About the Position: This position serves as the Safety and Occupational Health Manager with responsibility for planning, managing and administering a Brigade Safety and Occupational Health Program. For more information, please click on Homepage for Joint Base Lewis-McChord (army.mil)

Duties

Responsibles for development, organization, execution, and assessment of the Tactical Safety Program. Develops area of operation (AOR) safety policies, procedures, plans and regulations to ensure compliance with applicable Coalition NATO and other such standards, and to accommodate situations unique to this location and environment. Provides technical advice to the Brigade Commander in the development of guidelines, policies procedures, and courses of action for safety. Provides technical guidance and assistance to deployed commanders and staff officers to ensure compliance with established criteria, mission goals, and risk management. Provides interpretation of technical and general/vague criteria to assist in the formulation of appropriate control measures. Participates in the Military Decision Making Process (MDMP) during operations planning group meetings and other course of action sessions to provide technical guidance and assistance to members of the command group and subordinate commanders. Develops on-the-spot methods and techniques to control or eliminate associated high-risk hazards. Prepares and briefs after-action reviews, and prepares lessons learned, recommendations, changes, and procedures to assist follow-on forces and operations. Deploys with their assigned unit and other operations as tasked by higher headquarters. Serves as the Commander's technical expert to identify, anal~, and provide risk management control measures for life-threatening hazards. Provides technical guidance during the operations planning process to ensure the integration of composite risk management. Assesses the effectiveness of the Brigade Safety Program to identify strengths and weaknesses and develops methods and techniques to improve operational and systemic deficiencies.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment. A background investigation and credit check are required.
• This position is subject to a pre-employment drug test screening, and random drug testing thereafter, to include testing based on reasonable suspicion and testing due to direct involvement with an on-duty accident.
• This position requires shift work to provide coverage on evenings, weekends, holidays, or special situations. You may also be required to be on-call.
• The duties of this position require the incumbent to possess or obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License in one of the 50 U.S. states or possessions to operate vehicles.
• Incumbent must possess or be able to obtain a U.S. Government Vehicle drivers license within 30 days of employment and be able to maintain this licenses while employed.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of up to 25% of the time.
• Incumbent is required to complete a pre-employment physical due to the requirement for heavy lifting.
• This position may be required to wear protective clothing and equipment. The duty uniform is standard military issued clothing when in field conditions. Standard TA50 equipment will be issued per local requirements.
• The employee must pass a medical examination and receive required immunizations for the overseas/deployed location.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a one-year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315. While probationary the incumbent can be terminated with limited appeal rights.
• Incumbent must possess the Professional Certificate Safety Occupation Health Level 1 (PCSOH) and the Professional Certificate Explosives Safety Level 1 (PCES1) certificates or obtain them within 12 months of start date.
• Incumbent must complete all required training and achieve the Professional Certificate Explosive Safety Level 2 (PCES2) within 24 months of start date as outlined in the 0018-job series Master Training Plan.
• This position is subject to the provisions of the Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban commonly referred to as the Lautenberg Amendment.
• Training may be required annually and as necessary to meet expeditionary requirements.

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 EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans 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 at the GS-11 grade level performing duties such as providing safety advice and guidance pertaining to military operations to determine and minimize associated risks; conducting accident investigations to determine and analyze contributing factors; performing inspections of facilities, equipment; and implementing safe practices, procedures, and/or principles for military training, exercises, and maneuvers ensuring compliance. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Accident InvestigationProgram ManagementPublic Safety and SecurityRisk ManagementTechnical Competence 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).

Contacts

• Address EU-APF-WCDW99 22D SIGNAL BRIGADE DO NOT MAIL Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA 98433 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk