Overview
GSE, Inc. is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Environmental Health Specialist to support NASA's Office of the Chief Health and Medical Officer at Kennedy Space Center. This position provides primary support to Agency Health Physicist and secondary support to the Agency Industrial Hygienist (both positions also on this contract) in advancing environmental health, health physics, and occupational health initiatives across NASA.
The ideal candidate has a strong background in health physics, industrial hygiene, and environmental health; excellent technical writing and communication skills; and the ability to research, analyze, and apply regulations, standards, policies, and technical information in support of NASA environmental health programs.
Responsibilities
- Provide primary support to the Agency Health Physicist in evaluating and assessing health physics programs and initiatives across NASA Centers.
- Support health physics program audits, evaluations, occupational health reviews, and compliance assessments.
- Research and analyze applicable federal, state, and local regulations, consensus standards, executive orders, and guidance related to health physics and radiation protection.
- Assist with reviewing, modifying, and developing NASA health physics standards, procedures, policies, and proposed regulations, including requirements addressing ionizing and non-ionizing radiation.
- Assist with activities relating to radiation program licensing, inspections, medical imaging optimization, and recommendations for mitigation actions.
- Prepare technical reports, recommendations, presentations, briefing materials, and other written products for NASA environmental health stakeholders.
- Coordinate and support environmental health and health physics activities involving NASA Centers and other federal and non-federal organizations.
- Provide secondary support to the Agency Industrial Hygienist in evaluating industrial hygiene programs and occupational exposure concerns.
- Research industrial hygiene regulations, consensus standards, executive orders, best practices, and emerging occupational health issues affecting NASA operations.
- Assist with reviewing and revising industrial hygiene standards, procedures, policies, and proposed regulations involving biosafety, nanotechnology, ergonomics, hazardous chemical exposures, and related topics.
- Participate, as needed, in occupational health onsite reviews, self-reviews, workgroups, meetings, and program evaluation activities across NASA.
- Analyze occupational safety and health requirements and provide technically supported recommendations regarding Agency application and compliance.
- Communicate effectively with personnel at all organizational levels while appropriately handling sensitive, confidential, and high-visibility matters.
- Support onsite and offsite meeting coordination and set up for annual meeting, triennial meeting and webinars hosted on behalf of OCHMO.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Health Physics, Engineering, Physical Science, or a related scientific discipline.
- Minimum of five years of recent experience in health physics, environmental health, industrial hygiene or a related field.
- Working knowledge of safety and occupational health program management regulations, industry standards, concepts, principles, practices, procedures, and precedent decisions.
- Ability to convey health physics, industrial hygiene, and other occupational health concepts and their practical applications.
- Ability to interpret and apply federal, state, and local regulations, consensus standards, executive orders, and Agency policies.
- Strong analytical, research, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written, oral, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Excellent computer skills, including at least five years using the Internet and intermediate proficiency with current Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary occupational health environment.
- Ability to travel within the United States as required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous experience working for or with a U.S. federal government agency.
- Experience supporting health physics, radiation protection, and radiation safety programs.
Important Position Information
- Salary based on experience.
- This is a full-time position based at Kennedy Space Center.
- Monday - Friday; 40 hours/week
- Periodic telework is acceptable.
- Travel is anticipated to be infrequent; less than 25% (1-4 trips) per year.
Pay: From $75,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- environmental health: 2 years (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Kennedy Space Center, FL 32815 (Required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Kennedy Space Center, FL 32815