Physical Scientist

This position is organizationally aligned to the Safety and Emergency Management Services (SEMS), office of the Associate Director, Located at the VA Illiana Health Care System, Danville, IL - a Level 3 complexity facility. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as the Environmental, Green Environmental Management Systems (Gems) and Industrial Hygiene Program Manager with secondary duties as Safety Specialist.

The incumbent is responsible for coordinating the efforts of VAIHCS staff involved with Environmental programs and Industrial Hygiene Health and Safety ensure that policies and programs are developed and implemented in accordance with VHA and VAIHCS policy and guidance. Ensures that the health of VAIHCS environmental and Industrial Hygiene compliance programs result in findings and conclusions that lead to continual improvement of environmental program for VAIHCS. The incumbent applies environmental science and technology to demonstrate relationships that correlate between VAIHCS operations with human health, ecosystems, environmental aspects, and natural resources, Provides leadership and direction to management, professional and technical personnel regarding the development and implementation of the facility Environmental and Industrial Hygiene programs. - Develop and implement environmental policies, procedures and systems. - Advise management on how environmental policies, procedures and systems will affect the operations of VAIHCS. -Measure the effectiveness of existing environmental programs and recommend additions needed to meet changing environmental requirements. - Performs site inspections at hazardous waste disposal, transport, or storage facilities where the problems typically are easy to identify and conventional in nature. - Lead and develop training sessions for VAIHCS personnel. - Plans and manages the industrial Hygiene and environmental projects/programs that are related to achieving and maintaining environmental compliance, as well as developing and implementing environmental policy, guidance and procedures related to all environmental media. - Plans, conducts, or directs special studies concerned with occupational health problems which require the development of medication of air sampling equipment or protective devices or the evaluation of control measures for a specific operation. - Resolves difficult and complex technical, project management and organizational problems using innovative and original approaches. - Reviews files and records and summarizes relevant information in connection with compliance reviews. - Cooperatively works with federal, state and local environmental and occupational safety and health organizations in areas of mutual interest. Work Schedule: M-F 7:30am - 4:00PM Telework: Ad-Hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Physical Scientist/PD252850