INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE TECHNICIAN

Duties

• 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 collect detailed field notes, records measurements, and takes photographs of site conditions and findings to comprehensively document workplace conditions.
• You will compose detailed sample location maps, facility diagrams, and floor plans to document exact monitoring and bulk sampling points.
• You will conduct performance evaluations of engineering controls, such as measuring local exhaust ventilation hood face velocities, to verify they meet established performance criteria.
• You will communicate findings to the responsible IH or IHO and follows up on abatement actions by obtaining measurements and documenting changes in workplace conditions.
• You will draft workplace survey documentation describing processes, observed controls, field measurements, and technical findings.
• You will select and prepare sampling media and instrumentation and adjusts standard sampling arrangements to accommodate work processes, schedules, and field conditions.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• 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.
• 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.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• 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.
• PCS costs will not be authorized.

Qualifications

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 applying 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 IH technicians, instruct and mentor 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.

Additional information

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: .

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.