Industrial Hygienist

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Glendale (AZ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Luke Air Force Base in Glendale, AZ is seeking an Industrial Hygienist to perform occupational and environmental health surveys, assess health hazards, and recommend improvements to health and safety practices. Applicants must meet basic degree requirements or ABIH certification as part of a specialized federal qualification process.

One year of specialized experience is typical at the GS-11 level, with no substitution of education for experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in industrial hygiene, occupational health sciences, occupational and environmental health, toxicology, safety sciences, or related science.
• Related degree with chemistry coursework and additional chemistry/physics/health science courses.
• Certification from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH) is acceptable.

Education

Bachelor's degree in industrial hygiene or related field

ABET-accredited engineering degree with chemistry coursework or ABIH certification

Job description

About the Position:

This position is located at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation 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 performing occupational or environmental health surveys, conducting assessments to identify health hazards or exposures, and making recommendations to improve occupational health concerns. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

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.