Industrial Hygienist

Summary

About the Position: This position is located at the 66th Medical Group, Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized. Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to federal service. Student Loan repayment may be authorized. Non-Federal work experience may be creditable for leave purposes.

Duties

• Manage industrial hygiene program for the Medical Treatment Facility to control a variety of occupational health and environmental hazards.
• Conduct audits to evaluate occupational health hazards, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and analyzing findings to make recommendations for corrective action.
• Develop sampling strategies using indirect and direct reading instruments such as pumps, meters, heat stress monitors, and/or dosimeters, to quantify hazards.
• Advise management on industrial hygiene and related safety, environmental, and emergency response issues.
• Create instruction to train employees, management, and/or other safety professional personnel on industrial hygiene and related occupational health, safety, and environmental issues.
• Provide emergency response guidance to on-scene commanders, fire fighters, and other emergency response personnel as needed.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show 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 an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.