You will serve as a Safety and Occupational Health Specialist in the Safety Division of MARFORCOM NORFOLK.

Duties

You will serve as the aviation safety technical expert for the Ground Safety Manager (GSM) and the Director of Safety. You will coordinate aviation safety issues that arise between the operating forces, support staff, and policy governing bodies. You will evaluate a variety of complex, interrelated physical conditions, operating practices, hazardous human machine interaction, and serious mishaps. You will coordinate ground safety issues between the operating forces, support staff, and policy governing bodies. You will be required to attend or re-attend the Aviation Safety Officer (ASO) course if you have not worked in the field for over 4 years.

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.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
• This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector: 1) Managing aviation safety program elements. 2) Developing and recommending safety policy to higher levels of management. 3) Applying knowledge of aviation safety to determine compliance with established policies and regulations to advise leaders. 4) Developing safety or occupational health standards, regulations, practices, and procedures to eliminate or control potential hazards. 5) Developing or implementing programs to reduce the frequency, severity, and cost of aviation accidents. 6) Inspecting or surveying workplaces, processes, products, or other systems for compliance with established aviation safety or occupational health policies or standards and to identify potential new hazards. 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 AND Safety and Occupational Health Management Series 0018 (opm.gov) 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.

Contacts

• Address MARFORCOM NORFOLK 1775 Forrestal Drive Norfolk, VA 23551 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]