Summary This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: Serves as an Industrial Hygienist for the District under the direction of the Safety and Occupational Health Manager, planning, executing, and administering a comprehensive industrial hygiene program for areas and locations within the District's footprint. Responsibilities Serves as the technical authority in industrial hygiene/occupational and environmental health/safety for the agency. Provides complete and current industrial hygiene and environmental health expertise in accordance with OSHA, EPA, DOD, and DA guidelines and regulations. Reviews, develops, and recommends policies, regulations; special studies, guidance, and technical documents regarding occupational/ environmental health and safety. Reviews industrial hygiene/occupational and environmental health/safety technical aspects of HTRW site investigative and remedial design documents submitted to the district's HTRW Design Center. Analyzes scopes of work, plans, specifications, reports, etc. for adequacy of design and compliance with policy, orders, regulations, applicable directives, and prepares written comments for response and action by the document preparer. Prepares and presents clear, concise and informative training courses, workshops and briefings, as requested, concerning health and safety aspects of HTRW activities and USACE policies for hazard control at these sites. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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. Basic Requirement for Industrial Hygienist: Degree: Bachelor's or graduate (or higher level) degree in industrial hygiene, occupational health sciences, occupational and environmental health, toxicology, safety sciences, or related science. The education must be accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. OR Related Degree: 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 Board for Global EHS Credentialing (formerly American Board of Industrial Hygiene(external link) (ABIH)). In addition to meeting one of the basic education requirements above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the experience requirements listed below. GS-11 Specialized Experience is defined as: One year of Specialized experience is defined as: 1) Reviewing industrial hygiene/occupational and environmental health/safety technical aspects of Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste (HTRW) site investigative; 2) Preparing technical reports identifying health hazards; and 3) Providing recommendations to controls and corrective actions of industrial hygiene problems. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: industrial hygiene, occupational health sciences, occupational and environmental health, toxicology, safety sciences, or a related science. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. GS-12 Specialized Experience is defined as: One year of Specialized experience is defined as: 1) Utilizing industrial hygiene concepts, principles, and practices to perform, organize and/or direct on-site surveys and investigations; 2) Preparing survey findings reports and implementing an industrial hygiene program; and 3) Developing training programs on industrial hygiene, safety, and occupational health. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Education FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/ 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. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a CP 12- Safety and Occupational Health Management Career Field position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction.htm for more information. Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest. Relocation or recruitment incentives may be authorized subject to agency determination that it is in the best interest of the government.
