Summary You will serve as a INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST in the INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE DEPARTMENT of NMRTC TWENTY NINE PALMS CA. This announcement uses the Certain Personnel of the DoD Direct Hire Authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. Responsibilities You will perform duties encompassing all phases of the Industrial Hygiene Program as specified by Department of Defense. You will evaluate the need for quantitative assessment of ventilation systems, air contamination, noise and other physical stressors. You will recommend engineering controls to correct Industrial Hygiene deficiencies. You will recommend medical surveillance for employees who are potentially over exposed to hazardous materials, noise, and physical hazards. You will provide consultation and advice to activities on occupational health problems and concerns. You will provide on-the-job technical guidance to on-site junior Industrial Hygienists and Industrial Hygiene Technicians in carrying out inspections, surveys and samplings. You will investigate health problems that arise among workers. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, To qualify for the GS-12 grade level, your resume must also 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: Experience performing industrial hygiene inspections, surveys, and evaluations Experience researching chemical and toxicological literature to obtain a valid and complete Industrial Hygiene evaluation Experience evaluating the results of Industrial Hygiene sampling to determine if occupational exposures exceed published health standards Experience providing detailed reports of IH survey findings including hazard assessment, exposure monitoring, and controls Experience utilizing automated information systems (e.g., Defense Occupational Environmental Health Readiness System - Industrial Hygiene (DOEHRS-IH), or similar systems to enter environmental health surveillance and workplace environmental monitoring data To qualify for the GS-11 grade level, your resume must also 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: Experience maintaining and selecting appropriate equipment and media to conduct or oversee Industrial Hygiene sampling Experience assessing work practices to identify the population at risk and to detect violations of published health standards Experience reviewing facility structure plans for appropriate engineering controls to control hazardous materials, noise and physical hazards Experience reviewing IH survey findings to identify employees at risk who require medical surveillance Experience utilizing automated information systems (e.g., Defense Occupational Environmental Health Readiness System - Industrial Hygiene (DOEHRS-IH)), to enter environmental health surveillance and workplace environmental monitoring data Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management websites: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series 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; Have successfully completed 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, Have successfully completed 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, Have a Certification from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For the GS-11 grade level, in lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience: Successful completion 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. A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information. 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. During the application process you will have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation) may be authorized to eligible selectees. 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." This position requires the ability to work as a team player The applicant must be physically able to carry equipment, climb ladders, walk over uneven terrain, tolerate hot environments The applicant must be physically able to wear personal protective equipment as required for entry into workspaces (i.e. respirator, safety shoes, hearing protection, safety glasses, etc.).