Industrial Hygiene & Safety Professional; Industrial Hygiene & Safety Professional

What You Will Do

This position will be filled at either the Industrial Hygiene & Safety Professional 3 or the Industrial Hygiene & Safety Professional 4 level, depending on the skills of the selected candidate. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if the candidate is hired at the higher level.

The Associate Laboratory Directorate for Environment, Safety, Health, Quality, and Safeguards and Security (ALDESHQ) has a need for several operational Industrial Hygiene and Safety Professionals supporting LANL programs and projects at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) through the LANL Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Division. Reporting to the OSH-PPS Manager, the Industrial Hygiene and Safety (IHS) Professional will be responsible for developing, recommending, and implementing programs and procedures associated with the recognition, measurement, evaluation, and control of potential health and safety hazards.

The IHS Professional will provide daily industrial hygiene and safety support to programmatic and facility organizations to ensure the protection of workers, compliance with Laboratory S&H requirements, and mission success. The IHS Professional will use professional concepts and Laboratory objectives to resolve complex issues in creative ways. The IHS Professional will collaborate with the workforce in developing solutions to complex ESH problems that require in-depth analysis of work activities and data.

The OSH-Plutonium Production Support group seeks Industrial Hygiene and Safety (IHS) Professional(s) to support the TA55 and CWF teams. This role is expected to be a fully-functioning, seasoned professional who develops, reviews, and supports the implementations of programs and procedures associated with the recognition, measurement, evaluation, and control of potential health and safety hazards.

In addition to what was outlined at the lower level, the higher level may provide daily industrial hygiene and safety support of programmatic or facility work and/or may manage and administer complex, high-risk institutional industrial hygiene and safety programs or services. The IH/S Professional 4 contributes to the development of organizational goals and objectives and builds productive, high-level, internal and external working relationships to accomplish required tasks with minimal direction.

• Experience evaluating work activities to recommend protective equipment and risk controls.
• Experience reviewing plans and designs to ensure proper hazard mitigation.
• Experience supporting Integrated Work Management (IWM) through the development and review of Integrated Work Documents (IWDs).
• Experience conducting field measurements as part of a comprehensive Exposure Assessment Program.
• Ability to obtain a DOE Q Clearance.

• Advanced knowledge and experience analyzing complex safety data to identify trends.
• Advanced experience recommending hazard reduction actions.
• Advanced experience independently developing and implementing IH&S programs.
• Experience mentoring junior staff.
• Advanced experience and skill in preparing expert-level technical reports based on data observations, and current regulations.

Position requires a Bachelor's in Science, Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, or Safety, and 8 years related experience for the lower level; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation. For the higher level, position requires a Bachelor's in Science, Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, or Safety, and 12 years related experience; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.

• Broad knowledge of LANL organizations, operations, and activities.
• Experience with LANL ESH data collection tools and databases.
• Expert level knowledge in air monitoring and contamination control.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Active Q clearance.

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