Industrial Hygienist

Full Job Description

Reclamation is seeking a career professional looking for an opportunity to capitalize on their expertise as a Industrial Hygienist.

You can make a difference in the West by assisting in meeting increasing water demands while protecting the environment.

Duty Location: Lakewood, Colorado To be eligible for consideration, you must first meet the Basic Education Requirement for this position, having: A bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree in industrial hygiene, occupational health sciences, occupational and environmental health, toxicology, safety sciences, or related science; or A bachelor's degree in a branch of engineering, physical science, or life science that included 12 semester hours in chemistry, including organic chemistry, and 18 additional semester hours of courses in any combination of chemistry, physics, engineering, health physics, environmental health, biostatistics, biology, physiology, toxicology, epidemiology, or industrial hygiene; or Certification from the Board for Global EHS Credentialing (formerly American Board of Industrial Hygiene (external link) (ABIH)).

Courses in the history or teaching of chemistry are not acceptable.

In order to be rated as qualified for this position, the HR Office must be able to determine that you meet the education and specialized experience requirement - this information must be clearly supported in the resume.

For GS-13 - One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service or equivalent private sector experience.

Specialized experience is defined as; managing a comprehensive industrial hygiene program at a regional or equivalent level that includes hazard identification, measurement and monitoring, hazard control and/or elimination, compliance assessment and remediation, and advising management officials to implement industrial hygiene practices, including issues specific to asbestos, lead, Hexavalent chromium, and silica; analyzing complex practices of work and recommending enhancements to management officials; training non-safety and occupational health staff and management officials in the theory and/or practices of industrial hygiene to promote healthy workplaces; mentoring, training, and/or coaching safety and occupational health professionals in the practices and/or processes of environmental sampling/monitoring, interpreting results, and designing and/or implementing control measures/remediation techniques; and leading teams, workgroups, or other peer formularies to collect, assess, and share information.

In order to be rated as qualified for this position, the HR Office must be able to determine that you meet the education and general work experience requirement - this information must be clearly supported in the resume.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Time-In-Grade: Current career or career-conditional employees of the Federal government, or former career or career-conditional employees, who have a break in service of less than one year, are required to meet the time-in-grade restriction of one year of Federal experience at the next lower-grade, with few exceptions outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b).

You must meet all Eligibility and Qualification requirements, including time-in-grade restrictions and any selective placement factors if applicable, by 04/15/2026. Major Duties:

Leads a bureau wide program of industrial hygiene management and application to advise and guide bureau safety and occupational health professionals, regional industrial hygienists, and management officials implementing comprehensive industrial hygiene programs and hazard abatement.

Develops and promulgates industrial hygiene guidance, criteria, and data quality control standards to inform occupational health and medical surveillance requirements.

Builds coalitions and partners across organizational boundaries to baseline program performance, analyze and interpret results, develop improvement strategies, and lead program and practice enhancements.

Mentors peers, cultivates professional development in self and others, and recommends organizational efficiencies to promote resource sharing, knowledge retention, and practitioner capabilities.