Industrial Hygienist
SummaryThe position is located in the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations, Operations Directorate, Office of Safety, Health, and Environmental Management (OBO/OPS/SHEM).
The senior Industrial Hygienist and leading authority in the safety, health and environmental management fields, with responsibility for overseeing the overseas field program, studies and program audits, as well as for providing expert technical advice on hazards associated with Department renovation and construction operations.
Learn more about this agency Responsibilities Advises posts regarding policy and program development and implementation to enable posts to meet and integrate 15 FAM requirements.
Prepares reports and makes recommendations to guide post actions towards hazard abatement using innovative problem solving skills that account for unique technical and cultural aspects, logistical challenges, and economic constraints.
Tracks, monitor, reviews, modifies, and approves or disapproves post health, safety, and environmental implementation plans and projects; assists office management in quality assurance of contractor activities.
Recommends new activities and strategies or adjustments to existing activities to improve overall program effectiveness.
Coordinates with other office organizations to assist in integrating changes into other aspects of the bureau program.
Travel Required 25% or less - Occasional Travel is required.
The work environment during temporary duty (TDY) overseas assignments varies from location to location.
Hazardous working conditions may be encountered while on TDY or investigating accident scenes as required.
Supervisory status No Promotion Potential 14 Job family (Series) 0690 Industrial Hygiene Similar jobs Hygienists, Industrial Industrial Hygienists Help Requirements Conditions of Employment Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
US Citizenship is required.
One year probationary period, unless excepted by regulation.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
Statement of Employment & Financial Interest required prior to appointment.
Medical clearance is required.
QualificationsApplicants must meet all the required qualification requirements, including education, and any selective placement factors described below by the closing date of this announcement.
If you are qualifying based on education OR if there are mandatory education requirements listed below, you MUST submit a copy of your college transcript with your application.
NOTE:
Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement.
Time-In-Grade Requirements:
Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F.
Applicants MUST meet the required basic entry qualification requirements described below.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS:
The education must be accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the US Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.
Applicants must meet one of the following requirements:
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 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 Certification from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH).
Courses in the history or teaching of chemistry are not acceptable.
Evaluation of Education:
All science or engineering courses offered in fulfillment of the above requirements must be acceptable for credit toward the completion of a standard 4-year professional curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in science or engineering at an accredited college or university.
For engineering degrees to be acceptable, the curriculum must be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum.
Evaluation of
Experience:
Qualifying experience involves the recognition, evaluation, corrective actions, and elimination of environmental conditions in the workplace that causes sickness, impaired health, or illness.
This experience must demonstrate a professional knowledge of the theory and application of the principles of industrial hygiene and closely related sciences such as physics and engineering controls.
Such work must have involved experience in all of the following areas:
the acquisition of quantitative and qualitative data, and the measurement of exposures for a variety of chemical, physical, and biological stresses; the analysis of the data acquired and the prediction of probable effects of exposures on the health and well-being of workers; and the selection and recommendation of appropriate controls, including management, medical, engineering, education or training, and personal protective equipment.
Note:
All applicants MUST submit transcripts as verification of educational requirement by the closing date of this announcement.
If you fail to provide requested information or the information you submit is insufficient to verify your eligibility, you WILL lose consideration for this position.
IN ADDITION to meeting one of the basic qualifications requirements listed above, the applicant MUST have at least 1 full year of specialized experience that has equipped them with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.
This experience is related to the work of the position and equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the Federal service.
Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
Experience monitoring motor vehicle safety and implementing strategies and programs that effectively modify driver behaviors and reduce mishaps.
Experience developing goals and objectives in the environmental, safety, and occupational health fields throughout government and/or the private sector.
Experience communicating effectively with all levels of management and foreign community in order to discuss complex issues, provide guidance and defend and justify recommendations.
EducationSee the qualifications section of this vacancy announcement for education requirements, if applicable.
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States.
It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
Click on the link for a list of accredited organizations recognized as specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials.
Additional informationFor reasonable accommodation at the US Department of State, please contact the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations at (202) 663-3474 or ReasonableAccommodations@state.
gov.
If eligible, applicants to this announcement may be referred to other positions in other Bureaus/Offices in the Department.
Read more How You Will Be EvaluatedYou will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs) and other characteristics that are relevant to the duties of this position and must be fully supported by information in your resume:
Knowledge of adult learning processes as demonstrated by the ability to present training on a broad spectrum of health safety and environmental topics to a wide variety of audiences.
Skill in devising innovative techniques to solve a variety of problems.
Ability to analyze data using basic statistical techniques relevant to safety, health and environmental management programs.
Knowledge of the professional concepts, principles, precedent decision.
Your resume serves as the basis for qualification determinations and must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience and education (if applicable) as it relates to this job opportunity.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (eg, Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (eg, professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).
Your resume should include the dates of all qualifying experience (from month/year to month/year) and the number of hours worked/volunteered per week.
For assistance with creating a resume, please click here.
Qualified candidates are assigned a score between 70 and 100.
Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) candidates must be rated Well Qualified for the position and earn a score of at least 85 (when applicants are rated in a range of 70 to 100) to receive consideration for selection priority.
If, after reviewing your resume and self-assessment questionnaire responses and a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, a score will be manually determined that reflects your documented experience.
This may result in a lower score, which may also eliminate you from consideration for this position.
Applicants must meet all the qualification requirements and submit any required supporting documentation by the closing date of this job opportunity.
Your application package must contain sufficient information to make a valid determination that you fully meet the basic/specialized experience requirements as stated in this job opportunity announcement for each grade level(s) for which you are applying.
Applicants found to be among the top qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring official for further consideration and possible interview.
Qualified non-competitive candidates must be deemed best qualified based on the applicant assessment in order to be referred to the hiring official for further consideration and possible interview.
To preview questions please click here.
Read more Background checks and security clearanceSecurity clearance Top Secret Drug test required Yes Position sensitivity and risk High Risk (HR) Trust determination process Suitability/Fitness, National security Help Required DocumentsAll required documents listed below, that are applicable to you, must be submitted to our automated system Gateway to State by 11:
59 pm Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement.
1.
Resume - your resume or any other written format you choose should contain the required information as specified in the How You Will Be Evaluated section.
Insufficient information will result in an ineligible rating.
2.
A completed online job specific self-assessment questionnaire through the Department's automated system Gateway to State.
3.
Transcripts - if applicable, see the Qualifications section of the announcement.
If selected, an official/sealed college transcript(s) will be required to verify education prior to employment.
4.
If you are qualifying based on other criteria listed under the Qualification Section of this announcement, you must submit the required supporting documentation (certificates, certifications, etc.
) with your application by the closing date.
5.
Current eligible DOS employees (per 3 FAM 2315) including non-competitive applicants must submit a SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) that shows the effective date, position title, series, grade, salary, tenure, position occupied, full promotion potential, AND submit a copy of your most recent completed annual performance appraisal that includes the final rating.
If a performance appraisal does not exist, is incomplete or unavailable, a Form DS-1812 (Applicant Appraisal) or equivalent form from another agency signed by the current supervisor is acceptable.
Mid-year progress reviews will not be accepted.
6.
If you are a current eligible DOS employee applying under a non-competitive hiring authority, you MUST submit proof of non-competitive eligibility with your application.
For information related to special hiring authorities for severely disabled persons visit:
CTAP eligibles must submit a copy of the appropriate documentation with their application.
See link below:
CTAP ConsiderationsIf you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the US Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications.
Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the US Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Help BenefitsA career with the US Government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.
Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
The senior Industrial Hygienist and leading authority in the safety, health and environmental management fields, with responsibility for overseeing the overseas field program, studies and program audits, as well as for providing expert technical advice on hazards associated with Department renovation and construction operations.
Learn more about this agency Responsibilities Advises posts regarding policy and program development and implementation to enable posts to meet and integrate 15 FAM requirements.
Prepares reports and makes recommendations to guide post actions towards hazard abatement using innovative problem solving skills that account for unique technical and cultural aspects, logistical challenges, and economic constraints.
Tracks, monitor, reviews, modifies, and approves or disapproves post health, safety, and environmental implementation plans and projects; assists office management in quality assurance of contractor activities.
Recommends new activities and strategies or adjustments to existing activities to improve overall program effectiveness.
Coordinates with other office organizations to assist in integrating changes into other aspects of the bureau program.
Travel Required 25% or less - Occasional Travel is required.
The work environment during temporary duty (TDY) overseas assignments varies from location to location.
Hazardous working conditions may be encountered while on TDY or investigating accident scenes as required.
Supervisory status No Promotion Potential 14 Job family (Series) 0690 Industrial Hygiene Similar jobs Hygienists, Industrial Industrial Hygienists Help Requirements Conditions of Employment Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
US Citizenship is required.
One year probationary period, unless excepted by regulation.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
Statement of Employment & Financial Interest required prior to appointment.
Medical clearance is required.
QualificationsApplicants must meet all the required qualification requirements, including education, and any selective placement factors described below by the closing date of this announcement.
If you are qualifying based on education OR if there are mandatory education requirements listed below, you MUST submit a copy of your college transcript with your application.
NOTE:
Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement.
Time-In-Grade Requirements:
Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F.
Applicants MUST meet the required basic entry qualification requirements described below.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS:
The education must be accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the US Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.
Applicants must meet one of the following requirements:
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 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 Certification from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH).
Courses in the history or teaching of chemistry are not acceptable.
Evaluation of Education:
All science or engineering courses offered in fulfillment of the above requirements must be acceptable for credit toward the completion of a standard 4-year professional curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in science or engineering at an accredited college or university.
For engineering degrees to be acceptable, the curriculum must be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum.
Evaluation of
Experience:
Qualifying experience involves the recognition, evaluation, corrective actions, and elimination of environmental conditions in the workplace that causes sickness, impaired health, or illness.
