Overview

Savannah River Mission Completion (SRMC) is seeking an Associate Industrial Hygienist or Industrial Hygienist to be based in our Aiken, SC location on the Savannah River Site (SRS).

 

Apply online using a current resume under the careers section of www.savannahrivermissioncompletion.com. 

 

The Associate Industrial Hygienist or Industrial Hygienist recognizes, eliminates, evaluates and controls occupational and environmental factors or stresses arising from the workplace or facility that may cause sickness, impaired health or well-being, or significant discomfort and inefficiency among workers or citizens of the community. Safety is a primary responsibility in each job performed. An Associate Industrial Hygienist or Industrial Hygienist will obtain safety training, obey safety rules, and make safety an integral part of each task. An Associate Industrial Hygienist or Industrial Hygienist will take necessary steps to stop work if continuing the activity is unsafe or will create unsafe conditions. 

Responsibilities

The Associate Industrial Hygienist (Grade 65) or Industrial Hygienist (Grade 66) recognizes, eliminates, evaluates and controls occupational and environmental factors or stresses arising from the workplace or facility that may cause sickness, impaired health or well-being, or significant discomfort and inefficiency among workers or citizens of the community. 

• Conducts the monitoring of workplace environments by analyzing work operations, processes, materials, equipment, and work habits of employees
• Educates employees on practices, precautions, and procedures
• Audits programs and conditions at assigned facilities; provides written reports of findings with recommendations for improvement (where needed)
• Accepts delegated technical responsibility for a limited scope of an Industrial Hygiene (IH) Program.  Supports Senior Industrial Hygienist with IH programs
• Performs conventional practices of IH by anticipating, recognizing, evaluating, and controlling environmental factors or stresses in the workplace
• Assists in study, development, testing and analysis of designs, processes, and procedures relating to a limited scope of the group's function
• Performs occupational exposure assessments of conventional work exposures and conducts exposure monitoring strategies as assigned
• Organizes and accepts responsibility for the accuracy of limited technical analyses and evaluation of results using conventional IH techniques and procedures
• Makes scientific IH calculations
• Assists in the preparation of technical reports.
• Other duties as assigned.

Additional responsibilities for an Industrial Hygienist (Grade 66):

• Measures the magnitude of exposure to workers from environmental hazards by selecting or devising methods and instrumentation suitable for such measurements; and presents specific conclusions and recommendations to appropriate management groups
• Assumes technical responsibility for implementation of an Industrial Hygiene (IH) Program within or across organizations/facilities.

This is a multilevel posting. Candidate(s) selected to receive an offer will be offered the position level commensurate with their experience and qualifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline such as Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, Environmental Health, Occupational Health or related physical or biological science; or
• Bachelor’s degree in a non-technical discipline and work experience in a safety or IH role

Additional Information:This is a multilevel posting. Candidate(s) selected to receive an offer will be offered the position level commensurate with their experience and qualifications.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred qualification for an Associate Industrial Hygienist (Grade 65):

• Previous internships
• Degree from ABET accredited institution for industrial hygiene

Preferred qualification for an Industrial Hygienist (Grade 66):

• Radiological Worker trained
• Technical knowledge of IH regulations, standard concepts, practices, principles and techniques; working knowledge of pertinent IH practices and application 
• Degree from ABET accredited institution for industrial hygiene

Benefits

Savannah River Mission Completion offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package with flexibility to meet your needs. 

Highlights of our plans include:

• 401k Retirement Savings Plan – 5% immediate company contribution, additional matching for employee contributions
• Health Insurance & Prescription Drug Program
• Health Savings Account
• Telehealth with BlueCare on Demand
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Includes 160 hours annual paid time off (accrued monthly), plus 11 paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• Life and Accident Coverage
• Disability Coverage
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement

Minimum PayUSD $62,268.00/Yr. Maximum PayUSD $124,368.00/Yr. Pay DisclaimerExceptions to this range/rate may be applied on a case-by-case basis taking into account aspects such as education, experience, and skill need of the organization.