See QUALIFICATIONS for important information about this position. This is a career-ladder leading to the GS-12 full performance level (FPL) Serves as technical expert, leading and conducting activities pertaining to the full range of the environmental health and safety (EHS) program, ensuring that agency-owned and leased facilities comply with federal and state safety and occupational health regulations and standards. See DUTIES for additional responsibilities of this position.

Duties

Works in a training capacity towards the GS-12 full performance level. Duties at the full performance level include the following: Assists in planning/conducting occupational health and safety inspections and surveys of HQ worksites and facilities to address employee and management complaints and ensure compliance with EHS regulations, policies and Union-Management Agreements. Operates and handles environmental, safety and industrial hygiene monitoring equipment, with responsibility for the accuracy of data developed in connection with industrial hygiene programs and studies. Prepares written reports documenting findings, provides advice and guidance to building managers to address cited deficiencies or recommends specific actions to eliminate or control unsafe conditions and/or health risks identified during the survey. Prepares tracking log or inputs findings in an automated system. Follows up and reassesses initial concerns to ensure implementation of recommended corrective action. Provides technical advice to other industrial hygienists, employees, management, etc. concerning industrial health hazards and possible approaches to their control, potential hazards resulting from specific work operations, facilities and equipment. Reviews reports for investigations of SSA occupied spaces for conformance with regulatory requirements and standard industry guidelines, technical accuracy, identification of health and safety hazards and recommended control and corrective actions. Prepares correspondence to request clarifications and edits, issue reports and recommended actions. Travels to conduct EHS training, facility inspections and comprehensive assessments to evaluate compliance with safety and occupational health regulations, policies, policies, procedures and agency practices. Conducts pre/post-assessment and logistical activities, i.e., researches, gathers and reviews data, previous reports and incidents. Schedules site visits and appropriate parties. Conducts inspection to identify unsafe working conditions, presence of environmental hazards and level of compliance with published safety and occupational health regulations and standards. Conducts entry and exit conference meetings with managers to discuss the purpose and details of the inspection, findings and provides advice and guidance. Reviews laboratory analyses and prepares reports that include findings and recommendations for control of identified hazards. Reviews and/or determines the nature of the problem and the number and type of environmental samples to be collected. Examines effectiveness of existing control measures and collaborates with medical staff, electrical engineers, fire protection engineers, HVAC engineers, building managers, etc. to ensure accuracy and that requirements are appropriately addressed.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required. Selective Service Registration, if applicable (www.sss.gov).
• Fingerprinting and background and/or security investigation may be required. Job offers are contingent on fingerprinting and background/security investigation results.
• See QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED, REQUIRED DOCUMENTS and HOW TO APPLY for important information about qualifying and applying for this position.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: To qualify for this GS-07 Industrial Hygienist position you must demonstrate: (1) the Individual Occupational Requirement for the federal 0690 series AND (2) at least 52 weeks of Specialized Experience - OR - (3) Optional Education (separate from the IOR) - OR - (4) Combination of Specialized Experience and Optional Education (1) To meet the IOR you must have: A.A bachelor's or graduate degree in industrial hygiene, occupational health sciences, occupational and environmental health, toxicology, safety sciences or related science OR B.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 C.Certification from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH). Courses in the history or teaching of chemistry are not acceptable. Courses must be acceptable toward completion of a standard 4-year bachelor's degree in science or engineering at an accredited university. For engineering degrees, the curriculum must be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by ABET as a professional engineering curriculum. Highlight courses supporting Option B on your transcript. Applicants who don't meet the IOR will be ineligible for further consideration. (2) SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE must have been gained in a federal position at or above GS-05 OR (if your position and/or experience is in another federal pay scale OR outside of federal service) by performing duties at a level equivalent to GS-05. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is work that primarily consists of developmental assignments involving collection and measurement of data related to chemical, physical or biological stresses in the workplace, analysis of exposures and prediction of probable effects on workers. If you have this experience, your resume must describe it in your own words. Since Specialized Experience also has a time component, it must be evident that the duties you describe are at the required level for at least 52 weeks. Reviewers cannot assume you perform duties you don't describe. An affirmative response to the online questionnaire is not sufficient to demonstrate experience. (3) OPTIONAL EDUCATION -- in lieu of Specialized Experience, you can meet Minimum Qualifications if your bachelor's degree: A. meets requirements for Superior Academic Achievement (SAA*) OR B. is followed by one academic year of graduate level education. *SAA means your overall GPA was at least 3.0 out of 4.0 OR you graduated in the top one-third of your class OR you were elected to a National Honor Society. See EDUCATION below for information on supporting this claim. (4) COMBINATION -- If you do not have the full amount of experience or the full amount of optional education, you can also meet Minimum Qualification if you have a portion of specialized experience and a portion of qualifying graduate education (separate from the education used to meet the IOR) that can be combined to meet the full requirement. Only graduate education can be considered when combining education and experience. See EDUCATION for information on supporting this claim. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (IOR and Specialized Experience and/or Optional Education) must be met by the closing date of this announcement. CONDITIONS OF POSITION: Due to the nature of work in this position, the following conditions are essential for successful performance and selected candidates must fully comply with these conditions to meet performance requirements. Successful performance of work in this position and adherence to these conditions will be assessed during the 1-year probationary period that may be served by new appointees. This is an emergency/mission critical position. You may be called to work after-hours, on weekends and holidays. Inspections and surveys require physical exertion, including walking, standing and carrying many items of equipment used in sampling; may be exposed to risks and discomfort associated with environmental hazards. Work may involve exposure to machinery, fumes, dust and potentially hazardous materials; work conditions may be dirty, in confined spaces and under stressful time constraints. You will be required to wear safety shoes, safety glasses, respirator and protective clothing. You may be required to travel to conduct EHS training, facility inspections and comprehensive assessments to evaluate compliance with safety and occupational health regulations, policies, policies, procedures and agency practices. INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO THIS CAREER-LADDER POSITION: This is an entry level/trainee position leading to the GS-12 full performance level. Classroom and on-the-job training are designed to provide experience and technical competence in the methods, procedures, principles and techniques of the full performance level. Assignments are developmental in nature and employees work under the general direction of the designated supervisor, who sets the overall objectives and deadlines. Assignments at this level are not as broad and/or inclusive as assignments at the next higher level. Assignments are selected to enhance the development of skills and abilities required to perform the work at the next higher grade. You will consult with higher graded analysts to identify and resolve problems that occur. During this period of development, the supervisor or higher-level employee provide instructions in terms of expected results and work is reviewed in terms of achieved results. Additional, specific instructions for new, difficult or special assignments, including suggested procedures, sources of information or reporting formats and techniques are provided. Consideration for promotion is at the discretion of management and is based on the existence of higher-level work, your ability to perform that work, administrative requirements and current agency and/or organizational restrictions. Information on this job series can be found at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0600/industrial-hygiene-series-0690/

