About the Position: As a Safety and Occupational Health Specialist at Fort Carson, Colorado, you will be responsible for planning, scheduling, and overseeing the assigned unit safety and health programs, conducting Job Hazard Analysis (JHA), risk assessments, personal protective equipment (PPE) risk assessments of a variety of administrative and light/heavy equipment repair facilities involving high-risk hazards (e.g. highly toxic agents, explosives, etc.).

Duties

Participate in the planning of a comprehensive safety program in support of a military mission involving high-risk hazards, such as highly toxic agents, explosives. Resolve inspection findings, trends, and military-related safety problems. Present safety briefings or training to senior personnel on risk mitigation. Develop instructional materials, such as programs of instruction, lesson plans, and teaching aids in accordance with the systems approach to training method. Conduct Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) and personal protective equipment (PPE) risk assessments of administrative and light/heavy equipment repair facilities involving high-risk hazards.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Incumbent is required to complete a pre-employment drug test.
• Obtain and Maintain a Secret Security clearance.
• Up to 25% Business Travel (TDY).
• Must have and be able to maintain a valid State Driver's License.
• Must be able to maintain and obtain a US Govt Driver's license within 30 days of placement into the position.
• Must be able to obtain a government passport.
• Selection for assignment to this position requires passing an appropriate physical examination for overseas duty. To include appropriate immunizations.
• This position is Emergency-Essential (E-E); subject to on-call and irregular work hours. The position is considered essential to support DA's mobilization and wartime mission.
• May require working weekends and holidays.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Modification of Term AppointmentsNon-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of demonstrated specialized experience which includes: developing safety policies to prevent accidents that may result in occupational injury and/or illness or damage to property; conducting studies of accident causal factors to identify methods to mitigate safety hazards; instituting the application of safe practices, principles, and procedures for military training, facilities, exercises, maneuvers or operations; advising subordinate units on safety criteria and control procedures relative to risk assessment and risk management techniques; AND conducting inspections of subordinate units to determine status of compliance with combat, combat support, or combat service support safety requirements. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Accident/Mishap and Hazard Investigation and ReportingPolicy DevelopmentSafety and HealthTechnical Competence Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address EI-APF-WKDP99 4TH SECURITY FORCES ASSISTANCE BDE DO NOT MAIL Fort Carson, CO 80902 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
• Email: [email protected]