Early Career Industrial Hygienist - Safety and Health Engineering, Onsite

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation's premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
• Extraordinary co-workers
• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
• Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov

*These benefits vary by job classification.

Are you ready to kick-start your career in industrial hygiene or take your career expertise to the next level? We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Industrial Hygienist to become a vital part of our innovative team! If you are passionate about promoting health and safety in the workplace and eager to grow your career in a supportive and collaborative environment, we want to hear from you! Join us in making a difference every day.

On any given day during this exciting role, you may be called on to:

• Support cutting-edge research and development staff, as well as construction, maintenance, and production activities that make a real impact.
• Conduct comprehensive exposure assessments by anticipating, recognizing, and evaluating workplace hazards, including chemical, biological, and physical agents.
• Play a key role in specifying effective exposure controls and mitigation methods using the hierarchy of controls, ensuring quality documentation of your findings.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in a specific industrial hygiene area, contributing to the development and implementation of corporate procedures that enhance workplace safety.

This position may involve occasional travel to various sites, allowing you to broaden your experience and network.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

$74,700 - $144,400

*Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

• Bachelor's degree in environmental health, occupational health, industrial hygiene, biology, chemistry, or a closely related field. Or equivalent experience in lieu of degree must be directly related experience.
• Experienced in industrial hygiene (occupational/environmental health) through a combination of related education, and training.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance.

• Master's degree in environmental health, occupational health, industrial hygiene, biology, chemistry, or a closely related field.
• Credentialed by the following:
  • ABIH as a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH)
  • BCSP as a Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
• Experience in the following:
  • Work independently on assignments and exercising decision-making authority
  • Provide authoritative consultation and advice based on experience and technical knowledge
  • Perform occupational/environmental health related monitoring and interpreting results
  • Work with AI
  • Microsoft Office Suite computer applications
• Ability to work effectively with others in a teaming environment under minimal supervision
• Excellent customer relationships and workplace interpersonal skills
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Working familiarity with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations (29CFR1910 and 29CFR1926) and Department of Energy safety and health regulations (10CFR850 and 10CFR851)
• Active DOE Q-level security clearance or equivalent (e.g., DOD Top Secret).
  

At Safety and Health Engineering, we are dedicated to partnering with organizations and the workforce to ensure safe and efficient operations across all levels. Our team plays a crucial role in upholding the highest safety standards, and we are looking for passionate individuals to join us in this vital mission.

As part of our dynamic team, you will have the opportunity to interface on a variety of corporate programs, including:

Chemical Safety, Local Exhaust Ventilation, Explosives Safety, Biological Safety, Laser Safety, Nano Material Safety, Beryllium Program

If you are eager to make a meaningful impact on workplace safety and health, we invite you to apply and be part of our mission to create safer workplaces for everyone!

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.

If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.

If offered the position, you may be required to demonstrate your fitness to perform certain physical aspects of the position, including lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling.

This Limited Term Employee (LTE) position is a temporary position for one year term, which may be renewed at Sandia's discretion up to a maximum of seven years.

Individuals in LTE positions may bid on regular Sandia positions as internal candidates, and in some cases may be converted to regular career positions during their term if warranted by ongoing operational needs, continuing availability of funds, and satisfactory job performance.