SAFETY & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALIST

Duties

• You will conduct a wide range of safety inspections to assure compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and agency standards.
• You will conduct root cause analysis of personal injury and industrial mishaps to identify contributing factors and recommend preventive measures.
• You will resolve technical issues using Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) regulations, principles, or practices.
• You will perform risk assessments of hazardous processes and working conditions to determine hazard control techniques that minimize or eliminate unsafe and unhealthful operations.
• You will recognize adverse conditions or trends to provide management with recommendations for improvement.
• You will analyze work tasks to determine existing or potentially hazardous situations.
• You will conduct safety and occupational health inspections, evaluations, and surveys of industrial facilities to identify, control, mitigate, and eliminate safety hazards.

Requirements

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.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance while employed in the subject position. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• Selectee must obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver's license.
• 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.
• This position is considered Key/Emergency-Essential. You will be required to provide immediate and continuing support to ensure the success of combat operations or the availability of combat-essential systems.
• You will be required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift.

Qualifications

GS-11:
Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Developing local standards and guidelines to eliminate and/or control safety hazards in assigned areas; 2) Preparing and revising safety instructions and guides; 3) Analyzing mishap data to discover contributing factors and mitigation methods; 4) Evaluating technical safety training to determine effectiveness and make adjustments. (NOTE: Experience must be fully supported in your resume to be considered for this position.)

GS-09:
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Providing technical training to tenant supervisors and employees; 2) Performing periodic and unscheduled inspections; and 3) Investigating mishaps and unsafe conditions to resolve safety and health issues. NOTE: Experience must be fully supported in your resume to be considered for this position.)

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:

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

Substitution of education for experience (NOTE: Transcript must be provided with application package)

GS-11:
Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree
OR

Successful completion of three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent degree.
OR

Possession of an LL.B. or J.D. that is related to this position being filled.

OR
Have successfully completed an LL.M. degree that is related to the position being filled
OR

Have a combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience.

GS-09:
Successful completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree

OR
Successful completion of two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree

OR
Possession of an LL.B. or J.D. that is related to this position being filled.

OR
A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience

Additional information

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

Several vacancies may be filled.

TELEWORK IS NOT IMPLIED, NOR GUARANTEED.

Incumbent will be on the emergency recall roster and may be required to respond to emergencies such as hazardous material spill responses during evenings, weekends or holidays.

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: .

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.