Certified Industrial Hygienist

Job Description

ProSidian Seeks a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) / Safety Professional - Construction/Industrial Hygiene (USFCO109USFIH104) as an Engagement Team Member generally located across the Savannah River Site / Aiken, South Carolina, supporting Environmental Management Sector requirements to support an engagement for a liquid waste contractor (Savannah River Remediation [SRMC]) at the Savannah River Site in Aiken, SC, which is owned by the U.S. Department of Energy.. 

JOB OVERVIEW

Provide services and support as a Construction/Industrial Hygiene Functional Area Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) / Safety Professional (USFCO109USFIH104) under Labor Category: Health and Safety Specialist at Savannah River Site / Aiken, South Carolina.  Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) / Safety Professional - Construction/Industrial Hygiene (USFCO109USFIH104) works collaboratively as part of the ProSidian Engagement Team as Exempt [1099] personnel.  Dedicated Planned Labor Hours (DPLH) of 1250 Straight Time (ST) Estimated Annual Quantity (Hrs. Per Yr.) | 0 Overtime Time (OT) Estimated Annual Quantity (Hrs. Per Yr.).  This is a Labor Hour Subcontract or Contract W-2 (IRS-1099) position, and ProSidian reserves the right to convert to a Full-Time ProSidian employed W-2 Position.  The role(s) are located at Savannah River Site / Aiken, South Carolina, with an identified Work Site Address (121 Richland Ave E, Aiken, SC 29801, USA), providing Construction/Industrial Hygiene functions working to provide BOA Support Services for multiple department requirement Service Areas (SA) for Savannah River Remediation LLC (The SRMC/LW Contractor) at the U.S. Department of Energy | Savannah River Site (DOE-SRS) in Aiken, SC to support the evolving needs of the organization.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES - Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) / Safety Professional - Construction/Industrial Hygiene (USFCO109USFIH104)

The Certified Industrial Hygiene (CIH) Technician / Safety Professional will provide on-site occupational-health and construction-safety support as a ProSidian Engagement Team Member supporting US Fusion and Specialty Construction | US Rubber and Specialty Applications at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site near Aiken, South Carolina.  The position is primarily responsible for supporting the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, documentation, and control of workplace health hazards. The technician will also perform assigned safety-professional duties involving field inspections, hazard-analysis reviews, pre-job planning, worker observations, corrective-action tracking, and compliance support. Activities requiring independent CIH or CSP professional judgment will be performed by, or under the direction of, an appropriately credentialed professional. 

Responsibilities and Duties

Industrial Hygiene Responsibilities

• Support qualitative and quantitative exposure assessments for assigned facilities, work packages, processes, materials, and field conditions.
• Assist with developing exposure-monitoring strategies based on work scope, potential hazards, exposure routes, historical data, similar-exposure groups, and possible acute or chronic health effects.
• Conduct personal, area, task-based, and direct-reading monitoring using approved methods and calibrated equipment.
• Monitor potential exposures to airborne contaminants, respirable crystalline silica, asbestos, lead, metals, welding fumes, particulates, nuisance dust, volatile organic compounds, solvents, coatings, adhesives, chemicals, noise, vibration, heat and cold stress, illumination, biological agents, and ergonomic stressors.
• Prepare, calibrate, operate, inspect, maintain, and store industrial-hygiene instruments and sampling equipment.
• Maintain accurate field notes, calibration logs, sampling records, chain-of-custody forms, laboratory reports, exposure notifications, and data-quality documentation.
• Coordinate the submission of samples to approved analytical laboratories and track results through receipt and evaluation.
• Assist the supervising CIH with interpreting monitoring results against applicable OSHA exposure limits and authorized NIOSH, ACGIH, DOE, and project-specific occupational-exposure criteria.
• Promptly report suspected overexposures, unusual monitoring results, worker symptoms, complaints, control failures, or changing exposure conditions.
• Communicate approved monitoring findings and protective requirements to workers, supervisors, project management, occupational medicine, and site industrial-hygiene personnel.
• Recommend and help validate controls using the hierarchy of controls, emphasizing elimination, substitution, isolation, containment, engineering controls, local exhaust ventilation, and improved work practices before reliance on PPE.
• Evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of respiratory-protection, ventilation, hearing-conservation, heat-stress, chemical-management, hazardous-material, and ergonomic controls.
• Support respirator selection, medical-evaluation coordination, fit-testing, cartridge-change determinations, equipment inspections, and respiratory-protection documentation.
• Review Safety Data Sheets, chemical inventories, work packages, procedures, permits, Job Hazard Analyses, Activity Hazard Analyses, and pre-task plans for occupational-health hazards and required controls.
• Assist with reviewing new or modified activities involving hazardous materials, carcinogens, highly toxic substances, process gases, coatings, adhesives, sealants, solvents, and other chemicals before their introduction into the workplace.
• Support investigations of suspected occupational illnesses, employee exposure concerns, monitoring anomalies, and failed industrial-hygiene controls.
• Prepare or deliver approved hazard-specific training and technical briefings for supervisors, craft personnel, employees, and subcontractors.
• Coordinate with qualified radiological-control personnel when activities interface with radiological areas or requirements. Industrial-hygiene duties do not replace independently assigned radiation-protection or radiological-control functions.

Safety Professional Support Responsibilities

• Maintain a visible field presence and support safe execution of authorized construction, installation, maintenance, demolition, coating, lining, rubber, fusion, testing, and commissioning activities.
• Support implementation of the applicable Safety Management System, Worker Protection Plan, Integrated Safety Management requirements, site procedures, and project-specific safety plans.
• Participate in daily coordination meetings, plan-of-the-day meetings, pre-job briefings, safety meetings, constructability reviews, work-package planning, readiness reviews, walkdowns, and commissioning activities.
• Review JHAs, AHAs, work packages, permits, procedures, and pre-task plans for completeness, changing conditions, industrial-hygiene concerns, and appropriate protective measures.
• Verify that identified occupational-health and safety hazards are controlled before work begins and that controls remain effective during execution.
• Conduct and document field inspections, worker observations, housekeeping assessments, and compliance reviews.
• Identify unsafe acts, unsafe conditions, uncontrolled exposures, and noncompliant practices; communicate findings and track corrective actions through closure.
• Exercise stop-work responsibility and immediately elevate imminent-danger conditions, suspected overexposures, uncontrolled hazards, or serious noncompliance in accordance with project procedures and delegated authority.
• Support fact-finding, incident investigations, causal analyses, corrective-action development, lessons learned, and verification of corrective-action effectiveness.
• Assist with evaluating high-hazard activities involving confined spaces, hazardous energy, hot work, electrical work, elevated work, excavation, cranes, rigging, lifting, mobile equipment, pressure testing, and emergency-response considerations.
• Coordinate occupational-health and safety requirements with project management, field supervision, craft personnel, subcontractors, quality, engineering, environmental, occupational medicine, emergency management, and radiological-control organizations.
• Protect controlled, proprietary, personal, and project-sensitive information and maintain records in accordance with applicable document-control, records-management, and quality requirements.

Qualifications

Desired Qualifications For Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) / Safety Professional - Construction/Industrial Hygiene (USFCO109USFIH104) (USFCO109USFIH104) Candidates:

Standard Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience performing industrial-hygiene field monitoring, exposure assessment, instrument calibration, data collection, recordkeeping, and control verification.
• Working knowledge of applicable provisions of 29 CFR Parts 1910 and 1926, 10 CFR Part 851, DOE requirements, Savannah River Site procedures, and recognized industrial-hygiene practices.
• Knowledge of chemical, physical, biological, and ergonomic hazards encountered in construction and industrial environments.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, specifications, Safety Data Sheets, work packages, procedures, permits, sampling data, laboratory reports, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience reviewing JHAs, AHAs, pre-task plans, permits, and work packages for occupational-health and safety hazards.
• Ability to work independently in active field environments while coordinating with multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong technical-writing, communication, training, coaching, facilitation, and conflict-resolution capabilities.
• Ability to maintain required training, medical qualifications, respiratory-protection eligibility, site-access credentials, and other project qualifications throughout the assignment.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to satisfy applicable DOE, SRS, SRNS, client, and ProSidian screening, badging, drug-testing, fitness-for-duty, and site-access requirements.
• Valid driver’s license. Any personal vehicle used for project business must have valid registration and legally required insurance.

