Safety and Occupational Health Specialist (OCONUS)

• Serves as a Safety and Occupational Health Specialist on the Contract Safety International Team in the Contract Safety Group, Safety Center, Technical Directorate, Defense Contact Management Agency (DCMA).
• Develops and implements an annual Contract Safety surveillance and risk mitigation program for assigned areas.
• Responsible for ensuring DCMA's internal and external customers throughout the DoD community receive the highest level of functional, technical, and professional Contract Safety support.
• Applies a broad knowledge of contract administration, defense acquisition and safety policies and procedures in the performance of assigned duties.
• Participates in meetings, conduct briefings, and coordinate amongst various levels of management within DCMA and other government agencies in regards to Contract Safety.

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive with Secret Access
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Passport/Visa for selectee and family members may be required.
• Immunizations for selectee and family members may be required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Government Travel Charge Card (GTCC).
• Tour Length: 36 Months Accompanied

To qualify for a Safety and Occupational Health Specialist position your resume and supporting documentation must support:

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-12 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement.

Creditable specialized experience includes:

• Planning, organizing, leading, controlling and evaluating the safety and occupational health programs.
• Implementing policy and program directives published by higher echelons, analyzes the effects on contract safety activities and implementing changes as appropriate.
• Applying a broad knowledge of contract administration and safety policies and procedures in the performance of assigned duties to mitigate risk.
• Reviewing site plans for compliance with fire and electrical codes as set forth by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and DoD explosives standards and requirements.
• Performing risk management functions relating to all safety disciplines in support of accident or incident prevention.

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

• This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. Visit .
• Tour of Duty: Flexible
• FLSA: Exempt
• Bargaining Unit: No
• Selectee may be required to serve a trial/probationary period.
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) expenses will be paid in accordance with the Joint Travel Regulation (JTR). When you perform a civilian PCS with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit .
• Financial Disclosure Required
• Position requires DoD Acquisition Engineering & Technical Management, Foundational certification within required timeframes. Selectee must also achieve 80 hours of Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) every 2-years. Click for more details and .
• Selectees initially recruited from the US may receive certain foreign allowances IAW Dept of State Standardized Regs and may be subject to additional approval. Visit .
• Pay Retention will be extended to eligible employees who apply through a formal recruitment program and is selected for a position at an OCONUS location. Visit .
• Selectees must comply with the Exceptional Family Member Program requirements. Visit .
• Medical and DoD Dependents Schools special education services may not be available in the immediate location of this position.
• If an employee brings a child to an OCONUS location and that child is entitled to attend a DoD school on a space-required basis, the DoDEA and the Military Dept responsible for providing related services will ensure that the child, if eligible for special education, receives a free appropriate public education, including related services. If an employee brings an infant or toddler (up to 3yrs of age) to an overseas location, and that infant or toddler is entitled to attend the DoDEA on a space-required basis, then the Military Dept responsible for Early Intervention Services will provide the infant or toddler with the required EIS. Visit and .
• Medical care may be provided by host nation providers. The availability and level of care at host nation medical facilities will vary by location. Movement OCONUS may require you to initiate a change in your health benefits plan to ensure coverage. If an employee brings a family member to an OCONUS location who requires medical or dental care, then the employee will be responsible for obtaining and paying for such care. Access for civilian employees and their families to military medical and dental treatment facilities is on a space-available and reimbursable basis only.
• For OCONUS positions, that country's laws or international agreements may have a direct impact on the ability of an employee's same sex domestic partner or spouse to accompany the employee and receive certain benefits. If you believe you may be affected by these laws and agreements, you should familiarize yourself with relevant information before applying for or accepting this position.
• US citizens overseas under ordinarily resident status are not eligible for appointment under the Status of Forces Agreement. Ordinarily Resident is defined as a US citizen who is locally resident; and, has legal, permanent resident status within the host country; and, is subject to host country employment and tax laws.