This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of the Chief Readiness Support Officer (OCRSO). The primary purpose of this position is to assist in formulating, implementing, and directing the Department's comprehensive safety and health risk management program, developing and executing Department-wide policy, setting priorities for the use of limited resources, and establishing Department-wide standards. Non-BU: This is a non-bargaining unit position.
As a Industrial Hygienist, GS-0690-13, your typical work assignments may include the following: Identify health hazards; provide general expert knowledge in the areas of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive agents; ventilation; indoor air quality; personal protection; air monitoring; ergonomics; and other environmental hazards and conditions. Investigate adequacy of ventilation, indoor air quality, lighting, noise, and other environmental and biological hazards that may affect employee health, comfort, or efficiency. Conduct inspections to determine compliance with established safety and industrial hygiene standards and regulations. Provides guidance and ensures appropriate consideration to occupational health matters. Conducts complex risk assessment and cost benefit analysis of alternative solutions. All DHS-HQ announcements have a 5 business day open period due to the number of applications received. This announcement will be open for 5 business days OR until the first 100 applications have been received, whichever happens first. View common definitions of terms found in this announcement: Common Definitions.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications; applicant's resumes and supporting documentation should only reflect education received from schools accredited by such institutions. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following Website: https://ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/home. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency (a U.S. private organization's interpretation that such education has been deemed at least equivalent to conventional U.S. education programs) with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For more information regarding evaluation of foreign education for federal employment, please visit the U.S. Department of Education webpage on the Recognition of Foreign Qualifications.
jacqulyn.simmons@hq.dhs.gov 571-531-3240
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