Industrial Hygienist

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Fort Leonard Wood (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The Industrial Hygienist position is located at General Leonard Wood Community Hospital in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation.

A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized, and salary negotiation may be available for those new to Federal service. Basic requirements include a Bachelor's or graduate degree in industrial hygiene or related sciences, ABIH certification, and relevant credentials.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or graduate degree in industrial hygiene, occupational health sciences, occupational and environmental health, toxicology, safety sciences, or related field.
• Education must be accredited by a recognized accrediting body.
• ABIH certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Specialized experience conducting comprehensive industrial hygiene surveys and audits.
• Interpreting and advising on occupational health hazards and regulatory compliance.
• Evaluating plans and processes to recommend exposure controls across work environments.
• Supervising a team of industrial hygiene personnel, including assigning work and training.

Job description

About the Position:

This position is located at General Leonard Wood Community Hospital in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation.

A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized.

Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal 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.
• 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.
• Certification: from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH).

Qualification Requirements:

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 comprehensive industrial hygiene surveys and audits; interpreting and advising on occupational health hazards and regulatory compliance; evaluating plans and processes to recommend exposure controls across work environments; and supervising a team of industrial hygiene personnel (such as assigning work, delivering training, reviewing completed tasks, managing performance, addressing personnel matters, and ensuring training).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.