This experience must demonstrate a professional knowledge of the theory and application of the principles of industrial hygiene and closely related sciences such as physics and engineering controls.
Such work must have involved experience in all of the following areas:
the acquisition of quantitative and qualitative data, and the measurement of exposures for a variety of chemical, physical, and biological stresses; the analysis of the data acquired and the prediction of probable effects of exposures on the health and well-being of workers; and the selection and recommendation of appropriate controls, including management, medical, engineering, education or training, and personal protective equipment.
Note:
All applicants MUST submit transcripts as verification of educational requirement by the closing date of this announcement.
If you fail to provide requested information or the information you submit is insufficient to verify your eligibility, you WILL lose consideration for this position.
IN ADDITION to meeting one of the basic qualifications requirements listed above, the applicant MUST have at least 1 full year of specialized experience that has equipped them with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.
This experience is related to the work of the position and equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the Federal service.
Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
Experience monitoring motor vehicle safety and implementing strategies and programs that effectively modify driver behaviors and reduce mishaps.
Experience developing goals and objectives in the environmental, safety, and occupational health fields throughout government and/or the private sector.
Experience communicating effectively with all levels of management and foreign community in order to discuss complex issues, provide guidance and defend and justify recommendations.
EducationSee the qualifications section of this vacancy announcement for education requirements, if applicable.
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States.
It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
Click on the link for a list of accredited organizations recognized as specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials.
Additional informationFor reasonable accommodation at the US Department of State, please contact the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations at (202) 663-3474 or ReasonableAccommodations@state.
gov.
If eligible, applicants to this announcement may be referred to other positions in other Bureaus/Offices in the Department.
Read more How You Will Be EvaluatedYou will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs) and other characteristics that are relevant to the duties of this position and must be fully supported by information in your resume:
Knowledge of adult learning processes as demonstrated by the ability to present training on a broad spectrum of health safety and environmental topics to a wide variety of audiences.
Skill in devising innovative techniques to solve a variety of problems.
Ability to analyze data using basic statistical techniques relevant to safety, health and environmental management programs.
Knowledge of the professional concepts, principles, precedent decision.
Your resume serves as the basis for qualification determinations and must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience and education (if applicable) as it relates to this job opportunity.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (eg, Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (eg, professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).
Your resume should include the dates of all qualifying experience (from month/year to month/year) and the number of hours worked/volunteered per week.
For assistance with creating a resume, please click here.
Qualified candidates are assigned a score between 70 and 100.
Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) candidates must be rated Well Qualified for the position and earn a score of at least 85 (when applicants are rated in a range of 70 to 100) to receive consideration for selection priority.
If, after reviewing your resume and self-assessment questionnaire responses and a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, a score will be manually determined that reflects your documented experience.
This may result in a lower score, which may also eliminate you from consideration for this position.
Applicants must meet all the qualification requirements and submit any required supporting documentation by the closing date of this job opportunity.
Your application package must contain sufficient information to make a valid determination that you fully meet the basic/specialized experience requirements as stated in this job opportunity announcement for each grade level(s) for which you are applying.
Applicants found to be among the top qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring official for further consideration and possible interview.
Qualified non-competitive candidates must be deemed best qualified based on the applicant assessment in order to be referred to the hiring official for further consideration and possible interview.
To preview questions please click here.
Read more Background checks and security clearanceSecurity clearance Top Secret Drug test required Yes Position sensitivity and risk High Risk (HR) Trust determination process Suitability/Fitness, National security Help Required DocumentsAll required documents listed below, that are applicable to you, must be submitted to our automated system Gateway to State by 11:
59 pm Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement.
1.
Resume - your resume or any other written format you choose should contain the required information as specified in the How You Will Be Evaluated section.
Insufficient information will result in an ineligible rating.
2.
A completed online job specific self-assessment questionnaire through the Department's automated system Gateway to State.
3.
Transcripts - if applicable, see the Qualifications section of the announcement.
If selected, an official/sealed college transcript(s) will be required to verify education prior to employment.
4.
If you are qualifying based on other criteria listed under the Qualification Section of this announcement, you must submit the required supporting documentation (certificates, certifications, etc.
) with your application by the closing date.
5.
Current eligible DOS employees (per 3 FAM 2315) including non-competitive applicants must submit a SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) that shows the effective date, position title, series, grade, salary, tenure, position occupied, full promotion potential, AND submit a copy of your most recent completed annual performance appraisal that includes the final rating.
If a performance appraisal does not exist, is incomplete or unavailable, a Form DS-1812 (Applicant Appraisal) or equivalent form from another agency signed by the current supervisor is acceptable.
Mid-year progress reviews will not be accepted.
6.
If you are a current eligible DOS employee applying under a non-competitive hiring authority, you MUST submit proof of non-competitive eligibility with your application.
For information related to special hiring authorities for severely disabled persons visit:
CTAP eligibles must submit a copy of the appropriate documentation with their application.
See link below:
CTAP ConsiderationsIf you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the US Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications.
Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the US Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Help BenefitsA career with the US Government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.
Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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