Industrial Hygiene Technician

Geo Control Systems, Inc. as a HUBZone company, is required to maintain a Federally mandated level of employees that reside (home residence) in a qualified HUBZone. ONLY applicants whose home address lies in a qualified HUBZone or be willing to relocate to a HUBZone will be considered for this position.

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This position is exempt, and maintaining HUBZone residency in a qualified census tract is a requirement of this position.

Belong. Connect. Grow. We are a contract of innovators, thinkers, creators, explorers, volunteers and dreamers and we all share one goal: to improve the world responsibly and safely. On the Human Health and Performance Contract we are at the forefront of safeguarding astronaut health, ensuring human performance, and advancing technologies for human space exploration. We are seeking an Industrial Hygiene Technician at the NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, TX.

In this position, you play a role in the anticipation, recognition, evaluation and control of workplace health hazards from chemical, physical or biological stressors, at all NASA facilities at Johnson Space Center, Ellington Field and Sonny Carter Training Facility. You perform functions to provide technical expertise and to monitor and report on operations related to Occupational Health programs supporting the Space Medicine Operations Division in the Human Health and Performance Directorate.

Occupational Health programs you’ll support include:
Asbestos Evaluation and Control, Workplace Health Inspections, Food Service Sanitation Inspections, Chemical Exposure Assessments, Hearing Conservation, Indoor Environmental Quality/Mold Evaluations, Ventilation, Complaint Investigations, Emergency Response, and Construction Oversight.

• Perform evaluations and assessments of work areas
• Establish, plan, and schedule sampling strategies for special monitoring projects
• Collect samples and prepare chain of custody for submission to analytical laboratory
• Calibrate and operate direct reading instruments and sampling equipment
• Prepare written reports and recommend corrective actions
• Conduct ventilation surveys of assigned Ventilation Systems
• Conduct Respirator Fit testing
• Provide secondary emergency response and stand‑by support
• Review procedures and plans for new tests, research, programs, activities, and construction
• Support meetings with managers, supervisors, engineers and workers
• Perform other duties as assigned

You use your experience and judgment to protect the health of the Civil Servant and contractor workforce. You comply with K ’s Safety, Health and Environmental Plan, Quality Plan, and all safety policies and procedures, and complete all assigned training.

• High school diploma/GED required
• 15 years of experience in the field or related area
• Must reside in a HUBZone ()

• Must possess a valid state driver’s license
• Ability to perform physical field work, including climbing ladders while carrying equipment and transporting equipment over 20 lbs. to field locations
• Able to wear a negative pressure respirator and a self‑contained breathing apparatus (SCBA)

This position is expected to be 100% on site and 100% in person. Occasional travel may be required.

GCS health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well‑being. Your security. Your future. Typical benefits offered include flexible work schedules and opportunities to work remotely, educational reimbursement, retirement benefits (401K, Roth), health benefits, tax saving options, disability benefits, life and accident insurance, voluntary benefits, paid time off and paid holidays, and parental and pregnancy leave.

This position is subject to the Service Contract Act (“SCA”) and your pay and benefits comply with the Area‑Wide Wage Determination (“AWD”) applicable to the contract. This position will pay no less than the amount included in the AWD for the corresponding labor category. Additionally, this position will be eligible to receive the Health and Welfare Benefit included in the AWD, less the cost of certain benefits, including retirement.