Safety & IH Professional

Location:

Oak Ridge, TN

Safety & IH Professional

Specialist

Senior Specialist

Industrial Hygiene

• Perform dual role Occupational Health/Safety and Industrial Hygiene job specialties.
• Protect the workforce, public, and environment by anticipating, recognizing, evaluating, communicating, and controlling safety and health stressors that may cause injury, illness, or impairment, or negatively impact worker well‑being.
• Provide technical safety and IH support to all line management levels; conduct routine safety and IH oversight for operations, maintenance, construction, and other activities.
• Conduct workplace inspections and programmatic assessments.
• Conduct safety and IH audits and surveillances of nuclear and non‑nuclear facilities.
• Develop, document, and oversee hazard analysis and control processes for operations, maintenance, construction, and other activities.
• Assist with execution of Y‑12 safety and IH improvement initiatives.
• Analyze safety and IH data and statistics and recommend improvements.
• Conduct accident, injury, illness, and property damage incident investigations to identify causes and recommend corrective actions.
• Assist Y‑12 Occupational Health Services with injury and illness follow‑up investigations; participate in job hazard analysis, control identification, work oversight, and feedback.
• Make recommendations for selection and use of engineering, work‑practice/administrative, and PPE controls based on recognized principles and CNS policies.
• Review work plans, procedures, and technical requirements to ensure proper integration of safety and IH standards, policies, and procedures.
• Provide safety and IH consultation, reviews, interpretation, and interface with management and employees to resolve concerns.
• Serve as subject‑matter expert for maintenance of program assignments and/or job tasks.
• Define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw conclusions, and make decisions within established procedures and best practices.
• Evaluate quantitative and qualitative surveys, sampling, and monitoring methods for assessing workplace conditions to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and site policies.
• Review and interpret survey and monitoring data and provide technical guidance for hazard analysis and control establishment.
• Demonstrate mathematics skills for routine and complex safety and IH calculations.
• Show thorough knowledge of DOE worker safety and health requirements, OSHA, and consensus safety and health standards.
• Prepare complete, accurate, concise reports in a timely manner.
• Balance multiple tasks to accomplish routine assignments and support special initiatives; work under general supervision but exercise independence in problem solving.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security.
• Top‑notch dedicated colleagues.
• Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization.
• Career advancement and professional development programs.
• Work‑life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives.

• 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.
• 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.

• 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…