Education

This position has an Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) as stated under QUALIFICATIONS above.

Unless you have Certification from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH), transcripts are required to demonstrate the IOR.

You must upload your certification and/or transcript(s) as part of your application package. Documents submitted via email, fax or regular mail will not be accepted.

TRANSCRIPTS -- submit a copy of your full transcript showing your name, the name of the school, the program in which you were enrolled, your degree and, when applicable, completion of creditable courses. Transcripts that do not show a degree was conferred cannot be considered to meet the IOR.

Since course titles do not always indicate that a course pertains to a creditable curriculum, applicants who are demonstrating IOR Option B must highlight qualifying courses to ensure they are given consideration.

Unofficial transcripts or copies of electronic/web transcripts with the required information will be accepted at the time of application. CHECK YOUR UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT TO CONFIRM IT SHOWS THE REQUIRED INFORMATION.

If you completed your qualifying education in more than one school, you must submit full transcripts for all schools you attended.

TRANSCRIPTS MUST BE LEGIBLE or you may not receive credit for completed courses.

DO NOT SUBMIT A DIPLOMA IN LIEU OF A FULL TRANSCRIPT THAT SHOWS THE REQUIRED INFORMATION.


EXAMPLES OF WAYS TO USE YOUR EDUCATION TO MEET THE IOR AND THE SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT:

-- a qualifying bachelor's degree [see QUALIFICATIONS / IOR Options A and B) with *Superior Academic Achievement satisfies the IOR and the 'in lieu of specialized experience' requirement (Option 3)

-- a qualifying bachelor's degree (see QUALIFICATIONS / IOR Options A and B) followed by a year of graduate-level education also meets both requirements IF you submit transcripts for both (Option 3)

*If you claim a qualifying bachelor's degree with Superior Academic Achievement you must submit
(1) a full transcript showing the final GPA OR
(2) a full transcript and official documentation showing your class-ranking OR
(3) a full transcript and official documentation showing your National Honor Society Membership.

If you claim at least 1 academic year of graduate-level education (generally at least 18 graduate-level credits), you must submit a full transcript for your qualifying bachelor's degree in addition to a transcript for your graduate education.

Combining Education and Experience: Education and experience will be computed as percentages of the overall requirements and must equal 100 percent, as determined by HR during the review process. Only graduate-level education can be used to meet this requirement and, except for the 52-week requirement, you must demonstrate Specialized Experience as described above. If you claim a combination of education and experience, you must submit relevant transcripts to support your graduate level education.

Foreign Education: If your transcripts show education completed in foreign colleges or universities, you must also provide, as part of your application, documentation that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in a conventional/accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

If selected, you will be required to provide your official college transcripts prior to the effective date of your appointment.

Contacts

• Address DCBFM - OFLM 6401 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21235 US
• Name: OPE Staffing DCBFM
• Phone: 410-965-1234
• Email: [email protected]