Industrial Hygiene Technician

• You will plan and conduct sampling operations to measure and document workplace chemical biological and physical hazards.
• You will coordinate and execute comprehensive exposure monitoring plans across multiple naval activities.
• You will manage the calibration maintenance repair and procurement of specialized industrial hygiene testing instrumentation.
• You will develop instructional guides and train IH professionals and technicians on the use of new and technically advanced IH equipment.
• You will draft technical survey reports and enter exposure monitoring data into database systems like DOEHRS-IH.

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities visit
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD) the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born aftermust be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States drivers license.
• You will be required to work on any day or shift including night weekends holidays or on an on call basis necessary to meet mission requirements.

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Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-08 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

• Practical knowledge of IH and related safety and environmental concepts principles and practices relating to a wide range of duties concerned with evaluating and measuring occupational health hazards in a variety of settings sufficient to:
• Complete moderately difficult and complex Industrial Hygiene Technician work. Write technical briefs procedures sampling surveys and instructional outlines. Apply given guidelines of a broad scope to complex work processes for providing technical instruction and training.
• Practical knowledge of IH survey and sampling procedures.
• Substantial knowledge of IH equipment practices equipment operation and principles of design diagnostic and repair techniques and technical writing skills required for maintaining equipment and calibration repair procedures.
• Knowledge relating to the selection theory of operation correct utilization calibration servicing and maintenance of field survey and laboratory equipment.
• Knowledge and proficiency with personal computers and MS Office Suite software products (e.g. Word Excel and/or Access) and industrial hygiene exposure data monitoring systems.

• Practical knowledge of IH safety and environmental concepts to independently evaluate and measure standard occupational health hazards in a variety of routine settings.
• Working knowledge of IH survey and sampling procedures sufficient to draft basic technical summaries complete routine surveys and adapt established methods to fit specific workplace layouts.
• Knowledge of the operation calibration and routine maintenance of a variety of IH field survey and laboratory equipment and the ability to troubleshoot minor operational issues.
• Advanced proficiency with MS Office Suite and industrial hygiene exposure data monitoring systems to accurately record historical occupational exposure data and format technical briefs.

• Fundamental knowledge of IH and safety concepts sufficient to recognize common occupational health hazards and assist in routine workplace evaluations.
• Familiarity with basic IH survey and standard sampling procedures sufficient to support the execution of exposure monitoring plans under moderate supervision.
• Working knowledge of the correct utilization and daily calibration of standard common IH field survey equipment (e.g. noise dosimeters air pumps).
• Knowledge and proficiency with personal computers MS Office Suite products and basic data entry/retrieval functions within industrial hygiene exposure data monitoring systems (e.g. DOEHRS-IH).

• Basic knowledge and understanding of general occupational safety environmental concepts and standard workplace hazards.
• Practical skills in data organization and technical reading sufficient to review basic safety guidelines and prepare standard forms for technical personnel.
• Ability to learn and apply specific detailed instructions regarding the safe handling of basic field tools and preparation of sampling kits under direct supervision.
• High proficiency with personal computers and MS Office Suite (e.g. Word Excel Access) for compiling field data into spreadsheets formatting reports and navigating data monitoring systems.

• Basic foundational understanding of general workplace safety and health principles.
• Strong general administrative and organizational skills sufficient to support technical staff process documents and maintain accurate records.
• Ability to read comprehend and strictly follow detailed step-by-step instructions for basic office and field support tasks.
• Solid proficiency with personal computers and MS Office Suite software (e.g. Word Excel) to draft basic correspondence track inventory and perform routine data entry.