The incumbent of this position will serve as the Assistant Chief of Safety (in the Safety Department) responsible for providing management, supervision and support to the Chief of Safety's vision, leadership, and policy for Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta VA Medical Center and associated Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs).

Duties

The Assistant Chief works with supervisors, union officials, and safety and occupational health committees to eliminate or control hazardous operations or conditions, while performing supervisory and non-supervisory work in one or more of the following areas: Helps coordinate the development, the implementation, evaluation and improvement processes and procedures to monitor the effectiveness, efficiency and productivity of the services provided by the department Maintains a broad perspective of the programs to formulate sound policy consistent with the established policy goals and priorities. Maintains close liaison with Service Chief, subject matter experts at the VISN, and VA Central Office. Represents the Medical Center at VISN level and VACO level coordination management and program review meetings.. Directs efforts in responding to tasking/inquiries to other organizations as required. Formulates, articulates and clearly states the departments position on complex, interrelated and sensitive issues to senior management within the Medical Center, VISN , other groups or private organizations as required. This position supervises the following positions: Program Assistant (GS-7), Administrative Officer (GS-11), Senior Safety Specialist Supervisor (GS-12), Industrial Hygienists (GS-12), Industrial Hygienists (GS-11/2 positions), GEMS Coordinator (GS-12), GEMS Coordinator (GS 11), Safety Specialist (GS-11/4 positions), and EOC Program Specialist (GS-11). Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 7:30am - 4:00pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Industrial Hygienist (Assistant Safety Chief)/PD112190 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 02/12/2024. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. Basic Requirement: Applicants must meet one of the following: A bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree in industrial hygiene, occupational health sciences, occupational and environmental health, toxicology, safety sciences, or related science; (Transcript required) Or A bachelor's degree in a branch of engineering, physical science, or life science that included 12 semester hours in chemistry, including organic chemistry, and 18 additional semester hours of courses in any combination of chemistry, physics, engineering, health physics, environmental health, biostatistics, biology, physiology, toxicology, epidemiology, or industrial hygiene; Transcript required) Or Certification from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH). Note: Transcripts and/or certification required. Also, courses in the history or teaching of chemistry are not acceptable. Evaluation of Education: All science or engineering courses offered in fulfillment of the above requirements must be acceptable for credit toward the completion of a standard 4-year professional curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in science or engineering at an accredited college or university. For engineering degrees to be acceptable, the curriculum must be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) as a professional engineering curriculum. Evaluation of Experience: Qualifying experience involves the recognition, evaluation, corrective actions, and elimination of environmental conditions in the workplace that causes sickness, impaired health, or illness. This experience must demonstrate a professional knowledge of the theory and application of the principles of industrial hygiene and closely related sciences such as physics and engineering controls. Such work must have involved experience in all of the following areas: the acquisition of quantitative and qualitative data, and the measurement of exposures for a variety of chemical, physical, and biological stresses; the analysis of the data acquired and the prediction of probable effects of exposures on the health and well-being of workers; and the selection and recommendation of appropriate controls, including management, medical, engineering, education or training, and personal protective equipment. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, you must also qualify based on your experience as described below: You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include what is stated above, as well as, but are not limited to: identifying, evaluating, and controlling occupational health hazards; promoting healthful and safe working conditions; developing, planning, implementing, and managing industrial hygiene programs; developing industrial hygiene goals, policy, and procedural documentation; ensuring compliance with various safety and environmental codes/regulations; collaborating with various groups (such as managers, employee representatives, etc.) to review hazards and ways to abate them; and analyzing findings and recommending corrective measures. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: CommunicationsCompliance InspectionLeadershipProject Management 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; religions; 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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work requires regular and recurring field visits, investigations. The work requires some physical exertion, such as extended periods of standing, recurring bending, crouching, stooping or the lifting of moderately heavy objects. The incumbent may be required to lift equipment or supplies weighing up to 50 lbs. Work Environment: The employee may be exposed to a variety of health and safety hazards requiring the use of protective equipment and clothing such as protective clothing, respirators, safety glasses, safety shoes, and hard hats, and shall be capable of working while exposed to health hazards and safety hazards without unusual sensitivity. Work involves regular and recurring moderate risks that may require the use of special safety precautions or devices. The incumbent works around machines, moving parts and other potentially hazardous items. Occasionally, the employee will be required to work outdoors in all weather conditions For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address Atlanta VA Medical Center 1670 Clairmont Road Decatur, GA 30033 US
• Name: Janette Shanks
• Phone: (404) 321-6111 X204030
• Email: [email protected]