Safety & Occupational Health Manager

Duties
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• You will serve as a Supervisory (CSRA) Safety and Occupational Health Manager for the Middle East District, and the principal technical advisor to the Commander on all safety aspects within the district.
• Plan the work to be accomplished by subordinate civilian and contractor personnel.
• Advise management, staff, supervisors, employees, and contractor personnel on a variety of safety and occupational health matters.
• Inspect the district, organizations, facilities, and operations including all government-occupied buildings and quarters, construction sites and work sites, etc.., to ensure compliance with appropriate safety rules, regulation and guidelines.
• Furnish both SWM and contractor personnel with applicable safety manuals and codes, information on standard safety devices, and ways to adapt them to specific circumstances.
• Conduct continuing investigations and tests to determine existence of hazardous environmental/occupational health situations in SWM facilities.

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.
• This position requires the completion of a pre-employment Physical Examination and an annual examination thereafter.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment.
• This position requires pre-employment financial disclosure and annually thereafter in accordance with DoD Directive 5500-7-R.
• This position requires the completion of a Professional Certificate in Safety and Occupation Health with the first 12 months.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

• 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
• Reinstatement

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; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document .

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes assessing a site for safety related issues to provide feedback to enable correction of observed deficiencies; reviewing government contracts with a specific focus of ensuring that a contractor adheres to contract specifications; managing the work of other safety related professionals; developing appropriate hazard prevention and controls, and then monitoring the actions for effectiveness; reviewing accident investigations to determine the direct and indirect cause(s) and provide recommendations to prevent similar accidents; and providing safety related training and championing organizational safety campaigns. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

• Compliance Inspection and Program Management
• Program Management
• Safety and Occupational Health (SOH) Hazard Identification

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/ .

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.
• This position requires you to submit a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 278) or a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter.
• 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) Safety & Occupational Health 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.