You will serve as a SAFETY & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALIST in the Occupational Safety, Health and Environment Office, Safety and Health Division, Safety Branch of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

You will evaluate and recommend significant hazard control techniques that will minimize or eliminate unsafe or unhealthy operations and conditions and to successfully implement OSHE Work Specifications. You will plan and develop facility and equipment design safety criteria, guidelines and directives. You will coordinate OSH promotional programs and training development and implementation. You will conduct independent accident investigations of all classes and categories of accidents to determine and analyze contributing factors and establish corrective measures.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• You will be required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift.
• Work is performed in areas where potentially harmful physical and chemical agents are present (e.g. fumes, dust, heat, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and chemicals). You will be required to participate in medical surveillance programs.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience with applying knowledge of OSHA, ANSI and NFPA standards, DOT and EPA regulations and state and local laws. Experience with scheduling, coordinating and conducting safety briefings, safety training classes, and professional development classes for senior and junior leaders. Experience with planning and development of facility and equipment design safety criteria, guidelines and directives. Experience performing structural, electrical, mechanical and ergonomic safety design analysis on various machinery, systems, processes and facilities. Experience with evaluating and recommending significant hazard control techniques that will minimize or eliminate unsafe or unhealthy operations and conditions. 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:

PH.D or equivalent doctoral degree

OR
3 full years of progressively higher level graduate level education leading to such a degree

OR
LL.M, if related

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD NNSY Portsmouth, VA 23709 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]