Safety & Hygiene Group Leader

Come join our team at Jefferson Lab, where great minds matter.

Posting Date: 02/25/2026
Salary Range: $115,900 - $183,000 (SE-III)
Work Location Type: Dedicated On-site (100% working on-site)

Lead the Industrial Safety & Hygiene programs at Jefferson Laboratory, ensuring the development and execution of OSHA 1910 and DOE 10 CFR 851-compliant lab-wide policies, procedures, and initiatives either directly or through the delegation of responsibilities to group staff. Provide professional guidance on hazard mitigation strategies, provide process design recommendations, or alternatives that minimize worker exposures. Continuously interact with laboratory management, staff, and committees to gauge the performance of the Safety & Hygiene program and develop/implement corrective actions and improvement activities.

The Group Leader will direct the day-to-day activities of Safety & Hygiene staff; monitor, measure, and improve their performance; and satisfy various administrative duties required as a supervisor.

• Supervise staff responsible for the development and execution of industrial safety (IS) & hygiene (IH) programs such as respiratory protection, confined space entry, scaffolding, fall protection, machine tools, ladder safety, hazard communication, thermal stress, construction safety, non-ionizing radiation, and chemical hygiene
• Designate SMEs for IH & IS program areas
• Manage the non‑radiological worker exposure monitoring program and the associated results and records
• Review and approve specifications IH equipment, fume hoods, safety showers and eyewashes, and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Review various line organization's work planning documents and designs to assure safe and compliant activities are being planned
• Participate in investigations and assessments including the development and implementation of corrective and preventive actions
• Manage input to safety & hygiene related procurements and procurement controls
• Establish a network with counterparts at other DOE laboratories and other appropriate organizations for the sharing of lessons learned and best practices

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Hygiene, Safety, Engineering or related field

Experience:

• 10 or more years of relevant experience
• Education above the minimum may be substituted for experience

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of industrial hygiene & safety principles and practices
• Knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local industrial hygiene and related regulations
• Excellent written and oral communication and technical writing skills

• Certified Industrial Hygienist or the ability to obtain within 1‑1.5 years
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or the ability to obtain within 1‑1.5 years

Join a community with a common purpose of solving the most challenging scientific and engineering problems of our time. The Jefferson Lab campus is located in southeastern Virginia amidst a vibrant and growing technology community. A career at Jefferson Lab is more than a job. You will be part of "big science" and work alongside top scientists and engineers from around the world unlocking the secrets of our visible universe.

Managed by Jefferson Science Associates, LLC;
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is entering an exciting period of mission growth and is seeking new team members ready to apply their skills and passion to have an impact. You could call it work, or you could call it a mission. We call it a challenge. We do things that will change the world.

At Jefferson Lab, we believe that a comprehensive employee benefits program is an important and meaningful part of the compensation employees receive. Our benefits program includes, but is not limited to:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Care Plans
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time‑off and Leave Programs (Paid Parental, vacation, holidays, and sick leave)
• 401(k) Plan - 9% Lab Contribution; 100% vested
• Flexible Work Arrangements (Remote & Alternate Work Schedules available)
• Tuition Assistance, Training and Professional Development…