SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALIST

Summary

You will serve as a Safety and Occupational Health Specialist/Fire Safety Officer (FSO) in the Environmental, Safety, and Health (ESH) Department of SOUTHWEST REGIONAL MAINTENANCE CENTER. Pay Scales: GS-09 $70,507 - $91,664 GS-11 $85,307 - $110-905

Duties

• You will be responsible for the development, planning, and execution of SWRMC’s Shipboard Fire Safety and Response Program and Fire Response Plan.
• You will ensure compliance with contractual requirements, NAVSEA Standard Items, SWRMC Local Standard Items, Navy Instructions, and OSHA laws and regulations.
• You will review Ship's Force (SF), Lead Maintenance Activities, and contractor work affecting damage control and fire response systems and capabilities; resolve conflicts and disapprove actions to maintain adequate fire safety conditions.
• You will conduct unplanned event/mishap investigations on shipboard fire related incidents and completes a detailed report that will be provided to the Safety Manager.
• You will identify hazardous conditions created by proposed actions, disapproving actions (as necessary) to maintain fire safety, utilizing sound risk assessment technics.
• You will ensure contractors comply with contractual requirements such as NAVSEA Standard Items and SWRMC Local Standard Items. Non-conformance that warrant government corrective action is documented via Corrective Action Request (CAR).
• You will provide safety guidance to employees performing a range of duties at SWRMC to ensure command-wide compliance with occupational safety and health laws and regulations promulgated by federal, state and local government entities.
• You will manage specialized programs such as: Respiratory Protection Program, Fall Protection Program, Ergonomics Program, Fire Warden, Traffic Safety, Medical Surveillance, Energy Control Program, and Recreational Off-Duty Safety.
• You will oversee the management of and ensuring that occupational safety and health reports and data are compiled and submitted in a timely manner.
• You will conduct annual reviews of assigned Environmental, Safety, and Health (ESH) programs to include the review of standard operations procedures and instructions.
• You will conduct and document ESH inspections as required by Navy policy and as determined by the Safety Manager. Inspections are conducted in industrial and nonindustrial settings (e.g., office spaces, production areas, shipboard, piers/wharfs).

Qualifications

For the GS-11: Your resume must 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 analyzing and evaluating requirements for a fire safety management program to plan investigations and resolve fire hazards to ensure the safety, compliance, and damage control of fire related incidents for ship repair operations. For the 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 identifying shipboard hazards for a fire safety management program to detect potential risks and report issues to ensure the safety, compliance, and damage control of fire related incidents for ship repair operations. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: 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

In lieu of general/specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience: For the GS-11: Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in safety or occupational health fields (safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene) or a degree in other related fields that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours of study form 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; OR Successful completion of three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in safety or occupational health fields (safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene) or a degree in other related fields that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours of study form 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. OR Successful completion of an LL.M. degree that is related to the position being filled. USAJOBS Help Center | Federal occupations by college major OR A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience. For the GS-09: Successful completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree in safety or occupational health fields (safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene) or a degree in other related fields that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours of study form 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. OR Successful completion of two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree in safety or occupational health fields (safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene) or a degree in other related fields that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours of study form 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. OR Possession of an LL.B. or J.D. that is related to this position being filled. https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/ OR A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience. A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information. How You Will Be Evaluated

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. When the application process is complete, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume and application package, along with your supporting documentation to determine your ability to demonstrate the following competencies: Attention to Detail Customer Service Flexibility Influencing/Negotiating Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork This recruitment will utilize the following technical assessment tools: USA Hire and Structured Resume Review. You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment. All eligibility, qualifications, and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Other 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 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. 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. Vacancies filled from this announcement may be filled at any grade level listed. If selected below the full performance level, you may be noncompetitively promoted to the next higher grade level after meeting all regulatory requirements, and upon the recommendation of management. Promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed.