Summary About the Position: This position is with the United States Army Reserve Command, Office of the Deputy Commanding General, Safety located at Fort Liberty, North Carolina. Responsibilities Serve as the United States Army Reserve Command (USARC) Industrial Hygiene Program Manager in the Safety and Occupational Health Office. Manage a comprehensive program to control occupational health and industrial hygiene hazards, to minimize illnesses, disabilities, operational inefficiencies, and public claims. Provide training designed to inform the staff of occupational and industrial health aspects associated with job processes, and the application of legislation and regulations. Provide support to the office, Headquarters Senior Leaders, Community of Practice leaders and subordinate commands within the United States Army Reserve on Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Health related activities. Develop organizational policy utilizing statutory provisions of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) and regulatory provisions of Department of Army adapting them to the mission and facilities. Research literature, trends and patterns, and coordinates with related Department of Labor (DOL) Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of Army associates on developments in Occupational Health standards and Industrial Hygiene techniques. Conduct site assessments, in coordination with Army Reserve Installation Management Directorate (ARIMD), of potential health hazard exposures and aspects of environmental restoration. Provide guidance to the Command and subordinate units on health standards and criteria and ensure appropriate consideration is given to occupational health issues in plans and programs for development of facilities, equipment, and procedures. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Executive Order (E.O.) 12721 Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible People with Disabilities, Schedule A Postal Service/Peace Corps and Other Unique Authorities Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for Industrial Hygienist: Degree: Bachelor's or graduate (or higher level) degree in industrial hygiene, occupational health sciences, occupational and environmental health, toxicology, safety sciences, or related science. The education must be accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. OR Related Degree: 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. The education must be accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. For engineering degrees to be acceptable, the curriculum must be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum. OR Certification from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH). In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Managing industrial hygiene or occupational health program elements; 2) Applying industrial hygiene and occupational health laws, regulations, principles, theories, practices, and procedures to advise on or resolve technical matters dealing with industrial hygiene and occupational health requirements; 3) Identifying accident trends and developing or recommending countermeasures; 4) Developing industrial hygiene and occupational health standards, regulations, practices, or procedures to eliminate or control potential hazards; 5) Inspecting or surveying workplaces, processes, products, or other systems for compliance with established industrial hygiene and occupational health policies or standards and to identify potential new hazards; and 6) Training of workers, supervisors, managers, or other safety and occupational health personnel in industrial hygiene or occupational health subjects. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required specialized experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the specialized experience qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for specialized experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Compliance Inspection and Program Management Program Management Safety and Health Technical Credibility Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12). Education FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/. Additional Information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. One year probationary period may be required. Direct deposit of pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a(n) Installations Career Field position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay. When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/ for more information. Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest. Advance In-hire and Credit Time for Leave Accrual may be authorized if found to be in the best interest of the government.