Industrial Hygiene & Safety Professional

What You Will Do

Industrial Hygiene and Safety (IHS) Professional supports LANL programs and projects through the LANL Occupational Safety and Health Division. Reporting to the IHS Manager for Deployed Services, the IHS Professional will develop, recommend, and implement programs and procedures for recognizing, measuring, evaluating, and controlling potential health and safety hazards. They will provide daily IH & safety support to programmatic and facility organizations to protect workers, ensure compliance with Laboratory S&H requirements, and achieve mission success.

The IHS Professional will use professional concepts and Laboratory objectives to resolve complex issues creatively and collaborate with the workforce to develop solutions for complex ESH problems that require in-depth analysis of work activities and data. They will promote safety, security, and quality in all operations, exercise prudent fiscal and property management, promote teamwork within the organization and across the Laboratory, foster a positive work environment, and deliver exceptional customer service.

This position is an opportunity for a motivated, innovative, and customer‑focused professional to support an established team.

Minimum

Job Requirements:

• Advanced knowledge and application of DOE and regulatory requirements related to industrial hygiene and safety in a research environment.
• Advanced knowledge of and experience implementing industrial hygiene/safety‑related risk assessments and corrective actions.
• Advanced knowledge and application of techniques and procedures for industrial hygiene exposure assessment (both qualitative and quantitative), including sampling, sampling techniques/instrumentation, sample analysis, and selection/implementation of controls.
• Advanced skill in preparing and communicating industrial hygiene/safety technical information to technical and non‑technical personnel.
• Advanced knowledge and ability to apply the hierarchy of controls to eliminate or mitigate hazards while ensuring mission success.
• Advanced experience and skill in conducting research, investigating alternative solutions, and recommending solutions to industrial hygiene and safety related problems.
• Demonstrated excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to work effectively within a team environment and provide excellent customer service.
• 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 and maintain a Q clearance.

Additional Job Requirements for higher level title:

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

Education/Experience at lower level:
Position requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, or Safety, and 8 years related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.

Education/Experience at 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.

Desired

Qualifications:

• 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.
• A relevant professional certification preferred (e.g., CSP, CIH).
• Active Q clearance.

Depth perception, binocular vision, reading vision, ability to speak, distinguish speech, hearing in normal range, standing, walking, using stairs, climbing fixed ladders and ladders up to six feet, ability to lift 50 pounds and carry 35 pounds.