Safety and Occupational Health Manager

Summary

This position is within the Safety Internal Operations (NFB) organization of Safety (NF), Chief Administrative Office (N), Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). As a Safety and Occupational Health Manager, you'll serve as a safety and occupational health technical expert to ensure assigned safety and occupational health programs are effectively planned, developed, implemented, evaluated, and continuously improved in accordance with applicable Federal laws and regulations, and BPA policies.

Duties

Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) delivers clean, reliable, and sustainable electricity across the Pacific Northwest, driving the region's economy and maintaining a vital public infrastructure. Key Duties and Responsibilities As a Safety and Occupational Health Manager, you will: Define strategic program goals, establishe quality deliverables, and align multi-year roadmaps in coordination with executive leadership and Program Owners. Coordinates multidisciplinary technical contributions across engineering, field operations, maintenance, and administrative functions. Serve as a Safety and Occupational Health Manager responsible for managing the planning, development, implementation, administration, evaluation, and continuous improvement of one or more complex safety and occupational health programs under the governance and direction of the designated Program Owner. Assigned programs may have broad or BPA-wide applicability and may change over time based upon BPA priorities, risk, regulatory developments, operational needs, and organizational requirements. Evaluate, interpret, apply, and maintain comprehensive safety policies, technical directives, standard operating procedures, and risk-assessment frameworks that interpret and operationalize federal mandates (including 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910 and 29 CFR 1926) and national consensus standards (e.g., American National Standards Institute (ANSI), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)). Integrates assigned program elements seamlessly into the BPA's Safety Management System (SMS), institutionalizing standard administrative controls, technical criteria, leading/lagging performance metrics, and quality assurance mechanisms. Define strategic program goals, establishe quality deliverables, and align multi-year roadmaps in coordination with executive leadership and Program Owners. Coordinates multidisciplinary technical contributions across engineering, field operations, maintenance, and administrative functions. Provide regular program status, risk, performance, and decision-support information to the Program Owner and Safety leadership. Elevate matters involving significant policy implications, conflicting organizational interests, substantial risk, or decisions outside delegated program-management authority. Develop, revise, and maintain safety and occupational health procedures, technical guidance, implementation tools, decision aids, templates, training materials, communications, program documentation, and other products necessary to support effective implementation of assigned safety programs. Analyze incident, hazard, corrective action, assessment, inspection, operational, and program-performance information to identify significant trends, recurring conditions, systemic weaknesses, and emerging risks. Requirements

In accordance with Executive Order 14170, applicants are encouraged to respond to four short, free-response, essay questions in the questionnaire. Answer to these questions is not scored or rated. Your answers will be reviewed by the hiring manager and agency leadership if you are referred for selection consideration When you apply you will be asked a series of questions to determine your eligibility for employment and your qualification for this position specifically. You must answer all of these questions completely and truthfully. Key Requirements: You must be a United States Citizen. This employer participates in the e-Verify program. Males must abide by Selective Service registration requirements. You will be required to report in person to the official duty location. Conditions of Employment: This position requires a valid driver's license as a condition of employment. Work requires overnight travel. May require up to 30% travel per year throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana. If applicable, the incumbent must achieve and maintain their permitted access to BPA energized facilities. Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation. May be required to successfully complete a probationary period. Qualifications

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level [GS-12] in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: 1) Managing or administering an occupational health and safety program, including developing and implementing program components, analyzing performance data to measure effectiveness, ensuring compliance with applicable regulations, etc.; 2) advising management on program performance, risk reduction, and strategies for continuous improvement; AND 3) managing and administering occupational health data systems. "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

There are no specific education requirements or substitution of education for experience for this position. How You Will Be Evaluated

Category Rating Procedure: You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. Once the application process is complete, your resume, supporting documentation, and questionnaire/assessment responses will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications. If you are minimally qualified for this job, your responses to the USAHire rating assessment(s) will be evaluated and you will be placed into one of three predefined quality categories. These categories are Best Qualified, Well Qualified, and Qualified. Application of Veterans' Preference: If you are a preference eligible candidate, you will be listed at the top of whichever quality category your rating places you in. Preference eligibles with a compensable service-connected disability of 10 percent or more are placed at the top of the highest category for all positions except scientific or professional at the GS-9 grade level or above (or equivalent). Career Transition Assistance Programs: To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet the eligibility criteria; and 2) be rated "well-qualified", which is defined as scoring 85.0 or higher. You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date (11/12/2026) of this announcement. To preview the Assessment Questionnaire, click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13103433 USAHire: To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and application questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job. Other Information

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional similar vacancies across DOE EEO Policy: USAJOBS Help Center | Equal employment opportunity policy Reasonable Accommodation Policy: Employees or applicants may request Reasonable Accommodation (RA) for assistance, when applying or competing for a job or performing a job due to their medical condition or to exercise their religious beliefs. If you need reasonable accommodation in the application or selection process, please contact the Staffing Specialist listed on this vacancy announcement. USAJOBS Help Center | Reasonable accommodation policy Reasonable Accommodation for USAHire: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended, that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a reasonable accommodation in your online application. Requests for Reasonable Accommodations for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for Reasonable Accommodation must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for Reasonable Accommodations are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a Reasonable Accommodation, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here. Veterans Information: USAJOBS Help Center - Veterans Veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Telework: https://www.opm.gov/telework/ Selective Service Registration: http://www.sss.gov/ - Who must register: https://www.sss.gov/faq/#who-needs-to-register Hiring incentives may be authorized for a highly qualified candidate based on budget availability and in accordance with federal regulations. BPA strives to ensure a safe and positive work environment. We also understand the importance of work/life balance and offer a variety of programs and policies designed to create more flexible, responsive work environments supportive of commitments to community, home and family members. BPA also supports employees' overall wellness through its Be Well program, which helps employees adopt healthier lifestyles and feel better about their work/life balance. The program supports five key areas of life: career, community, financial, physical and social.