Job opening: Safety and Occupational Health Specialist
Salary: $99 200 - 128 956 per year
Published at: Jan 16 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.
About the Position: Serves in the Occupational Health and Safety Office, located in Aberdeen Proving ground, Maryland.
Duties
Serves in the Occupational Health and Safety Office and is responsible for all tasks associated with providing safety program oversight and support to the projects assigned to the Chemical Materials Activity.
Responsible for a safety program in support of projects addressing transportation, destruction and disposal of toxic and hazardous materiel including lethal, incapacitating, and other chemicals and munitions disposal.
Assesses the compliance with applicable regulations to a broad range of work processes, equipment operations, and protective devices to minimize injuries to employees and damage to property and equipment.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- Must obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.
- TDY travel may be required 50% of the time.
- May be required to wear Personal Protection Equipment (i.e. Protective mask for escape purposes).
- Pre-employment physical and annual physicals thereafter.
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 AgreementInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference 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 planning, monitoring, organizing, and administering a safety program in support of projects addressing transportation, destruction and disposal of toxic and hazardous materiel including lethal, incapacitating, and other chemicals and munitions as designated by for disposal. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).
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.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Accident/Mishap and Hazard Investigation and ReportingCompliance Inspection and Program 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-11).
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Contacts
- Address GT-W6ERAA US ARMY CHEMICAL MATERIALS ACTIVITY
DO NOT MAIL
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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