Education / Experience Requirements / Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in industrial hygiene, occupational safety and health, environmental health, engineering, chemistry, biology, physics, public health, or a closely related scientific or technical discipline is preferred.
• An associate degree, relevant technical credential, or equivalent combination of education, specialized training, and directly applicable experience may be considered when permitted by the governing task order.
• Professional experience supporting industrial hygiene and construction-safety activities in commercial, industrial, nuclear, power, chemical, defense, federal, laboratory, or other high-hazard environments is required.
• Experience with demolition, facility modification, concrete work, mechanical or electrical installation, ventilation systems, protective coatings, specialty applications, process systems, equipment installation, maintenance, testing, and commissioning is preferred.
• Previous DOE, NNSA, Savannah River Site, nuclear-facility, NQA-1, or other high-hazard federal-project experience is strongly preferred.
• Active CIH certification issued by the Board for Global EHS Credentialing is required only when the individual will independently perform or approve work reserved for a Certified Industrial Hygienist.
• Current OSHA 30-Hour Construction training is preferred and may be required before deployment.
• Current First Aid/CPR/AED, HAZWOPER, respiratory-protection, confined-space, asbestos, lead, silica, hearing-conservation, heat-stress, fall-protection, or other applicable qualifications are preferred.
• The employee must complete all required General Employee Training, site orientation, project indoctrination, task-specific instruction, and refresher training within prescribed timeframes.

Standard Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience performing industrial-hygiene field monitoring, exposure assessment, instrument calibration, data collection, recordkeeping, and control verification.
• Working knowledge of applicable provisions of 29 CFR Parts 1910 and 1926, 10 CFR Part 851, DOE requirements, Savannah River Site procedures, and recognized industrial-hygiene practices.
• Knowledge of chemical, physical, biological, and ergonomic hazards encountered in construction and industrial environments.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, specifications, Safety Data Sheets, work packages, procedures, permits, sampling data, laboratory reports, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience reviewing JHAs, AHAs, pre-task plans, permits, and work packages for occupational-health and safety hazards.
• Ability to work independently in active field environments while coordinating with multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong technical-writing, communication, training, coaching, facilitation, and conflict-resolution capabilities.
• Ability to maintain required training, medical qualifications, respiratory-protection eligibility, site-access credentials, and other project qualifications throughout the assignment.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to satisfy applicable DOE, SRS, SRNS, client, and ProSidian screening, badging, drug-testing, fitness-for-duty, and site-access requirements.
• Valid driver’s license. Any personal vehicle used for project business must have valid registration and legally required insurance.

Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) / Safety Professional - Construction/Industrial Hygiene (USFCO109USFIH104) Candidates shall work to support requirements for USFUSION09042026D Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH)/Safety Professional (Construction/Industrial Hygiene Services) and provide BOA Support Services for multiple department requirement Service Areas (SA) for Savannah River Remediation LLC (The SRMC/LW Contractor) at the U.S. Department of Energy | Savannah River Site (DOE-SRS) in Aiken, SC to support the evolving needs of the organization.

Skills Required

Primarily focused on Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) / Safety Professional initiatives and aligned with Program Support activities in the Construction/Industrial Hygiene Functional Area.  Industrial-hygiene exposure assessment and sampling-plan implementation

• Personal, area, task-based, and direct-reading monitoring
• Similar-exposure-group support and exposure-data collection
• Industrial-hygiene instrumentation and calibration
• Sampling-media preparation and chain-of-custody management
• Laboratory-result tracking and exposure-data interpretation
• Chemical-hazard recognition and applied toxicology
• Respiratory-protection and ventilation assessment
• Noise, heat-stress, illumination, and ergonomic evaluation
• Silica, asbestos, lead, welding-fume, solvent, coating, particulate, and hazardous-material monitoring
• Hierarchy-of-controls application and control verification
• Field inspection and worker observation
• JHA/AHA, work-package, procedure, and permit review
• Incident fact-finding and corrective-action tracking
• Technical documentation and records management
• Hazard-specific training and field communication
• Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint
• Electronic EHS, document-control, and reporting systems

