Job Summary

The Industrial Hygienist (IH)/Water Safety Program Manager position serves as the senior IH responsible for the Water Safety, Ergonomics, Research Safety, and Industrial Hygiene Programs in the STVHCS Safety Service. They perform work in Safety Service in line with the safety mission in coordination with the Chief, work that can evolve due to most work being governed by regulatory guidelines, accreditation requirements, directives, and executive orders that are subject to change at any time.

Job Description

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period (OR INSERT "2-year trial period") during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Individual Occupational Requirement: The education must be accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education 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 (Transcripts Required); 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 (Transcripts Required); or Certification from the Board for Global EHS Credentialing (formerly American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH)) (Certificate Required). NOTE: Courses in the history or teaching of chemistry are not acceptable. GS-11 grade level: One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the federal service); experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes: developing, planning, managing, and continuously evaluating the effectiveness of the industrial hygiene, safety, occupational health, and environmental health protection programs that are aimed at preventing occupational injuries/illnesses, preserving physical resources, and conserving the environment; conducting evaluations, risk assessments and investigations of all medical facility service areas to determine continual compliance with occupational safety and health standards, the Joint Commission standards, the requirements of the medical facilities directives and policies; and furnishes the latest highly advanced technical information over a broad range of industrial hygiene and environmental health topics to top field facility management, contracted personnel, and agency wide personnel for the purpose of discussion, training, and sharing best practices on monthly industrial hygiene calls. OR Applicants may substitute education for the experience required for the GS-11 level: 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED) OR Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at the GS-11 level: a combination of education and experience as described above. (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED) To calculate, first identify the percentage of required education you have earned (when substituting, you cannot use the first 60 semester hours that you earned). Then identify the percentage of required experience you possess. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify at the GS-11. For example, an applicant who has 9 semester hours of graduate level education (i.e. 50% of graduate education required) and 6 months of creditable specialized experience (i.e. 50% of the required experience) would equal 100% of the required experience for the position A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. 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.