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Naval Medical Command INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Summary This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer. Responsibilities You will perform industrial hygiene inspections, surveys, and evaluations. You will assess work practices to identify the population at risk and to detect violations of published health standards. You will evaluate the need for quantitative assessment of air contamination, noise, and other physical stressors as well as the quantitative assessment of ventilation systems. You will recommend engineering controls to correct deficiencies where feasible. You will provide consultation and advice to activities on occupational health problems and concerns. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications In addition to the Basic Education Requirement (see Education), your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience conducting inspections and applying industrial hygiene concepts, principles and practices. Experience recognizing and evaluating occupational health hazards, including those for which the nature and extent of the hazard is not completely understood. Experience devising a variety of control measures, including ventilation, shielding, material substitution, change in work procedures, isolation, education, personal protective devices. Experience evaluating proposed new work processes and/or materials and recommend measures to minimize health hazards. Experience with Federal, DoD, Navy and other relevant regulations pertaining to occupational health and hazardous materials. Experience using industrial hygiene sampling techniques and instrumentation. Experience with Microsoft Office Suite software products (e.g. Word, Excel, and/or Access), and Defense Occupational and Environmental Health Readiness System - Industrial Hygiene (DOEHRS - IH) or similar. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0600/industrial-hygiene-series-0690/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Education Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual. Applicants must possess: 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 American Board of Industrial Hygiene (external link) (ABIH). A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Additional Information This announcement uses the Certain Personnel of the DoD direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized. This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Several vacancies may be filled. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf. Veteran's preference does not apply when selecting individuals under this specific hiring authority. However, if you claim veteran's preference, you will be required to submit supporting documentation with your application as described in the Required Documents section below.