Job Summary

The Industrial Hygienist service under the supervision of the Chief of Safety, in the Safety Department of the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (VAPHS). The incumbent is responsible for management of the VAPHS Industrial Hygiene Programs for VAPHS is a university affiliated medical center which spans approximately 180 acres at two geographically separated campuses.

Job Description

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/02/2026. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below. Please note, this position requires and individual occupational requirement in addition to qualifications for the GS-11 grade level: Basic Requirement (Individual Occupational Requirement) 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; 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 Board for Global EHS Credentialing (formerly American Board of Industrial Hygiene(external link) (ABIH)). Please note: Courses in the history or teaching of chemistry are not acceptable. In addition to the approve applicants must meet the specialized experience requirement below: Specialized Experience: 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, as well as 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. Qualifying experience involves the recognition, evaluation, corrective actions, and elimination of environmental conditions in the workplace that causes sickness, impaired health, or illness. This experience must demonstrate a professional knowledge of the theory and application of the principles of industrial hygiene and closely related sciences such as physics and engineering controls. Specialized experience includes: The acquisition of quantitative and qualitative data. The measurement of exposures for a variety of chemical, physical, and biological stresses. The analysis of the data acquired and the prediction of probable effects of exposures on the health and well-being of workers. The selection and recommendation of appropriate controls, including management, medical, engineering, education or training, and personal protective equipment. OR, Education: You must have three 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in industrial hygiene, occupational health sciences, occupational and environmental health, toxicology, safety sciences, or related science. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED) OR, Combination: You must have an Combinations of successfully completed graduate level education and specialized experience to meet total experience requirements. Only graduate level education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be combined with experience. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED). 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/.