SUPERVISORY SAFETY & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALIST

Summary You will serve as a Supervisory Safety and Occupational Health Specialist in the Safety & Occupational Health Division; Environmental Safety & Health Department of SOUTHWEST REGIONAL MAINTENANCE CENTER. Responsibilities You will serve as the Safety and Occupational Health (SOH) Branch Supervisor at SWRMC, responsible for administering a safety and occupational health program for oversight of assigned SWRMC workplaces. You will ensure strict compliance with Federal Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on contractors working for SWRMC to ensure a safe and healthy environment. You will organize, administer, coordinate, evaluate, and implement a comprehensive Navy's Safety and Occupational Health Program at SWRMC. You will plan, organize, and administer a scheduled series of comprehensive inspections of numerous shipboard or shop locations of structural repairs, welding, painting, electrical repairs and metal shop fabrication. You will negotiate with regulatory agencies, contractors, and Navy commands in the establishment of achievable and timely SOH compliance dates. You will review SWRMC advance planning work specifications to ensure that necessary provisions to meet applicable or potential OSHA and Environmental standards are included. You will identify, analyze, and evaluate a variety of hazards for military, civilian and contractor occupations, many involving complex operations, diverse environmental conditions and human-machine relations. You will apply methods, techniques, and abatements to control and eliminate unsafe acts or conditions that arise from the introduction of new equipment and the construction or modification of ships’ structures. You will plan and conduct safety education activities, including the hazards of electrical work, promotes safety campaign materials, and ensure the area of responsibility safety committees are maintained in accordance with respective instructions. Requirements Conditions of Employment 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 inspecting ships or shipyard work operations to identify or eliminate unsafe acts or conditions in accordance with safety and occupational health standards. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series 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 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. During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. 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/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position. PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. 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. This position requires exposure to high noise levels. Initial consideration for this announcement is limited to the number of applications listed at the top of this announcement. All applications received on the day the application limit is reached will be accepted and processed.