; religions; 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 receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note:
A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements:
Incumbent is required to carry a good deal of equipment and involves walking, standing, bending, climbing or crawling during surveys. Work is primarily performed in an office but duties include examination of indoor and outdoor areas sometimes in extreme temperatures. Setting is stressful due to the number of daily contact with people who have various needs as stress from the work volume and meeting of deadlines. Incumbent is subjected to all the risks and discomforts associated with industrial activities of the agency. Exposure requires the use of protective clothing and equipment, including respirators, hardhats and ear protectors. May encounter exposure to hazardous materials including biological, chemical and radioactive agents. Incumbent must utilize the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE). For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https:
//www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
- Department:
0690 Industrial Hygiene - Salary Range:
$76,721 to $99,741 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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