Safety and Occupation Health Specialist

Duties
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• Serve as technical consultant and advisor to the Commander, Directors and staff in planning, organizing, directing, and evaluating their safety program.
• Advise management officials on the status of the safety and occupational health programs and recommends changes in the design of work programs to meet new safety and occupational health standards.
• Plan and assign work to be accomplished by a team of specialists, set priorities, prepare schedules, and critically reviews the work for safety specialists.
• Provide guidance, assistance, and instructions to subordinates for technical work-related matters and administrative matters.

Requirements
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Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Position is subject to the Lautenberg amendment to the gun control act of 1968 which makes it a felony for anyone who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence to ship, transport, possess, or receive firearms or ammunition.
• Position requires temporary duty (TDY) business travel approximately 10% of the time.
• Must possess and maintain a valid Driver's License.
• Position requires the ability to drive on the installation. Installation driving privileges are automatically granted unless suspended or revoked.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes ensuring industrial or explosive operations and logistics procedures comply safety standards and regulations; performing risk assessments to eliminate unsafe operations or conditions; compiling statistical data to determine mishap trends to identify and apply proper preventive methods; experience with a safety management system. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (NH-02).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• One year trial/probationary period may be required.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
• This is a(n) Installation Career Field position.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/ for more information.
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.
• This position is under the Acquisition Demonstration Project. The NH-03 broadband incorporates former (GS equivalents) GS-12 step 1 through GS-13 step 10 grade levels and salary levels. Pay increase within the band will be accomplished through the Contribution-based Compensation and Appraisal System (CCAS). Information about the AcqDemo can be found at https://acqdemo.hci.mil/about.html
• Student loan repayment may be authorized.
• Relocation Incentive may be authorized.
• Recruitment Incentive may be authorized.