Industrial Hygienist

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Corpus Christi (TX); On-site; USD 68,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Brooke Army Medical Center in Corpus Christi, TX seeks a qualified Industrial Hygienist. The position is a Direct Hire solicitation with opportunities for salary negotiation for federal candidates and potential recruitment incentives.

US Citizens eligible to apply. Qualified applicants will have a Bachelor’s or higher degree in industrial hygiene or a related field (or ABIH certification) and/or advanced graduate study; specialized experience in evaluating hazardous environments and handling IH

Qualifications

• Specialized experience in evaluating work operations involving hazardous environmental conditions.
• Experience compiling or analyzing data and operating industrial hygiene equipment.
• Education and training in industrial hygiene or related fields may qualify.

Responsibilities

• Conduct evaluations of work operations involving potentially hazardous environmental conditions.
• Compile or analyze data and operate industrial hygiene equipment.
• Support occupational health programs with IH methodologies.

Skills

Specialized experience in industrialh

Education

Bachelor's degree in industrial hygiene or related field

Related degree with chemistry and additional courses

ABIH certification

PhD or equivalent doctoral degree

Job description

About the Position

This position is located at Brooke Army Medical Center at Corpus Christi, Texas.

• This is a Direct Hire Solicitation
• Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.
• A recruitment incentive may be authorized.
• Non-Federal work experience may be creditable for leave purposes.

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and 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:

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 education must be accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. For engineering degrees to be acceptable, the curriculum must be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technicology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum.

OR

Certification from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH).

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

Specialized Experience:

One year of specialized experience which includes conducting evaluations of work operations involving potentially hazardous environmental conditions, compiling or analyzing data and operating industrial hygiene equipment. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower 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.

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.