This position is located in Visitor and Resource Protection, in the Office of Risk Management Division. The incumbent provides direction for the National Park Service's Occupational Safety and Health Safety Programs. The program is complex and unique involving many specialized and often hazardous activities. These may include, backcountry operations, boating, diving, wildland and structural firefighting, law enforcement, search and rescue, heavy equipment operations, and dangerous wildlife.

Duties

The major duties of the Safety and Occupational Health Manager position include, but are not limited to, the following: Serves as the National Park Service's (NPS) principal authority and subject matter expert on all occupational safety and health and risk management issues - provides interpretation of safety and health Codes of Federal Regulations to NPS leaders, managers, and supervisors. Performs the management functions of policy formulation, guideline development, and evaluation procedures for continuous assessment of the effectiveness of the national Occupational Safety and Health Program. Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders in an effort to advance the NPS Occupational Safety and Health Program and serves as the principal NPS representative on the Department of the Interior Occupational Safety and Health Council. Manages the NPS Serious Accident Investigation process for incidents meeting the definition in 29 CFR Part 1960; develops or procures and delivers training to perspective team member; tracks corrective actions to closure. Serves as the NPS Dive Program Manager, is a non-voting member of the NPS National Dive Control Board, and provides oversight and direction of the NPS Dive Safety Program, the Dive Safety Officer and is responsible for the NPS Dive Program Policy.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-08/14/2023-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 for each federal position listed as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of qualifying experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS To qualify for the Safety and Operational Health Manager GS-14 position, you must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement: EDUCATION: Undergraduate or graduate level education in a major study related to one of the following areas: safety or occupational health fields (safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene), or degree in other related fields that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours of study from among the following (or closely related) disciplines: safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene, occupational medicine, toxicology, public health, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological sciences, engineering, and industrial psychology. - OR- EXPERIENCE: Experience in or related to safety and occupational health that provided the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include: Managing safety or occupational health program elements. Developing and recommending safety and occupational health policy to higher levels of management. Applying safety and occupational health laws, regulations, principles, theories, practices, and procedures to advise on or resolve technical matters dealing with occupational safety and health requirements. Developing safety and occupational health standards, regulations, practices, and procedures to eliminate or control potential hazards. Developing or implementing programs to reduce the frequency, severity, and cost of accidents and occupational illnesses. Analyzing or evaluating new and existing jobs, processes, products, or other systems to determine the existence, severity, probability, and outcome of hazards. Designing or modifying workplaces, processes, products, or other systems to control or eliminate hazards. Training of workers, supervisors, managers, or other safety and occupational health personnel in safety or occupational health subjects. Work in occupational fields such as industrial hygienist, safety engineer, fire prevention engineer, health physicist, and occupational health nurse. Inspecting or surveying workplaces, processes, products, or other systems for compliance with established safety and occupational health policies or standards and to identify potential new hazards. - OR- CERTIFICATES: Certification as a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), or Certified Health Physicist (CHP), or similar certification that included successful completion of a written examination. -AND- MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS To qualify for the Safety and Occupational Health Manager position at the GS-14 grade level, you must meet the following minimum qualifications by the closing date of this announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience must include all of: (1) Mastery of knowledge and of national safety and occupational health laws, policies, regulations/standards sufficient to plan, develop and administer a large organization; (2) developing long term goals for occupational safety and health programs; (3) develop reporting for accident trend analyses needed to keep leaders at all levels informed of key injury and illness producing factors; (4) recommend revisions when policy is outdated or substandard; and (5) subject matter expert on all occupational safety and health and operational risk management matters in an organization. You must include hours per week worked. You must include months, years and hours per week worked to receive credit for your work and/or volunteer experience. One year of specialized experience is equivalent to 12 months at 40 hours per week. Part-time hours are prorated. You will not receive any credit for experience that does not indicate exact hours per week or is listed as "varies". Experience listed as full-time will be credited at 40 hours per week. Volunteer Experience: 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). 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.

Education

To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

Contacts

• Address Visitor and Resource Protection 1849 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20240 US
• Name: Washington Office
• Email: [email protected]