SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALIST

Summary

You will serve as a SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALIST in the MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR.

Duties

• You will assist safety managers by planning, scheduling, and coordinating routine facility inspections, providing vital leadership briefings, and welcoming newly arrived civilian personnel and military members into the organization.
• You will participate in regional and national safety promotions, attend educational conferences to remain current on occupational safety regulations, and promote departmental initiatives through organized community events.
• You will organize, conduct, and evaluate traffic safety courses, instructing riders in motorcycle operations, driver improvement curriculum, and off-road safety for dirt bikes, all-terrain vehicles, and recreational utility machines.
• You will prepare and inspect training ranges prior to operational use, brief students on environmental hazards, manage classroom order, and deliver technical support when investigating installation ground traffic mishaps.
• You will perform comprehensive occupational safety assessments, determine hazard severity and mishap probability through specialized risk codes, and coordinate with engineering departments to implement effective control measures.
• You will maintain safe workplace practices, oversee contractor resources, verify personal protective equipment availability, ensure uniform instructional standards, and assist regional safety directors across other installation sites.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: - Ability to apply Risk Assessment Codes (RAC) combining hazard severity and mishap probability, and recommend corrective hazard control measures. - Practical knowledge of inspection techniques and standard fact-finding/analytical methods to assist in ground and traffic mishap investigations and unsafe condition surveys. - Basic knowledge of standard occupational safety rules, traffic safety guidelines, and routine inspection techniques. - Must be licensed to operate a motorcycle and have a minimum of two years riding experience. - Must maintain a valid driver license to operate a Government Vehicle. 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

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience: master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related 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: RISK MANAGEMENT COMPLIANCE INSPECTION SAFETY AND HEALTH SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH (SOH) HAZARD IDENTIFICATION This recruitment will utilize the following technical assessment tools: USA Hire and Structured Interview 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: 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-tra... Military Spouse Preference: 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.