Required Competencies:

• Worker health and safety commitment
• Technical credibility
• Risk-based judgment
• Field awareness and engagement
• Attention to detail
• Data integrity and documentation discipline
• Practical problem-solving
• Clear technical communication
• Constructive intervention
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Adaptability to changing field conditions
• Professional ethics and confidentiality
• Continuous improvement
• Reporting and Interfaces

Ancillary Details Of The Roles

The CIH Technician / Safety Professional will report administratively to the designated ProSidian Engagement Manager and receive daily priorities from authorized project leadership. The role will coordinate with client project management and EHS personnel; Savannah River Site industrial-hygiene, safety, engineering, quality, environmental, and operations organizations; DOE/NNSA representatives; field supervision; craft personnel; subcontractors; vendors; analytical laboratories; occupational medicine; emergency-response organizations; and radiological-control personnel.

Work will be performed at authorized facilities, buildings, construction areas, or project locations within the Savannah River Site. The final task order or work authorization will establish the specific location, technical scope, work boundaries, hazards, schedule, deliverables, and reporting relationships.

The position requires frequent walking and standing, climbing stairs and ladders, navigating uneven surfaces, entering active or restricted work areas, and wearing required PPE. Work may occur indoors or outdoors in heat, cold, humidity, noise, dust, and changing weather conditions. The employee may be required to carry industrial-hygiene instruments and related equipment weighing approximately 25 pounds.

When respiratory protection is required, the employee must satisfy all applicable medical-evaluation, training, and fit-testing requirements. Work schedules may include early starts, extended shifts, nights, weekends, outages, emergency response, or other hours necessary to support authorized field activities.

Representative Deliverables

• Daily, weekly, and periodic industrial-hygiene and safety field reports
• Exposure-assessment and sampling plans
• Similar-exposure-group documentation
• Field-monitoring and worker-observation records
• Instrument calibration and maintenance logs
• Chain-of-custody forms and laboratory analytical results
• Exposure evaluations and employee exposure notifications
• Industrial-hygiene and safety inspection findings
• Respiratory-protection and ventilation assessments
• Recommended exposure controls and control-validation records
• JHA/AHA, work-package, permit, and procedure review comments
• Corrective-action logs and closure-verification records
• Exposure-incident fact-finding, investigation, causal-analysis, and lessons-learned documentation
• Training materials, attendance records, and qualification documentation
• Trend analyses, performance indicators, dashboards, and management briefings
• Industrial hygiene and safety documentation supporting walkdowns, readiness reviews, commissioning, punch-list activities, and system turnover

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Additional Information

All employees, as a condition of employment, must fulfill their roles by setting, managing, pursuing, and achieving annual goals and objectives, with documented goals for each of ProSidian's eight core competencies: Personal Effectiveness, Continuous Learning, Leadership, Client Service, Business Management, Business Development, Technical Expertise, and Innovation & Knowledge Sharing (Thought Leadership). They are also expected to support all business development and related activities on behalf of ProSidian.

Eight ProSidian Global Competencies

1. Personal Effectiveness – The ability to manage tasks, time, and relationships efficiently, achieving consistent, impactful results.
2. Continuous Learning – Ongoing pursuit of knowledge, skills, and adaptability to remain relevant, competent, and professionally competitive.
3. Leadership – Inspiring, guiding, and motivating others toward shared goals, fostering accountability, collaboration, and strategic organizational success.
4. Client Service – Delivering responsive, high-quality solutions that address client needs, build trust, and strengthen long-term partnerships.
5. Business Management – Coordinating people, processes, and resources to achieve strategic objectives, operational efficiency, and sustainable organizational performance.
6. Business Development – Identifying, pursuing, and securing growth opportunities through strategic relationships, market insight, and innovative solutions.
7. Technical Expertise – Applying specialized knowledge, analytical skills, and practical experience to solve complex problems with accuracy.
8. Innovation & Knowledge Sharing (Thought Leadership) – Generating creative solutions, sharing insights, and influencing industry direction through expertise, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

