Safety & IH Professional

What You'll Do

• Performs dual role Occupational Health/Safety and Industrial Hygiene job specialties.
• Protects the work force, the public, and the environment by the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, communication, and control of safety and health stressors in, or arising from, the workplace that may result in injury, illness, or impairment or negatively impact the well-being of workers.
• Provides technical safety and industrial hygiene support to all levels of line management and supervision. Conducts routine safety and industrial hygiene oversight for operations, maintenance, construction, and other activities.
• Conducts workplace inspections and programmatic assessments.
• Conducts safety and industrial hygiene oversight audits and surveillances of nuclear and non-nuclear facilities.
• Develops, documents, and oversees hazard analysis and control processes for operations, maintenance, construction, and other activities.
• Assists with execution of Y-12 safety and industrial hygiene improvement initiatives.
• Analyzes safety and industrial hygiene data and statistics and recommends improvements for assigned organizations.
• Conducts accident, injury, illness, and property damage incident investigations to identify causes and assist in determining corrective actions.
• Assists the Y-12 Occupational Health Services Department with injury and illness follow-up investigations. Participates in job hazard identification and analysis, identification of controls, work oversight, and feedback to improve safety and industrial hygiene performance.
• Makes recommendations for the selection and utilization of engineering, work practice/administrative, and personal protective equipment controls based on recognized safety and industrial hygiene principles and practices and CNS policies and procedures.
• Reviews work plans, procedures, and technical requirements to ensure proper integration of safety and industrial hygiene standards, policies, and procedural requirements into work activities.
• Provides safety and industrial hygiene consultation, reviews, and interpretation, and interfaces with management and employees to effectively resolve safety and industrial hygiene concerns.
• Serves as subject-matter expert responsible for effective maintenance of program assignments and/or job tasks.
• Defines problems, collects data, establishes facts, draws conclusions, and makes decisions within established procedures and best management practices.
• Evaluates quantitative and qualitative surveys, sampling, and monitoring methods for assessing workplace conditions to ensure compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, site policies and procedures.
• Reviews and interprets survey and monitoring data and provides technical guidance for hazard analysis and establishment of associated controls.
• Demonstrates requisite mathematics skills with the ability to perform routine and complex safety and industrial hygiene calculations.
• Demonstrates thorough knowledge and understanding of DOE worker safety and health requirements and applicable referenced OSHA and consensus safety and health standards.
• Prepares complete, accurate, and concise reports in a timely manner.
• Balances multiple tasks in order to effectively accomplish routine assignments and support special initiatives. Works under general supervision, but exercises independence in developing and implementing solutions to problems.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

What You Can Expect

Minimum Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree: Minimum 4 years of relevant experience. Safety and/or industrial hygiene field experience in industrial operations, maintenance, and/or construction commensurate with career level.
• OR Master's degree: Minimum 3 years of relevant experience.
• OR Twelve or more years of education and/or relevant experience may be considered to satisfy educational and years-of-experience requirements for this posting.
• In addition, the applicant must meet the requirements of DOE O 426.2 (i.e., Baccalaureate in engineering or related science, 2 years-job related and at least 1-year nuclear experience, or a DOE O 426.2 alternative). DOE 426.2 experience requirements can be satisfied following employment.

Preferred Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in safety, industrial hygiene, or related science or engineering discipline, advanced degree a plus.
• Prior work experience at a U.S. Department of Energy nuclear facility.
• Certification as a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) and/or Certified Safety Professional (CSP) preferred for senior position.
• Experience with job hazard analysis and work control, chemical management, and respiratory protection.
• Demonstrates requisite competency in a variety of computer programs, such as Microsoft Office Suite products (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and safety and industrial hygiene data management systems.
• Demonstrates excellent written and oral communication, listening, and presentation skills.
• Team oriented, with the ability to effectively interact with all levels of personnel (i.e., line employees through senior management).

Why Y-12?

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