Industrial Hygienist

This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Human Resources Management (HRM), Occupational Safety and Health Division (OSH), and will be filled in one of the following locations: El Paso, TX, Portland, OR, San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA, San Diego, CA, Tucson, AZ, Los Angeles, CA. The incumbent serves as the headquarters' expert authority in the field of industrial hygiene, providing technical advice to all CBP headquarters leaders, senior management officials, and field supervisors. Typical duties include: Serving as the headquarters' expert authority in the field of industrial hygiene, providing technical advice to all CBP headquarters leaders, senior management officials, and field supervisors. Advising management of findings and when warranted, taking corrective action to develop and implement measures to diminish the health risks. Conducting environmental health and safety surveys, inspections, and program evaluations that include, but are not limited to asbestos removal; abatement, operation and maintenance programs; radon testing and remediation; indoor air quality testing and mediation; lead in water testing; hazardous materials handling; ergonomics; tuberculosis; blood borne pathogens; confined space entry; and the Hazard Communication Program. Responding to management, employee, and union complaints or grievances of potential health hazards by conducting studies, inspections, and surveys involving illumination, noise, toxic chemicals (including asbestos), as well as, air quality, ergonomics, food sanitation, water supply, ventilation, temperature, insect and rodent control, solid and liquid waste disposal, and personal protective equipment (respirators and eye protection). Requirements: You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this position. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with Selective Service. Primary U.S. residency for at least three of the last five years. All pre-employment processes will be conducted in English. You may be required to pass a background investigation. Qualifications: Applicants must meet one of the following requirements: A. 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 B. 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 C. Certification from the Board for Global EHS Credentialing (formerly American Board of Industrial Hygiene(external link) (ABIH)). In addition to meeting the basic requirement listed above, applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience described below. Experience: You qualify for the GS-13 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as: Conducting studies and surveys of a variety of industrial environmental problems. Collecting of quantitative and qualitative data, and the measurement of exposures for a variety of chemical, physical and biological stresses. Analyzing the data acquired and the prediction of probable effects of exposures on 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. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is a federal law enforcement agency that requires all applicants to undergo a thorough background investigation prior to employment in order to promote the agency's core values of vigilance, service to country, and integrity. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. CBP follows the DHS Drug-Free Workplace Plan for drug testing procedures. As an employee of CBP, you will be joining a workforce that is dedicated to accomplishing our mission while maintaining the trust of our Nation by strictly adhering to all government ethics standards. Probationary Period: All employees new to the federal government must serve a one year probationary period during the first year of his/her initial permanent federal appointment to determine fitness for continued employment.

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