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OTHER REQUIREMENTS

• Business Tools – Understanding and proficiency with business tools and technology, including Microsoft Office. The ideal candidate is advanced with Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word; proficient with Adobe Acrobat, data analytics tools, and Visio; and able to quickly learn other tools as needed.
• Business Tools – Strong understanding and proficiency in business tools and technology, especially Microsoft Office. The ideal candidate should be advanced in Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word; proficient in Adobe Acrobat, data analytics tools, and Visio; and able to learn new tools quickly as needed.
• Commitment - to work with intelligent, interesting people with diverse backgrounds to solve the most significant challenges across private, public, and social sectors.
• Curiosity – the ideal candidate exhibits an inquisitive nature and the ability to question the status quo among a community of people they enjoy and teams that work well together.
• Humility – exhibits grace in success and failure while doing meaningful work where skills have an impact and make a difference.
• Willingness - to constantly learn, share, and grow, and to view the world as their classroom.

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BENEFITS AND HIGHLIGHTS

ProSidian Employee Benefits and Highlights - Your health and well-being are vital to ProSidian. We invest in employees to support health and work-life balance. Our Employee Benefits Program promotes your health and well-being, including benefits for Full-Time Employees.

• Competitive Compensation: The pay is competitive, with health benefits, pre-tax employee benefits, and incentives. The company contributes a fixed monthly amount to medical and dental plans, deducted pre-tax.
• Group Medical / Dental / Vision Health Insurance Benefits: ProSidian partners with providers to offer eligible employees various medical and dental plans, including high-deductible health plans, PPOs, and vision plans.
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan: The 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan allows eligible employees to save for retirement via various investments and financial planner support. It is a pre-tax Safe Harbor plan with company matching.
• Vacation and Paid Time-Off (PTO) Benefits: Eligible employees can use PTO for vacations, appointments, or personal events. Benefits include 2 weeks of vacation, three sick days, 10 ProSidian holidays, and government holidays.
• Pre-Tax Payment Programs: Pre-Tax Payment Programs are premium-only plans (POPs) offering eligible employees a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and tax benefits.
• Purchasing Discounts & Savings Plans: We aim for your financial success through a Purchasing Discounts and Savings Plan in the Corporate Perks Benefit Program, providing eligible employees discounts on everyday products and services.
• Security Clearance: A security clearance is required for consulting teams working on sensitive projects in the Federal Marketplace and is a valuable addition to your professional credentials.
• ProSidian Employee & Contractor Referral Bonus Program: ProSidian offers up to $5,000 for referrals who stay employed for 90 days through our Referral Program.
• Performance Incentives: Performance incentives are linked to each new client employees help acquire and support, due to our consulting work's nature.
• Flexible Spending Account: FSAs allow pre-tax coverage for healthcare and daycare costs. You estimate annual expenses and deduct a portion from each paycheck.
• Supplemental Life/Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance: If you want extra protection for yourself and your eligible dependents, you can choose supplemental life insurance.  D&D covers death or dismemberment resulting solely from an accident.
• Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance: Disability insurance plans are designed to offer income protection during your recovery from a disability.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - See Below Instructions On The Best Way To Apply

ProSidian provides equal employment opportunity and evaluates candidates without regard to race, gender, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected traits. All data remains confidential per EEO standards. The company supports the Hiring Our Heroes Program and 'I Hire Military' Initiative, welcoming all—including veterans—to apply. Our core value, 'Honor Above All,' emphasizes integrity, resilience, and excellence. To apply, visit https://www.prosidian.com/careers/ or email your resume, salary expectations, and job details to [email protected]. Only qualified applicants will be considered. Use a clear email subject, e.g., Application – [Job Title] – [Job Ref Code] – [Your Full Name].

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