Industrial Hygienist

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Aurora (IL); On-site; USD 82,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in occupational safety and health is seeking an Industrial Hygienist in Aurora, Illinois. The role focuses on evaluating ergonomic standards and promoting safe working conditions. Candidates should possess relevant degrees in industrial hygiene or related fields and possibly hold certifications from recognized organizations. This position offers competitive pay based on experience and qualifications along with full-time employment.

Benefits

Comprehensive federal employee benefits

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Education in industrial hygiene, safety sciences, or engineering required.
• Relevant certifications such as Certified Industrial Hygienist are valued.
• Experience in ergonomic evaluations and safety risk assessments is important.

Responsibilities

• Conducts studies and investigations on human work systems.
• Evaluates data for design recommendations to improve system use.
• Develops and conducts training modules for ergonomic assessments.

Skills

Ergonomics

Safety Risk Assessment

Hazard Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Hygiene or related field

Certification from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene

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$82,440.00/yr - $107,167.00/yr

Summary

The Industrial Hygienist Ergonomist serves in the Occupational Safety & Health and Environmental Section, Eastern Colorado VA Medical Center. Responsible for the review of human work systems and man machine relationships within the VA Medical Center programs and work environments. Industrial hygienist ergonomists perform functions related to the identification, evaluation, and control of ergonomic occupational health hazards and to the promotion of healthful and safe working conditions.

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Duties

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Plans, coordinates, and conducts studies, investigations, and design reviews using ergonomic and human factor principles to develop and apply data to the human control and human impact and limitations involved in the human work systems and man-machine relationships of a variety of systems, subsystems, components, aids, and devices in both clinical and non-clinical environments.
• Evaluates data and reports findings and recommendations for design changes to achieve optimum system use and mission accomplishment in terms of human limitations and capabilities.
• Provides technical assistance in program establishment.
• Develops and conducts ergonomics classes.
• Develops training modules objectives, visual aids, lesson plans, learning exercises, student documents, and examination materials for ergonomic assessment and hazard prevention and control, in the deployed environment.
• Assists with engineering standards and specifications, manuals, technical bulletins, circulars, regulations, technical, or field manuals, concerning ergonomic man-machine system, subsystem, and component design in both clinical and non-clinical environments.
• Attends symposiums, training offerings, and conferences. Participates in VA committees, advisory groups, or engineering standards organizations.
• Provides interpretation and guidance on applicable ergonomic standards and guidelines.
  
  

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 08:00AM -04:30PM

Position Description Title/PD#: Industrial Hygienist/PD135340

Physical Requirements: Work is sedentary in nature with some walking, standing, bending, and carrying of light objects such as paper and books.

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
• Subject to a background/suitability investigation
• May serve a probationary period
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
• Effective May 7, 2025, driver’s licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
  
  

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Individual Occupation Requirement (IOR): This Position has individual occupational requirements. You must have: 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 a Certification from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene.

NOTE: Transcripts must be provided to validate the education from an accredited school or the certification requirement.

In additional to the IOR, you must possess the specialized experience and/or education for this position:

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: Hazard and/or safety risk assessment for employee exposure; Testing and sampling for chemical exposures in the work environment; Management of hazardous chemicals used in the work environment including hazardous waste storage and working with contractor for proper disposal of such chemicals; Management of Respirator Protection program including fit testing and evaluation; Evaluation and recommendation for safe work process/procedures including Personal Protective Equipment including necessary training of employees.

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Applicants may substitute education for the experience required for the GS-11 level. You must have completed 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.

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Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at the GS-11 level.

NOTE: Transcripts must be attached.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.

Education



Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.

Additional information

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.

Participation in the seasonal influenza program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement that all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccination or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccination has been granted. HCP in violation of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locations or who come into contact with VA patients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locations include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associated clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities.

Pursuant to VHA Directive 1193.01, VHA health care personnel (HCP) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to such accommodations as required by law (i.e., medical, religious or pregnancy). VHA HCPs do not include remote workers who only infrequently enter VHA locations. If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before your start date. The agency will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request a legally required accommodation from this requirement using the reasonable accommodation process.

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be well-qualified, applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors if applicable, and must be proficient in most of the requirements of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website which can be found at https://www.opm.gov/.

Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

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