SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALIST

Duties
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• You will conduct reviews and modifications of existing policies and be capable of developing and implementing innovative procedures.
• You will maintain working programs in conjunction with other participants to fully implement the Federal Fire Program in both managerial and operational environments.
• You will advise Navy Reserve Center command staff and other program management personnel and subordinate commands on issues of safety and occupational health and federal fire policy and procedures.
• You will oversee the execution of study recommendation, handle controversial issues and problems, and suggest new techniques or approaches to accomplish goals.
• You will advise safety directors on new developments and advances in fire prevention techniques.
• You will ensure all mishaps are accurately reported and systematically tracked to closure within a timely manner.

Requirements
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Conditions of employment

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

• Experience conducting oversight inspections and evaluations for Navy Reserve Centers (NRC), safety and occupation health, and federal fire programs, plans, and standard operation procedures to ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and instructions and to determine the overall program effectiveness.
• Experience managing and providing oversight of REDCOM and NRC medical surveillance programs ensuring that service members are properly enrolled in programs.
• Experience utilizing the Occupational Medical Surveillance System (OMSS) to ensure that service members are enrolled according to duty task stressors, attend required medical screening and monitor compliance with appointments.
• Experience coordinating and monitoring exercises to respond to fire, HAZMAT, or other emergencies and/or contingencies and conduct investigations as needed.
• Experience managing HAZMAT program by ensuring that commands are procuring, utilizing, handling, storing, transporting, and disposing of HAZMAT in accordance with federal, state, local, and installation guidelines.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:
Safety and Occupational Health Management Series 0018

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Safety and Occupational Health Management Series 0018
Individual Occupational Requirements
Education

Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- safety or occupational health fields (safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene), or degree in other related fields that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours of study from among the following (or closely related) disciplines: safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene, occupational medicine, toxicology, public health, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological sciences, engineering, and industrial psychology.

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Experience

Specialized Experience (for positions above GS-5): Experience in or related to safety and occupational health that provided the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include:

• Managing safety or occupational health program elements.
• Developing and recommending safety and occupational health policy to higher levels of management.
• Applying safety and occupational health laws, regulations, principles, theories, practices, and procedures to advise on or resolve technical matters dealing with occupational safety and health requirements.
• Developing safety and occupational health standards, regulations, practices, and procedures to eliminate or control potential hazards.
• Developing or implementing programs to reduce the frequency, severity, and cost of accidents and occupational illnesses.
• Analyzing or evaluating new and existing jobs, processes, products, or other systems to determine the existence, severity, probability, and outcome of hazards.
• Designing or modifying workplaces, processes, products, or other systems to control or eliminate hazards.
• Inspecting or surveying workplaces, processes, products, or other systems for compliance with established safety and occupational health policies or standards and to identify potential new hazards.
• Training of workers, supervisors, managers, or other safety and occupational health personnel in safety or occupational health subjects.
• Work in occupational fields such as industrial hygienist, safety engineer, fire prevention engineer, health physicist, and occupational health nurse.

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Certificates

Certification as a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), or Certified Health Physicist (CHP), or similar certification that included successful completion of a written examination meets the requirements for GS-5. Applicants may also qualify for higher grade levels based on their education and/or experience.

Additional information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Several vacancies may be filled.

Within 180 days of appointment, must attend at a minimum, and satisfactorily complete the following courses; Intro to NAVOSH (Ashore) A-493- 0050 or online equivalent A-493-0550, Mishap Investigation (Ashore), A-493-078 and Introduction to Hazardous Materials (Ashore) A-493-0031.

Term appointments may be extended up to 8 years at the discretion of management and in accordance with applicable regulations. Additionally, you may be noncompetitively converted to a permanent career-conditional or career appointment under specific conditions.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf .

Veteran's preference does not apply when selecting individuals under this specific hiring authority. However, if you claim veteran's preference, you will be required to submit supporting documentation with your application as described in the Required Documents section below.