Come join our team at Jefferson Lab, where great minds matter.
Posting Date: 02/25/2026
Salary Range: $115,900 - $183,000 (SE-III)
Work Location Type: Dedicated On-site (100% working on-site)
What your job will be like:
Lead the Industrial Safety & Hygiene programs at Jefferson Laboratory, ensuring the development and execution of OSHA 1910 and DOE 10 CFR 851-compliant lab-wide policies, procedures, and initiatives either directly or through the delegation of responsibilities to group staff. Provide professional guidance on hazard mitigation strategies, provide process design recommendations, or alternatives that minimize worker exposures. Continuously interact with laboratory management, staff, and committees to gauge the performance of the Safety & Hygiene program and develop/implement corrective actions and improvement activities. The Group Leader will direct the day-to-day activities of Safety & Hygiene staff; monitor, measure, and improve their performance; and satisfy various administrative duties required as a supervisor.
In this role you will:
- Supervise staff responsible for the development and execution of industrial safety (IS) & hygiene (IH) programs such as respiratory protection, confined space entry, scaffolding, fall protection, machine tools, ladder safety, hazard communication, thermal stress, construction safety, non-ionizing radiation, and chemical hygiene
- Designate SMEs for IH & IS program areas
- Manage the non-radiological worker exposure monitoring program and the associated results and records
- Review and approve specifications IH equipment, fume hoods, safety showers and eyewashes, and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Review various line organization's work planning documents and designs to assure safe and compliant activities are being planned
- Participate in investigations and assessments including the development and implementation of corrective and preventive actions
- Manage input to safety & hygiene related procurements and procurement controls
- Establish a network with counterparts at other DOE laboratories and other appropriate organizations for the sharing of lessons learned and best practices
Qualifications We Require:
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Hygiene, Safety, Engineering or related field
Experience:
- 10 or more years of relevant experience
- Education above the minimum may be substituted for experience
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Knowledge of industrial hygiene & safety principles and practices
- Knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local industrial hygiene and related regulations
- Excellent written and oral communication and technical writing skills
Qualifications We Prefer:
- Certified Industrial Hygienist or the ability to obtain within 1-1.5 years
- Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or the ability to obtain within 1-1.5 years
About Jefferson Lab
Join a community with a common purpose of solving the most challenging scientific and engineering problems of our time. The Jefferson Lab campus is located in southeastern Virginia amidst a vibrant and growing technology community. A career at Jefferson Lab is more than a job. You will be part of “big science” and work alongside top scientists and engineers from around the world unlocking the secrets of our visible universe. Managed by Jefferson Science Associates, LLC; Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is entering an exciting period of mission growth and is seeking new team members ready to apply their skills and passion to have an impact. You could call it work, or you could call it a mission. We call it a challenge. We do things that will change the world.
Total Rewards at Jefferson Lab
At Jefferson Lab, we believe that a comprehensive employee benefits program is an important and meaningful part of the compensation employees receive. Our benefits program includes, but is not limited to:
•Medical, Dental, and Vision Care Plans
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time-off and Leave Programs (Paid Parental, vacation, holidays, and sick leave)
• 401(k) Plan – 9% Lab Contribution; 100% vested
• Flexible Work Arrangements (Remote & Alternate Work Schedules available)
• Tuition Assistance, Training and Professional Development Programs
• Live near the waterways of the Chesapeake Bay region with access to nearby beaches, mountains, and all major metropolitan centers on the East Coast
Jefferson Science Associates, LLC (JSA) manages and operates the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab).
JSA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities (unless doing so will result in an undue hardship). If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to recruiting @jlab.org or contact Human Resources by calling (757) 269-7100 and selecting option 1 between 8 am –5 pm EST to provide the nature of your request.
Employment with JSA is conditional upon DOE approval if at any time during your employment you are participating in a Foreign Government Talent Recruitment Program or Affiliated activity. Generally, such programs/activities include any foreign-state-sponsored attempt to acquire U.S.-funded scientific research through programs run or funded by the government that target scientists, engineers, students, academics, researchers, and entrepreneurs of all nationalities working or educated in the United States. This includes positions or appointments, both domestic and foreign, titled academic, professional, or institutional appointments whether or not remuneration is received and whether full-time, part-time or voluntary.
