Supervisory Industrial Hygienist
ATTENTION TO ALL APPLICANTS:
This position may be filled either as a Supervisory Industrial Hygienist advertised in this announcement or may be filled as a Supervisory Safety and Occupational Health Specialist advertised under announcements #MS-20-HRC-OSHA-301 or as Supervisor Safety Engineer advertised under announcement #MS-20-HRC-OSHA-303. Applicants are encouraged to review all announcements and apply if interested/eligible. Major duties for this position include but are not limited to, the following:
Oversees the operations and operating efficiency of a multi-disciplinary group of Industrial Hygienists, Safety and Occupational Health Specialists, and/or Safety Engineers, providing technical and administrative guidance and direction, management support, and oversight. Identifies the tasks, distributes and balances the workload, makes adjustments when appropriate and directs the group in the accomplishment of work in accordance with OSHA procedures within the framework of OSHA's Strategic Plan. Reviews case files of employees to ensure proper application of standards and proposed penalties as well as reasonable abatement dates and documentation that is legally sufficient. Identifies deviations and directs employees to make appropriate changes. Recommends Area Director approval of completed case files; evaluates referrals and determines appropriate action, making assignments to employees to affect such action. Makes work assignments to employees. Conducts on-the-job assessments and monitors employee performance. Identifies areas requiring improvement; provides advice and assistance in those areas and guidance and interpretation on the use of standards and other regulatory or procedural requirements. Ensures that employee quality and productivity of work is in compliance with Agency policies and procedures and that the Area Director's instructions on work priorities, methods, deadlines and quality have been met. Provides leadership and direction to employees regarding their compliance with work rules and regulations and codes of ethics and conduct; instructs employees on safety requirements for job assignments and on-the-job injuries; reviews and reports accidents and incidents. Conducts and/or participates in informal conferences and negotiates settlement agreements relative to safety and health inspections. Leads inspections/investigations involving the most difficult and complex cases involving high risk operations, imminent danger, non-existent or inadequate standards where use of the general duty clause would be required, catastrophes and discrimination complaints. Works with the Regional Solicitor in developing cases under contest and coordinates appearances at hearings for employees supervised. As required, serves as a witness before judicial hearings and trials, including criminal investigations, providing technical expertise in occupational safety. Ensures that OSHA's Strategic Plan, mission, and vision are communicated to the employees supervised and integrated into the group's goals, work plan, and customer service. Assists in the development of the field operations program plan for the Area Office. To qualify for the GS-13 Grade Level you must meet the Basic Requirements AND the Specialized Experience. Basic Requirements The education must be accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (external link) 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 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 (external link) (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 ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) as a professional engineering curriculum. In addition to meeting the basic education requirement, Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-12, in the Federal Service. Specialized
Experience:
Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as experience in at least ten of the following:
Conducting complex and/or high-level and/or high-visibility occupational safety and health inspections of private sector businesses and/or federal government establishments. Preparing for occupational safety and health inspections by conducting reviews of any of the following:
Case files of previous safety and/or health inspections; Pertinent occupational safety and/or health laws and/or regulations and/or standards and/or directives and/or policies; Operations of companies/businesses to be inspected. Conducting occupational safety and/or health investigations of at least two of the following:
Fatalities; Catastrophes; Incidents of workplace violence; Msculoskeletal or ergonomics-related incidents and/or injuries; Mass casualties and/or a large number of injured and/or ill workers. Conducting interviews in order to ascertain the facts of a workplace injury and/or an occupational illness and/or an occupational exposure to an unsafe condition and/or to identify unsafe and/or unhealthful working conditions and/or to ascertain information in order to conduct a workplace safety and/or health inspection. Interviews can be with any of the following:
Employers and/or management representatives of inspected companies; Victims of workplace injuries and/or illnesses; Employees at inspected companies; Labor representatives; Emergency response personnel; Witnesses to workplace injuries and/or illnesses and/or fatalities. Conducting analyses of workplace safety and health programs to determine workflow processes and/or causal factors for unsafe and/or unhealthful working conditions and/or to determine unsafe and/or unhealthful work conditions and/or processes. Identifying and documenting unsafe and/or unhealthful working conditions; Securing hazard abatement; Developing written and/or electronic inspection case files to substantiate identified hazards and/or citations; Calculating and/or assessing financial penalties to employers; Conducting opening and/or closing conferences and/or informal settlement conferences with employers and/or employer representatives; Working in conjunction with the Office of the Solicitor to obtain and/or serve warrants and/or subpoenas; Working in conjunction with the Office of the Solicitor to represent the agency during hearings on contested enforcement cases; Providing technical advice and/or guidance and/or training to employers and/or employees and/or labor representatives and/or other interested parties regarding safe/healthful working conditions and/or the improvement of operations and/or facilities and/or voluntary compliance with OSHA's enforcement regulations; Serving as an acting Area Director in an OSHA area office; Leading teams of occupational safety and health professional in the investigation and/or documentation of unsafe and/or unhealthful working conditions. 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.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
This position may be filled either as a Supervisory Industrial Hygienist advertised in this announcement or may be filled as a Supervisory Safety and Occupational Health Specialist advertised under announcements #MS-20-HRC-OSHA-301 or as Supervisor Safety Engineer advertised under announcement #MS-20-HRC-OSHA-303. Applicants are encouraged to review all announcements and apply if interested/eligible. Major duties for this position include but are not limited to, the following:
Oversees the operations and operating efficiency of a multi-disciplinary group of Industrial Hygienists, Safety and Occupational Health Specialists, and/or Safety Engineers, providing technical and administrative guidance and direction, management support, and oversight. Identifies the tasks, distributes and balances the workload, makes adjustments when appropriate and directs the group in the accomplishment of work in accordance with OSHA procedures within the framework of OSHA's Strategic Plan. Reviews case files of employees to ensure proper application of standards and proposed penalties as well as reasonable abatement dates and documentation that is legally sufficient. Identifies deviations and directs employees to make appropriate changes. Recommends Area Director approval of completed case files; evaluates referrals and determines appropriate action, making assignments to employees to affect such action. Makes work assignments to employees. Conducts on-the-job assessments and monitors employee performance. Identifies areas requiring improvement; provides advice and assistance in those areas and guidance and interpretation on the use of standards and other regulatory or procedural requirements. Ensures that employee quality and productivity of work is in compliance with Agency policies and procedures and that the Area Director's instructions on work priorities, methods, deadlines and quality have been met. Provides leadership and direction to employees regarding their compliance with work rules and regulations and codes of ethics and conduct; instructs employees on safety requirements for job assignments and on-the-job injuries; reviews and reports accidents and incidents. Conducts and/or participates in informal conferences and negotiates settlement agreements relative to safety and health inspections. Leads inspections/investigations involving the most difficult and complex cases involving high risk operations, imminent danger, non-existent or inadequate standards where use of the general duty clause would be required, catastrophes and discrimination complaints. Works with the Regional Solicitor in developing cases under contest and coordinates appearances at hearings for employees supervised. As required, serves as a witness before judicial hearings and trials, including criminal investigations, providing technical expertise in occupational safety. Ensures that OSHA's Strategic Plan, mission, and vision are communicated to the employees supervised and integrated into the group's goals, work plan, and customer service. Assists in the development of the field operations program plan for the Area Office. To qualify for the GS-13 Grade Level you must meet the Basic Requirements AND the Specialized Experience. Basic Requirements The education must be accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (external link) 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 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 (external link) (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 ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) as a professional engineering curriculum. In addition to meeting the basic education requirement, Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-12, in the Federal Service. Specialized
Experience:
Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as experience in at least ten of the following:
Conducting complex and/or high-level and/or high-visibility occupational safety and health inspections of private sector businesses and/or federal government establishments. Preparing for occupational safety and health inspections by conducting reviews of any of the following:
Case files of previous safety and/or health inspections; Pertinent occupational safety and/or health laws and/or regulations and/or standards and/or directives and/or policies; Operations of companies/businesses to be inspected. Conducting occupational safety and/or health investigations of at least two of the following:
Fatalities; Catastrophes; Incidents of workplace violence; Msculoskeletal or ergonomics-related incidents and/or injuries; Mass casualties and/or a large number of injured and/or ill workers. Conducting interviews in order to ascertain the facts of a workplace injury and/or an occupational illness and/or an occupational exposure to an unsafe condition and/or to identify unsafe and/or unhealthful working conditions and/or to ascertain information in order to conduct a workplace safety and/or health inspection. Interviews can be with any of the following:
Employers and/or management representatives of inspected companies; Victims of workplace injuries and/or illnesses; Employees at inspected companies; Labor representatives; Emergency response personnel; Witnesses to workplace injuries and/or illnesses and/or fatalities. Conducting analyses of workplace safety and health programs to determine workflow processes and/or causal factors for unsafe and/or unhealthful working conditions and/or to determine unsafe and/or unhealthful work conditions and/or processes. Identifying and documenting unsafe and/or unhealthful working conditions; Securing hazard abatement; Developing written and/or electronic inspection case files to substantiate identified hazards and/or citations; Calculating and/or assessing financial penalties to employers; Conducting opening and/or closing conferences and/or informal settlement conferences with employers and/or employer representatives; Working in conjunction with the Office of the Solicitor to obtain and/or serve warrants and/or subpoenas; Working in conjunction with the Office of the Solicitor to represent the agency during hearings on contested enforcement cases; Providing technical advice and/or guidance and/or training to employers and/or employees and/or labor representatives and/or other interested parties regarding safe/healthful working conditions and/or the improvement of operations and/or facilities and/or voluntary compliance with OSHA's enforcement regulations; Serving as an acting Area Director in an OSHA area office; Leading teams of occupational safety and health professional in the investigation and/or documentation of unsafe and/or unhealthful working conditions. 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.
- Department:
0690 Industrial Hygiene - Salary Range:
$91,231 to $118,603 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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