Under the general direction of the Supervising Industrial Hygienist, the Senior Industrial Hygienist (Supervisor) is responsible for planning, assigning, and directing Assistant/Associate Industrial Hygienists performing complex safety and health investigations, inspections, accident investigations, and consultation activities related to hazardous waste, construction, electrical and varied industrial sites/or processes.

The Sr. Industrial Hygienist must perform the more complex industrial hygiene work. The Sr. Industrial Hygienist may work independently in a staff capacity on complex industrial hygiene problems, or in coordinating or conducting major studies and investigations. In addition, the Sr. Industrial Hygienist will conduct site inspections; consult with management, professional, and technical personnel, and make and secure recommendations for the prevention, elimination, or control of hazards; identifies training needs and assists in the development of training plans; reviews proposed health standards, evaluates them, and makes recommendations for their acceptance or modification; represents the department in contacts with the community, industries, and other agencies; participates in and conducts meetings with department staff and others concerning occupational health and safety matters; collects, records, and analyzes statistical data; determines priorities, assigns work, and evaluates performance of staff; prepares and reviews correspondence and reports; and does other related work.