Industrial Hygienist

NOTE:  You must meet qualification requirements, including any requirements described in the Education section, by the closing date of this announcement.

In addition to the basic entry education requirements, you must have specialized experience and/or directly related education as described below:

To qualify for the GS-11 level, you must have one of the following:

• 1 year of full-time* specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 level defined as assisting in developing safety plans, policies, standards and/or training materials; implementing changes to an industrial hygiene program. 
• 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree; or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; the education must be directly related and provide the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position
• equivalent combination of education and experience

To qualify for the GS-12 level, you must have 1 year of full-time* specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level defined as conducting occupational, environmental, and industrial hygiene hazard and risk assessments; and advising a variety of internal and external staff on policies, regulations, and processes related to occupational health and hazards and industrial hygiene.  

Your answers to the online assessment will be used to evaluate your competencies in the following areas: 

• Knowledge of industrial hygiene principles and concepts sufficient to establish new safety, occupational, and environmental health principles and practices
• Knowledge of environmental science principles, theories and practices sufficient to identify and resolve common problems involving conventional laboratory and office settings
• Ability to improve the safety of workers and the surrounding community
• Knowledge of office and laboratory building design, construction standards, methods and practices sufficient to evaluate compliance with safety and occupational health
• Ability to recognize and evaluate occupational hazards
• Ability to identify safety features on proposed equipment requests
• Ability to conduct investigations on accidents, injuries or property damage
• Knowledge of a wide variety of hazardous and complex operations and conditions found in research laboratories
• Ability to develop procedures to prevent or reduce mishap

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

*If you have part-time work experience, read this: EPA Announcement Policies and Procedures.