Supervisory Industrial Hygienist

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago, IL seeks a Supervisory Industrial Hygienist.

The role requires strong IH knowledge, supervisory experience, and the ability to train staff on IH controls and procedures. Qualifications include a bachelor's degree in IH or related science (or engineering with chemistry coursework), ABIH certification, and specialized experience in healthcare IH inspections.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or graduate degree in industrial hygiene or related field as required.
• ABIH certification or equivalent education/experience required.
• Experience in healthcare facility IH inspections and training preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervise industrial hygiene inspections in a healthcare facility environment.
• Apply IH principles to control hazards from chemicals, noise, and by-products.
• Plan, organize, and conduct IH trainings for staff and stakeholders.

Skills

Industrial hygiene concepts

Sampling instrumentation

Sampling strategies

Analytical methods

Control of health hazards

Training / public speaking

Education

Bachelor's degree in IH or related science

ABIH certification

Engineering/physical science with chemistry coursework

Job description

The position is located in the Industrial Hygiene Division, Public Health Department of the Fleet Medicine Directorate located at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC) in North Chicago, Illinois. The Captain James A. Lovell FHCC is larger than just a single facility, but rather a system of facilities throughout Northeastern Illinois which provide medical and dental services to U.S. Military Veterans, Recruits, Active Duty and eligible beneficiaries.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/02/2026.

Basic Requirements:

• A bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree in industrial hygiene, occupational health sciences, occupational and environmental health, toxicology, safety sciences, or related science; NOTE: Transcripts Required.

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; NOTE: Transcripts Required.

OR

• Certification from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH). NOTE: Proof of Certification Required.

Courses in the history or teaching of chemistry are not acceptable. All science or engineering courses offered in fulfillment of the above requirements must be acceptable for credit toward the completion of a standard 4-year professional curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in science or engineering at an accredited college or university. For engineering degrees to be acceptable, the curriculum must be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) as a professional engineering curriculum.

Driver's License Requirement:

Must possess a current, valid state-issued driver's license for this position. Please DO NOT submit a copy of your license with your application package. You will be required to show your valid driver's license at the time of your interview.

In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements above you must meet the following specialized experience to qualify for this position at the GS-12 grade level.

Specialized Experience GS 12:

At least one (1) year of specialized experience that equipped you with the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the Supervisory Industrial Hygienist position, and that is typically in or related to the duties of this position. To be credible, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal service. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Demonstrated technical experience and knowledge of industrial hygiene concepts, principles, and practices applicable to the conduct of industrial hygiene inspections in health care facilities; knowledge of medical facility operations and processes, materials and equipment used, and by-products generated; skill in the use of a variety of sampling instrumentation; knowledge of sampling strategies and knowledge of the type and limitations of analytical methods; knowledge of methods of control for a wide variety of health hazards, including toxic chemicals and noise; and ability to organize material and speak in front of groups sufficient to conduct training.

Time-In-Grade Requirement

Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

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/.