You will serve as a SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALIST in the Occupational Health and Safety Department of NAVAL STATION. Salary Range for GS-11: $71,877- $93,437 Salary Range for GS-09: $59,407 - $77,226 ***This Job Opportunity Announcement is using an additional online assessment tool to evaluate applicants. Please review the HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED, HOW TO APPLY, and WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT sections below for instructions.***

Duties

You will perform risk assessments of hazardous processes and working conditions to determine hazard control techniques that minimize or eliminate unsafe and unhealthful operations. You will recognize adverse conditions or trends to provide management with recommendations for improvement. You will conduct a wide range of safety inspections to assure compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and agency standards. You will conduct root cause analysis of personal injury and industrial mishaps to identify contributing factors and recommend preventive measures. You will resolve technical issues using Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) regulations, principles, or practices. You will analyze work tasks to determine existing or potentially hazardous situations.

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 obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver’s license.
• 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.

Qualifications

FOR THE GS-11 POSITION: 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: 1) Developing local standards and guidelines to eliminate and/or control safety hazards in assigned areas; 2) Preparing and revising safety instructions and guides; 3) Analyzing mishap data to discover contributing factors and mitigation methods; and 4) Evaluating technical safety training to determine effectiveness and make adjustments. NOTE: Experience must be fully supported in your resume to be considered for this position. FOR THE GS-09 POSITION: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Providing technical training to tenant supervisors and employees; 2) Performing periodic and unscheduled inspections; and 3) Investigating mishaps and unsafe conditions to resolve safety and health issues. NOTE: Experience must be fully supported in your resume to be considered for this position. 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

Major study -- 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.

FOR THE GS-09 POSITION education may be substituted for Specialized Experience as follows: Successful completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree.
or
Successful completion of two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree.
or
Successful completion of an LL.B. or J.D. that is related to the position being filled.
or
A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience.

FOR THE GS-11 POSITION education may be substituted for Specialized Experience as follows: Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.
or
Successful completion of three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent degree.
or
Obtained an LL.M. degree that is related to the position being filled.
or
A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience.

Transcripts are required if using education.

Contacts

• Address NAVAL STATION 850 Ticonderoga Street Suite 110 Pearl Harbor, HI 96860 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]