Supervisory Industrial Hygienist
-Oversees the operations and operating efficiency of a multi-disciplinary group safety and health professionals.-Interviews candidates for vacant positions and makes recommendations for selection; recommends promotions, reassignments, awards, training and other career development opportunities.-Hears and resolves employee complaints to the extent possible. Effects disciplinary actions. Approves leave requests.-Appraises employee performance. -Distributes and balances the workload, makes adjustments when appropriate and directs the group in the accomplishment of work.-Reviews case files of employees to ensure proper application of standards and proposed penalties as well as reasonable abatement dates for correction of hazards and documentation that is legally sufficient and consistent with OSHA policies and directives.-Conducts informal conferences and negotiates settlement agreements.-Leads investigations involving the most difficult and complex cases.-Works with the Regional Solicitor in developing cases under contest and coordinates appearances at hearings. Serves as a witness before judicial hearings, providing technical expertise in occupational safety and health. Applicants must meet both the Basic Education and Specialized Experience below. 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. Specialized
Experience:
applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-12, in the Federal Service which demonstrates:
Conducting complex occupational safety and health inspections. 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. Developing written and/or electronic inspection case files to substantiate identified hazards and/or citations. 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 Assistant Area Director in an OSHA area office. Leading teams of occupational safety and health professionals in the investigation and/or documentation of unsafe and/or unhealthful working conditions. Identifying and documenting unsafe and/or unhealthful working conditions, securing hazard abatement, and conducting opening/closing conferences and/or informal settlement conferences.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Experience:
applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-12, in the Federal Service which demonstrates:
Conducting complex occupational safety and health inspections. 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. Developing written and/or electronic inspection case files to substantiate identified hazards and/or citations. 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 Assistant Area Director in an OSHA area office. Leading teams of occupational safety and health professionals in the investigation and/or documentation of unsafe and/or unhealthful working conditions. Identifying and documenting unsafe and/or unhealthful working conditions, securing hazard abatement, and conducting opening/closing conferences and/or informal settlement conferences.
- Department:
0690 Industrial Hygiene - Salary Range:
$91,231 to $118,603 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
|
|
 | |
