SAFETY & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALIST (FSO)

Duties
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• You will develop, plan, execute, and manage SERMC's Shipboard Fire Safety, Prevention and Response Program.
• You will serve as Fire Safety Officer, responsible for implementing requirements of Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and Commander Naval Regional Maintenance Center (CNRMC) in addition to federal regulatory agencies laws and regulations.
• You will perform a wide range of duties required to ensure command wide compliance with safety and health laws and regulations issued by Federal, State and local governments.
• You will conduct unplanned event/mishap investigations on shipboard fire related incidents and complete a detailed report that will be provided to the Safety Manager.

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
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• 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.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• 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

Your resume must 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 attending fire prevention and housekeeping inspections on navy vessels and reviewing ship's force, Lead Maintenance Activities (LMA) and contractor's work that affects ships damage control response systems and capabilities.
• Experience conducting shipboard fire related investigations including completing detail reports.
• Experience in firefighting through trainers and underway drills or actual shore-based performance and knowledge in shipboard damage control and fire safety principles and procedures and shipboard firefighting practices as well as damage control practices.
• Experience reading ship drawings and applying knowledge to determine damage control applicability, knowledge with ship plan of the day (SPOD), knowledge with ship fire safety councils (FSC), knowledge of ship repair, shipbuilding techniques, damage control and fire safety management practices and principles.
• Experience and ability to effectively lead and train others, ability to prepare written reports and presentations and to conduct briefings or oral presentations.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management (OPM) web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR) can be found from the following OPM web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0000/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

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience: 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.
A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Additional information

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

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

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.

If you are unable to apply online and request information about the Alternate Application process, please contact the Department of Navy's Employment Information Center.

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

ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/ictap/

Military Spouse Preference applicants will receive priority consideration at the Full Performance Level (FPL) and if determined to be Best Qualified at the FPL, and selected, must be placed at the FPL. A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.

A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized.

Incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain the qualifications listed below within eight (8) months of assignment to be a qualified FSO:
A. Instruction;
B. Practical training;
C. Written examination; and
D. Oral board covering all applicable requirements of NAVSEA TECPUB 8010.
The FSO must demonstrate knowledge of:
A. Requirements of the NAVSEA TECH PUB 8010 manual applicable to the assigned class of ship;
B. All Fire Safety Watch (FSW) knowledge factors;
C. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) courses IS 00100, 00200, 00700, and 00800;
D. Navy firefighting and damage control processes;
E. Fire safety and response plans required by NAVSEA TECPUB 8010;
F. Characteristics, arrangement of compartments, tanks and accesses for the assigned class of ship;
G. Configuration, function, capabilities, and operation of damage control systems for the assigned class of ship;
H. Tag out and work control processes;
I. Industrial hot work processes; and
J. SERMC instructions, and orders pertaining to shipboard fire safety.