• Job Description

  Req#: 830196000
  You will serve as an Industrial Hygienist within NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY
  
  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.
  
  Duties
  
  
  • You will participate in the planning, organizing, implementation and control of a comprehensive Safety and Occupational Health/Industrial Hygiene program with very little supervision.
  • You will oversee the Naval Research Laboratory Authorized Use List for Chemicals Program.
  • You will be responsible for ensuring that the safety oversight requirement of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command is effectively implemented throughout NRL and its field sites.
  • You will serve as a technical expert in IH for NRL conducting comprehensive IH surveys and special studies.
  • You will plan, conduct, or direct special studies regarding occupational health problems that require the development or modification of air sampling equipment or protective devices.
  • You will draft technical bulletins, instructions, and procedures for guidance of NRL personnel, requiring research into various technical publications.
  
  
  Requirements
  
  
  • 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 successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
  • 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 is a Mission Essential position. You will be required to ensure organization or facility continuity of operations and/or completion of tasks that are considered essential to the mission designated by a local or command decision.
  
  
  Qualifications
  
  
  This position has a Selective Placement factor that will be used to screen out ineligible candidates. The Selective Placement factor is: This position requires knowledge of the concepts, principles, and practices of industrial hygiene.
  
  In addition to the selective placement factor and basic requirement, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-05/10) grade level or pay band (NO-02) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate most or all of the following: Knowledge of Department of the Navy and Federal occupational health standards; Knowledge of chemicals, their hazards and toxicities, and methods used to reduce the hazards associated with their use, storage, and disposal; Experience managing Navy Safety and Occupational Health Programs; Ability to work with a diverse population of civilian, Active Duty, and contractors; Understand the requirements of Chemical Hygiene Notebooks, Authorized Use Lists, and Biological Safety Levels; Knowledge of large safety data management and statistics; Technical writing skills and experience to communicate to both leadership and line workers; Familiar with a wide variety of safety and occupational health requirements and third party references; and Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
  
  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/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series
  
  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.

• About the company

  The United States Department of the Navy is one of the three military departments within the Department of Defense of the United States of America. The Department of the Navy was established by an Act of Congress on 30 April 1798, to provide a government organizational structure to the United States Navy, the United States Marine Corps and, when directed by the President, the United States Coast Guard, as a service within the Department of the Navy, though each remain independent service branches.

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