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Safety and Occupational Health Specialist

Defense Contract Management Agency

Tucson, AZFull-time$91–137K/yrPosted 4 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$91–137K/yr
Location
Tucson, AZ
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

DoD Foundational Certification

Job overview

The Safety and Occupational Health Specialist serves as a technical authority on ammunition and explosives, aircraft ground, and industrial safety, fire prevention, and occupational health programs. The role manages assigned workloads, collaborates with contracting officers and contractors to reduce hazards, provides guidance on explosives safety site plans, and assesses contractor risk management and safety programs. Positions may be filled in Tucson, Denver, Stratford, Chantilly, or Fort Lee.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Contract Safety SurveillanceContract AdministrationSafety Policies and ProceduresRisk ManagementAccident Prevention

Qualifications

One Year Specialized ExperienceGS-11 Equivalent ExperienceDoD Foundational Certification80 Continuous Learning Points

Full job description

Summary

See below for important information regarding this job. Additional vacancies may be filled from this announcement. Positions will be filled at any of the locations listed below. Site specific salary information as follows: Denver, CO: 99,800 - 129,742 Tucson, AZ: 91,205 - 118,569 Chantilly, VA: 102,415 - 133,142 Fort Lee, VA: 93,499 - 121,551 Stratford, CT: 105,481 - 137,128

Duties

  • Serves as the technical authority for management at all levels on ammunition and explosives, aircraft ground, and industrial safety, fire prevention, and safety and occupational health program support within assigned areas.
  • Plans, establishes, and manages the workload and priorities of assigned areas of responsibility.
  • Collaborates with Government contracting officers and DoW contractors to develop preventive measures that reduce or eliminate hazards in contractor processes and products.
  • Provides authoritative technical guidance during the development of explosives safety site plans for the construction or modification of explosive manufacturing and storage facilities.
  • Conducts interviews; collects and analyzes data; verifies processes and procedures; and evaluates contractor risk management and safety programs during pre-award, pre-operational, post-award, and other safety-related assessments.
  • Determines contractors’ contractual safety compliance by examining program management and implementation, accident prevention, investigation, analysis, and reporting, safety awareness and training, and fire prevention and protection measures.

Qualifications

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: Developing and implementing an annual risk-based Contract Safety Surveillance Program for assigned areas. Applying a broad knowledge of contract administration in the performance of assigned duties to mitigate risk to the Defense Industrial Base. Applying a broad knowledge of safety policies and procedures in the performance of assigned duties to mitigate risk to the Defense Industrial Base. Performing risk management functions relating to a broad spectrum of safety disciplines (i.e. ammunition, aviation, and industrial) in support of accident or incident prevention.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level. How You Will Be Evaluated

The assessments for this job will measure the following Competencies: Attention to Detail Customer Service Flexibility Influencing/Negotiating Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility and/or score. Once the application process is complete, a manual review of your resume and supporting documentation will occur to determine if you are eligible and among the best qualified as determined by the predetermined cutoff score. Your score is based on your responses to the assessment questionnaire. If you meet the minimum qualifications of this position, you may be presented with instructions on how to access the USA Hire Assessment. This additional online assessment is required and must be completed within 48 hours of submitting your application (which may be prior to the closing date of this announcement), unless you have requested Reasonable Accommodation for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Your results will be kept on record for one year when applying for future jobs that require the same USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Other Information

This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: DoDI 1400.25-V300. Tour of Duty: Flexible FLSA: Exempt Bargaining Unit: No Selectee may be required to serve a trial/probationary period. Financial Disclosure Required Acquisition, Technology & Logistics (AT&L) NON-CAP: Position requires DoD Acquisition Engineering & Tech Management, Foundational certification within required timeframes. Selectee must also achieve 80 hours of Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) every 2-years. Click here for more details and Resources. Military spouses working remotely are exempt from in-person work under the conditions explained by OPM's February 12, 2025 memorandum and the March 20, 2025 Frequently Asked Questions.

How this job compares

Set against the 761 open Safety Specialist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$91–137K/yr
  • US median$78–100K/yr299 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $114K, is 34% above the US median midpoint ($85K) — in the top quarter of Safety Specialist salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 29 open Safety Specialist jobs in Arizona and 761 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Arizona
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Safety Specialist postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (496 postings).
Education
95 of the 761 open Safety Specialist jobs (12%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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