INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE TECHNICIAN

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You will plan, coordinate, and independently conduct the technical field-data-gathering and sampling phases of routine workplace exposure evaluations within monitoring approaches and program priorities. | You will conduct complete sampling evaluations of work operations involving potentially hazardous conditions across assigned naval activities. | You will visit workshops, maintenance yards, laboratories, and other workplaces to document work processes, operations, equipment parameters, chemical materials, and administrative or engineering controls. | You will conduct physical surveys for hazardous materials and collect information on chemical, physical, and biological stressors using established industrial hygiene methods. | You will conduct performance evaluations of engineering controls, such as measuring local exhaust ventilation hood face velocities, to verify they meet established performance criteria.

Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-08 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 utilizing practical knowledge of industrial hygiene concepts, principles and practices applicable to the design and performance of industrial hygiene surveys and exposure monitoring.
• Experience reporting on exposure monitoring metrics for area of responsibility.
• Experience monitoring the performance of junior industrial hygiene technicians, instructing and mentoring them.
• Experience ensuring equipment and supplies are maintained and purchased to meet needs of the area of responsibility.

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/health-aid-and-technician-series-0640/

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.

Substitution of Education:

Two full years of graduate education or a master's degree meets the requirements for GS-9. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement. Part-time graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full-time study at the school attended.

Must be a US Citizen. | Must be determined suitable for federal employment. | Must participate in the direct deposit pay program. | New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov | Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326. | Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. | The incumbent must possess and maintain a valid, unrestricted state driver's license to operate government-owned or leased vehicles in the performance of official duties. | You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal. | This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time. | In accordance with BUMEDINST 5100.13G, the incumbent must complete basic DOEHRS-IH training within six months of assignment. | The incumbent may be temporarily assigned to other IH office locations, as required by workload demands and as directed by appropriate supervisory authority.