Industrial Hygienist

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Fox Chapel (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System invites applications for an Industrial Hygienist in the Safety Department. The incumbent manages IH programs across two campuses, ensuring compliance with safety standards and protecting worker health.

Responsibilities include collecting exposure data, analyzing findings, and recommending engineering or administrative controls, PPE, and training to reduce hazards. This position requires advanced education or equivalent experience, under the Chief of Safety.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in IH or related field required.
• Graduate education in IH or related disciplines can meet requirements.
• Certification from Board for Global EHS Credentialing may fulfill part of the requirement.

Responsibilities

• Collect quantitative and qualitative data on workplace exposures.
• Measure exposures to chemical, physical, and biological stresses.
• Analyze data and predict health effects on workers.

Education

Bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree in industrial hygiene, occupational health sciences, occupational and environmental health, toxicology, safety sciences, or related science

Bachelor's degree in engineering, physical science, or life science with chemical coursework (12 hours chemistry including organic chemistry; 18 additional hours in chemistry/physics/engineering/health/environmental health etc)

Certification from the Board for Global EHS Credentialing (formerly ABIH)

Job description

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. 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)

• 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.

• 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)

Combination:

You must have a 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/.