Industrial Hygienist
Posted on: 20 Feb 2023
Aiken, SC
Job Description
Savannah River Mission Completion (SRMC) is seeking an Industrial Hygienist to be based in our Aiken, SC location on the Savannah River Site (SRS).
The 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 Industrial Hygienist will obtain safety training, obey safety rules, and make safety an integral part of each task. A Industrial Hygienist or Senior Industrial Hygienist I will take necessary steps to stop work if continuing the activity is unsafe or will create unsafe conditions.
Conducts the monitoring of workplace environments by analyzing work operations, processes, materials, equipment, and work habits of employees; designs basic to moderately complex exposure monitoring strategies
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
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)
Assumes technical responsibility for implementation of an Industrial Hygiene (IH) Program within or across organizations/facilities.
Performs conventional and increasingly complex practices of IH by anticipating, recognizing, evaluating, and controlling environmental factors or stresses in the workplace.
Cooperates with other Industrial Hygienists performing related phases of the program.
Assists in the design, application, test and/or preparation of specifications for systems, materials, equipment, components, or the review of any of same
Applies technical knowledge toward the reduction of cost and process improvement
Prepares technical reports and procedures.
Demonstrates Total Quality attributes through development and submittal of Total Quality improvement suggestions as well as IDEA and PACE programs
Other duties as assigned.
Minimum 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 and related experience
OR
Bachelor's degree in a non-technical discipline and relevant experience
Preferred Qualifications
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
Savannah River Remediation
Aiken, SC
Savannah River Remediation LLC, a prime contractor for the US Department of Energy, is responsible for managing the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site’s Liquid Waste operations contract. Located in Aiken, South Carolina, SRR is a limited liability company formed by nuclear operations and environmental remediation global leaders Amentum, Bechtel, BWXT, and Jacobs. The SRR Team is responsible for the closure of waste tanks, the operation of the Savannah River Site’s Defense Waste Processing Facility, tank farm operations and associated production and disposal facilities.
Partners
Our team companies’ combined radioactive liquid waste capabilities, experience, and performance are unmatched in the industry. Our most significant experience, however, is our ability to implement successful safety cultures—safety is the basis for all work we perform.
Partners:
Although Amentum is new, our heritage dates back to the early 20th Century, with roots in iconic American companies. We honed our reputation throughout the Golden Age of Innovation, establishing deep relationships with customers in the U.S. Department of Defense and Department of Energy.
In more recent years, we became a preeminent government contractor as URS and later joined with the world’s premier integrated infrastructure company, AECOM. We honed our values of operational excellence, mission focus, and successful execution underpinned by a strong sense of safety and integrity.
On Feb. 1, 2020, Amentum was born. Preserving our culture of excellence and commitment to safety and ethical business, Amentum remains a trusted partner to U.S. federal government agencies, allied governments and corporations worldwide supporting critical programs of national significance across defense, security, intelligence, energy, and environment. Headquartered in Germantown, Md., we are more than 20,000 professionals in 48 states and 28 foreign countries and territories working together to ensure the success of our customers’ most vital missions.
[Bechtel] Bechtel is among the most respected engineering, project management, and construction companies in the world. We stand apart for our ability to get the job done right—no matter how big, how complex, or how remote. Bechtel operates through four global business units that specialize in infrastructure; mining and metals; nuclear, security and environmental; and oil, gas, and chemicals. Since its founding in 1898, Bechtel has worked on more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents. Today, our 58,000 colleagues team with customers, partners, and suppliers on diverse projects in nearly 40 countries.
[Jacobs] A Company Like No Other. The world needs innovators and problem solvers who turn challenges into greater opportunities. We have an insatiable curiosity about transformative trends challenging the status quo: Urbanization. Water scarcity. Climate change. Digital proliferation. Security. These issues inspire us to dig deeper and apply big data analytics to fully understand the interplay of multifaceted variables shaping the future, ensuring that we conceive and deliver solutions that connect people and places with the means to work smarter and live better, and make an enduring, positive difference in the world.
[BWXT] Headquartered in Lynchburg, VA, BWX Technologies, Inc. (BWXT) is a leading supplier of nuclear components and fuel to the U.S. government; provides technical, management and site services to support governments in the operation of complex facilities and environmental remediation activities; and supplies precision manufactured components and services for the commercial nuclear power industry. BWXT has more than 5,200 employees and significant operations in Lynchburg, VA; Erwin, Tenn.; Mount Vernon, IN.; Euclid, OH; Barberton, OH; and Cambridge, Ontario, as well as more than a dozen U.S. Department of Energy sites around the country.
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