The Institutional Safety and Quality Branch, Institutional Division, Safety and Mission Assurance (SMA) Directorate, Kennedy Space Center (KSC), is seeking to hire a lead Safety and Occupational Health Manager. You will provide direction to a team of Safety & Occupational Health Specialists that provide institutional safety support for KSC across program areas including facility inspection, safety consultation, mishap investigation, emergency response, construction safety, & contractor insight.

Duties

Oversees a team of safety specialists and defines technical work requirements and milestones; evaluates the organization and employee accomplishments by accepting or rejecting work products. Leads and performs the technical management duties of institutional safety programs for the Center. Responsible for ensuring compliance by Center personnel with applicable regulations and laws including but not limited to 29 CFR 1960, 29 CFR 1926, and other applicable safety and health mandates. Develops statements of work, defines resource requirements, projects cost and completion objectives. Develops policies and objectives and manages the performance evaluation of the contractor. Monitors contractor and team member progress versus plan, ensuring that the team's work and the contractor work is of an acceptable quality and in compliance with contract provisions when applicable. Reviews plans, specifications, and cost estimates for technical adequacy. Reports progress and/or problems. Resolves controversial problems, ensures conformance to plans and specifications, and furnishes assistance where deficiencies are noted. Functions as SME on all aspects of the Occupational Safety function including but not limited to Industrial Safety, Construction Safety, interpretation of OSHA standards, Contractor safety programs evaluations and Voluntary Protection Program (VPP). Serves as Center representative for internal and external audits, including Institutional/ Facility/ Operational (IFO) and VPP audits, as well as serving as a direct interface to OSHA. Foster a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence and innovation. Champion NASA's commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility to create an environment that promotes a commitment to safety, integrity, and teamwork.

Requirements

• Current Federal employees must meet qualifications, time in grade, and 90 days after competitive appointment requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
• If selected, you will be required to complete a financial disclosure statement

Qualifications

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. To qualify for GS-14, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level: Serving as a primary review/evaluator of customer ground safety systems and ensure compliance with OSHA, NASA, or other federal regulations (e.g., NPR 8715.3, KNPR 8715.3, 29 CFR 1960, 29 CFR 1926, 29 CFR 1910); Advising and providing guidance to team members to ensure institutional safety project goals and requirements are met within scheduled timeframes; Interpreting or applying safety and occupational health concepts, principles, laws, regulations, and precedent decisions to aid in the resolution of safety and occupational health management problems. Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Kennedy Space Center Space Commerce Way Titusville, FL 32899 US
• Name: NASA Shared Services Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-677-2123
• Email: [email protected]