Industrial Hygienist

LLNL•Livermore, CA

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is seeking an early or mid-career Industrial Hygienist (IH) to provide comprehensive support to its programs and operations within the Environment Safety & Health Directorate (ESH). This role involves working within Integrated Safety Teams to support the Laboratory's mission, interacting with all levels of workers and management, and potentially external regulatory agencies. The position may offer a hybrid schedule after a probationary period, with specifics varying based on organizational needs. The role can be filled at either a TSS.2 or TSS.3 level, depending on the candidate's qualifications and experience. The TSS.3 level includes additional responsibilities such as providing advanced professional support, mentoring junior staff, and owning more advanced IH programs.

Requirements

Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship.
Bachelor’s degree or higher in a scientific, technical, health and safety, industrial hygiene, or related field, or equivalent demonstrated education, skills, and experience.
Experience providing moderately complex to complex technical guidance, using knowledge of federal regulations and consensus standards, in anticipation, recognition, measurement, and control of exposure to physical, chemical, biological, and ergonomic stress factors.
Ability to interpret exposure monitoring results and compare them to legal standards.
Ability to qualify and quantify occupational exposures and devise corrective actions.
Experience in industrial, research and development, large science, and/or construction/demolition settings.
Broad experience with or comprehensive knowledge of at least two of the following: conducting safety audits, preparing safety plans and technical reports, working with customers and regulators on safety issues, participating in emergency response and incident investigations, applying incident analysis tools, or conducting personal exposure monitoring.
Experience building strong working relationships and trust with a demanding customer base, a strong customer service ethos, and results-driven orientation.
Experience working under limited direction and in a team environment with a broad cross-section of people and organizations, managing moderately complex to complex projects, and meeting schedules.
Situational awareness, problem-solving, decision-making, and analytical skills necessary to evaluate, interpret, recommend, and reduce/resolve workplace hazards.
Proficient communication, facilitation, collaboration, interpersonal, and conflict resolution skills necessary to effectively explain, direct, present, advise, negotiate, and influence worker, supervisor, and manager decisions/work practices to reduce workplace hazards.
Advanced experience in two or more of the following (TSS.3 level): Presenting and communicating complex technical information, providing technical direction and leadership to health and safety staff, reviewing and interpreting new health and safety standards and conducting gap analysis, identifying Similar Exposure Groups, collecting and compiling exposure monitoring data, and confirming adequacy of controls.
Advanced knowledge of federal regulations and other consensus standards (TSS.3 level).
Experience managing ESH programs and developing and tracking performance metrics (TSS.3 level).
Advanced situational awareness, communication, interpersonal, and conflict resolution skills necessary to collaborate in a team environment for synergy (TSS.3 level).
Present and communicate complex technical information to all levels of management, laboratory personnel, regulatory agencies, and key stakeholders (TSS.3 level).

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Industrial Hygiene or other scientific, technical, or health and safety related field.
CIH Certification by Board for Global ESH Credentialing.
Knowledge of Department of Energy (DOE) Orders.
Experience implementing safety programs associated with characterization and demolition of contaminated facilities and impacted sites in both laboratory R&D and industrial settings.

Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive industrial hygiene support for assigned Laboratory directorates to ensure worker safety and compliance with federal, state, local regulations, and DOE orders.
Understand and report on moderately complex to complex IH hazards within the assigned directorate, focusing on regulatory compliance.
Develop working relationships with line managers and workers in the assigned directorate and maintain a field presence.
Evaluate work activities, identify hazards, recommend controls, and observe work to ensure control adequacy.
Conduct health and safety evaluations and inspections of buildings, equipment, and apparatus to identify hazards and deficiencies.
Review collected data, identify trends, and provide recommendations to resolve and prevent recurrence of health & safety issues and occupational exposures.
Serve as the program owner of at least one IH program for the institution.
Write and review technical reports.
Review and evaluate new/changed H&S standards, procedures, engineering drawings, and diagrams for conformance to H&S workplace standards.
Provide emergency response support to on-site incidents.
Satisfactorily complete ESH Professional qualification requirements.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Independently provide advanced professional support to LLNL directorates (TSS.3 level).
Mentor less experienced Health & Safety personnel (TSS.3 level).
Serve as a program owner for one or more advanced IH Programs for the institution (TSS.3 level).