About the Position: Serves as the Mission Safety and Occupational Health Manager for Fort Wainwright, Alaska, with responsibilities for planning, managing and administering a safety and occupational health program under the direction of the US Army Alaska (USARAK) Director of Safety.

Duties

Responsible for development, organization, execution, and assessment of the Tactical Safety Program. Assures proper accident notification and investigation procedures are followed. Establishes a schedule for and conducts compliance inspections and surveys of ranges, organizations, operations, facilities, and equipment to identify operational, facility, and systemic safety and health deficiencies. Develops lesson plans, support materials; lessons learned and risk management information for instructional use. Supervise the Fort Wainwright mission safety office staff.

Requirements

• The position is designated as Emergency Essential. An emergency essential position is defined as a civilian position located overseas.
• Incumbent must be able to qualify in personal chemical protection and use of any required personal protective gear.
• Incumbent must possess and be able to maintain a valid state driver's license
• Incumbent must possess or be able to obtain and maintain a US government vehicle license within 30 days of hire
• Incumbent may be required to work nights, weekends, holidays and/or irregular duty hours
• Incumbent must possess or be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance
• Incumbent must able to successfully pass a physical examination
• May require temporary duty (TDY) to field conditions 15% of the time
• Incumbent may be required to qualify with 9mm side arm and/or M4
• The Military ACU/OCP is the duty uniform for field exercises and deployments. Will be issued standard TA50 for use per local requirements.
• This position is covered by the 1998 Lautenberg Amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968 (18 U.S.C. 922). Persons convicted of misdemeanor crime of domestic violence are not eligible for the position.

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 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 managing safety or occupational health program elements; developing and/or recommending safety and occupational health policy to higher levels of management; and, advising on and/or resolving technical matters dealing with occupational safety and health 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 ReportingOral CommunicationSafety and HealthSafety and Health Training and Education 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 EV-APF-W0AKAA US ARMY ALASKA, HQ DO NOT MAIL Fort Wainwright, AK 99703 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk