25.17 Force Health Protection Specialist: Industrial Hygienist

Description

SierTeK proudly serves our clients by providing expertise in the Program Management, Information Technology, and Administrative Support domains. Founded in 2007 as a minority and service-disabled veteran-owned company, we serve as prime- and subcontractor for a multitude of Federal Department of Defense contracts. By focusing on continual improvement, our services remain at the forefront of our industry, and we pride ourselves on delivering our services with the highest degree of integrity.

SierTeK Ltd. is seeking a Force Health Protection Specialist: Industrial Hygienist to support an opportunity at Wright Patterson AFB.

POSITION OVERVIEW SECTION 

The employee shall meet all requirements per the basic contract and provide professionally and technically qualified individual(s) to perform all tasks in the following paragraphs to fulfill the requirements of this task order. The scope of this effort is to provide subject matter expertise (SME) to USAFSAM’s Occupational & Environmental Health (OE) Health Departments Readiness Sustainment Branch (OETR) in the development of educational packages (ePACs) and Proficiency Analytical Testing (PAT) samples/tests used in the enhancement and validation of operational competencies to effectively utilize the INFICON HAPSITE ER, INFICON HAPSITE Headspace Sampling System (HSS), Thermo Fisher Scientific Gemini Chemical Analyzer, and HACH DR-1900 Portable Spectrophotometer in the development of sound force health protection measures.  Employee will provide technical expertise to develop/validate member competencies to effectively utilize data derived from qualitative/quantitative instrumentation in development of Occupational Environmental Health Site Assessments (OESHA), Health Risk Assessments (HRA), and risk communication (RiskCom) in delivering accurate surveillance recommendations.  All decisions relative to programs supported by the contractor shall be the sole responsibility of the Government.   

Essential Job Functions

• Develop HAPSITE ER and HAPSITE Headspace Sampling System (HSS) educational packages (ePACs) to advance operator knowledge associated with the use of Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) technologies in conducting environmental sampling and interpretation of analytical data in the development of health risk assessments (HRA).
• Develop HAPSITE ER and HSS Proficiency Analytical Testing (PAT) samples containing one or more volatile organic compounds (VOC) that are detectable within the instrument’s range and be included in the instrument software’s NIST and/or AMDIS libraries. Alternating between spiked sampling media (i.e. air, water and soil) and detectable concentration levels (i.e. low ppm, low to high ppb, and high ppt) and test Advanced Operators’ sample analysis training, such as chemical co-elusion, isomer analysis, RIC plot analysis, Cal-Quant Report runs, peak validation and peak integration.  
• Develop Thermo Fisher Gemini educational packages (ePACs) to advance operator knowledge associated with the use of Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) and Raman Spectroscopy in conducting environmental sampling and interpretation of analytical data in the development of health risk assessments (HRA).  
• Develop Thermo Fisher Gemini (FTIR/RAMAN) Chemical Analyzer PAT samples alternating between a liquid, solid or paste that meets the detection capabilities (covalent bonds) of the instrument’s FTIR and/or RAMAN spectroscopy and are listed in the instrument’s onboard libraries.
• Develop HACH DR-1900 Portable Spectrophotometer educational packages (ePACs) to advance operator knowledge to effectively operate, interpret, and apply instrument data in the development of HRAs.
• Develop HACH DR-1900 Portable Spectrophotometer PAT samples that provide an unknown water sample spiked with analyte chosen from the HACH DR-1900 methods.
• Research and develop written educational packages and answer keys to advance/validate NEPMU operator cognitive and deductive reasoning to select appropriate methodologies, evaluate analytical data in the development of sound health risk assessments and risk communication, evaluating operator responses for completeness and accuracy.
• Develop post challenge results, reports, solution sets (document, power point, video, etc.) that shall be provided to the operators that explains and/or illustrates the proper analysis process of the PAT sample(s) to achieve the targeted results.
• Develop advanced Occupational and Environmental Health (OEH) training materials designed to advance enterprise knowledge and competencies to effectively interpret and apply Federal Occupational Exposure Guidelines (OELs), Acute Exposure Guidelines (AEGL), Military Exposure Guidelines (MEGs), and Similar Exposure Groups (SEGs) in the performance of Occupational and Environmental Health Site Assessments (OEHSA) in a deployed environment.
• Research and develop advanced Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) skills enhancement training to ensure operational readiness and mission capabilities to ascertain, interpret, and apply qualitative/quantitative exposure data in the development of Occupational and Environmental Health (OEH) Health Risk Assessments (HRA) and risk communication principles.
• Provide SME consultative support to OETR mission, supporting the development of OETR education & training (E&T) product lines in the advancement of DoD technical training.
• Provide laboratory support operations in the development of PAT samples, ensuring adherence to all applicable Federal, State, and local requirements. 

Qualifications

Minimum Position Requirements

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health, Environmental Sciences, Health Physics, Chemistry or related field of study.  
• Demonstrated knowledge associated with the development of Health Risk Assessments (HRAs) and conducting Occupational Environmental Health Site Selection Assessments (OEHSA), properly applying Federal Occupational Exposure Guidelines (OELs), Acute Exposure Guidelines (AEGL), Military Exposure Guidelines (MEGs), and Similar Exposure Groups (SEGs) in properly identifying potentially exposure pathways.
• Demonstrated laboratory competencies to safely develop and perform quality assurance testing of laboratory proficiency testing of matrixed samples (air/water/soil) for the Inficon HAPSITE ER, Inficon HAPSITE Headspace Sampling System (HSS), Thermo Fisher Gemini, and HATCH DR1900 instrumentation.
• Demonstrated ability to research applicable DoD, DHA, federal regulations/references/policy, and manufacture operating manuals for utilization in the development of training, presentations, multimedia scripts, job aids, tests and answer keys associated with advancing enterprise preventive medicine (PRVNTMED) and analytical capabilities of the OETR customers.

Highly Desired Qualifications

• Experience as a Navel Expeditionary Preventive Medicine Unit (NEPMU) Technician/Officer or USAF Bioenvironmental Engineering Officer/Technician with demonstrated experience in occupational/environmental health enterprise conducting water source selection/screening of drinking water supplies, performing area-wide sampling of air and soil determining potentially complex exposure pathways for risk characterization utilizing field portable analytical instrumentation.
• Demonstrated experience associated with analyzing occupational and environmental health hazards in a deployed setting supporting the developing risk communication plans associated with Toxic Industrial Chemicals (TICs), Toxic Industrial Materials (TIMs), Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT), and Chemical Warfare Agents (CWA) and associated health effects and protective action postures.
• Demonstrate analytical competencies in the utilization of field portable instrumentation and abilities to effectively troubleshoot and resolve intermediate instrumentation errors using common troubleshooting techniques.
• Proficiency to write professional educational (ePACs) and proficiency analytical testing (PAT) packages ensuring proper formatting, grammar, language technical accuracy in the development adult educational products in support of the DoD.  

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