About the Position: Position serves as the Safety and Occupational Health Manager at a Major Subordinate Command (MSC) level for the Mississippi Valley Division (MVD), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).

Duties

Provides staff supervision to activities within the Division Headquarters and to six (6) subordinate District Safety and Occupational Health programs in each District. Complete program responsibilities, covering a broad and diverse regional geographical area. Oversee a wide variety of required program elements in the major program areas of safety, engineering/construction, industrial hygiene, occupational health, and health physics. Coordinate widely dispersed missions and activities, such as project design, heavy construction, maritime operations, environmental, and radioactive waste clean up. Responsible to promote, market, and support implementation of the Army Safety and Occupational Health Management System (ASOHMS) and Corps of Engineers Safety and Occupational Health Management System (CE-SOHMS) in the Division and all MVD Districts.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• A one-year Trial or Probationary may be required.
• This is a Mission Essential position and is not subject to administrative dismissal in emergencies based on inclement weather conditions, or other emergency situations, as appropriate.
• A Mission Essential employee is required to report for or remain at work in emergency situations; dismissal or closure announcements do not apply to him/her unless his/her supervisor instructs otherwise.
• This position requires recurring travel to installations and facilities within the U. S. as well as to Puerto Rico.
• Such travel often involves temporary duty assignments for extended periods of time in locations requiring unusual hardships and demands.
• Hardships include but are not limited to lack of running water, lack of electricity, etc. As such, the incumbent of this position must be willing and physically able to work in such austere conditions.

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 EmployeesDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority 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: One year of specialized experience which includes: (1) Developing, interpreting and/or implementing safety and occupational health (SOH) laws, standards, policies and/or regulations to ensure organizational compliance; (2) Implementing accident prevention controls; and (3) providing program management and technical guidance on diverse, high risk and/or complex hazardous conditions in a wide geographic region. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: CommunicationsProgram ManagementRisk Management 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-13).

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 RG-W2R9AA US ARMY ENGR DIV-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DO NOT MAIL Vicksburg, MS 39183 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk