About the Position: Serves as a Safety and Occupational Health Specialist for U.S. Army TMDE Activity (USATA)supported calibration programs and facilities. Emphasis is placed on basic hazard areas such as explosive, electrical and electronic, mechanical, personnel, software, radiological, and equipment handling hazards.

Duties

Conduct safety inspections and surveys; modification, adaptation, and extension of safety guides, criteria, and standards; accident investigations and prevention; safety promotion and training; and monitoring of occupational health program. Review and analyze plans and specifications for new construction and facility alteration or expansion for compliance with safety codes, criteria, standards, and principles. Coordinate with specialist in industrial hygiene, engineering, and fire protection to control or eliminate hazards. Conduct studies of safety problems to identify, correct and minimize undesirable operational conditions and hazards, develop remedial safety measures, identify trends and problem areas, plan and implement an accident prevention and control program. Use analysis techniques and research hazardous operations and materials to determine the safest method to use new technologies and techniques. Provide technical advice and assistance to key management officials.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 20% or more.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a one year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.

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. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesDefense 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 ActPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleVeterans 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 Specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level which includes: providing staff advice and technical assistance for safety program requiring the development and application of safety devices, methods, techniques and safety standards; evaluating and coordinating system safety concepts with test and measurement. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Oral CommunicationProgram ManagementSafety and HealthSafety EngineeringWritten Communication 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

Safety and Occupational Health Management Series 0018

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0000/safety-and-occupational-health-management-series-0018/

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Group-Standards

Contacts

• Address BK-APF-W1PLAA USA, AMCOM TMDE ACTIVITY DO NOT MAIL Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk