About the Position: Serves as a Safety and Occupational Health Specialist and principal technical advisor to the ERDC Safety and Occupational Health Manager for the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) at Vicksburg, MS. Provides support of the research and development program while assisting the ERDC Safety and Occupational Health Manager's execution over a full range of safety and occupational health programs..

Duties

Provides technical expertise in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the full range of functional activities in support of laboratory and support operations, including a high number of varied and high safety risk hazards. Advises installation managers and supervisors at all levels, including Laboratory Directors, on the status of the safety and health programs. Serves as advisor and technical expert on all safety programs, compliance issues, and activities at a Research and Development Laboratory. Develops and recommends changes in operating policies and procedures to achieve program objectives and advises management and employees on compliance where corrective action is necessary to eliminate known and potential hazards. Conduct Safety meetings with key employees and management, Review recommendations to mitigate identified risks with local Safety Manager, Facilitate Safety component of New Hire orientation and training as appropriate. Provide technical expertise and recommendations for planning, developing, and implementing the Accident Prevention Program at the installation. Reviews and recommends acceptance of Accident Prevention Plans, Hazard Assessments, and SOPs. Plans, schedules, and conducts comprehensive safety and occupational health worksite inspections and surveys of the installation activities, both Government and contractor. Plans, conducts, and/or directs periodic sampling and surveys of working conditions to determine the nature and magnitude of hazardous exposures and the effectiveness of existing control measures. Investigates the hazardous conditions, practices and equipment in order to identify and analyze the nature of the hazard and the remedial action that should be taken to eliminate, correct or control hazardous conditions. Uses scientific testing devices in connection with surveys of operations involving toxic, flammable, and/or explosive vapors, gases, or fumes; measures noise levels, illumination, etc. As an on-site Safety and Occupational Health Specialist, conducts systematic evaluations of safety and occupational health program functions, including industrial hygiene, and directing/leading the conduct of on-site evaluations. Coordinates with occupational health personnel to implement medical surveillance program for medical screening of employees exposed to particular toxic materials or physical hazards. Participates with the ERDC SOH Manager in the development and conduct of safety education training programs involving occupational safety and health hazards, in a variety of high-risk, high-hazard occupations including laboratory operations. Train and advise employees in risk management and in the interpretation of applicable safety and health regulations. Conduct safety training for employees and management.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.

Qualifications

This position is being filled using Policy Memorandum #36, ERDC Policy on Hiring Engineers and Scientists Using Direct Hire Authority (DHA) Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratory Support Positions to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience and/or education 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. This position is covered by the Science and Technology Laboratory Personnel Management Demonstration Project at the DJ-03. This position will be filled at the DJ-03 (11/12) full performance pay band. To qualify at the DJ-03 grade level or equivalency, your resume must describe experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the DJ-02 (GS-09) grade level in the Federal service which includes 1) managing safety or occupational health program elements; 2) developing or implementing programs to reduce the frequency, severity, and cost of accidents and occupational illnesses; and 3) citing and explaining violations of safety and occupational health provisions. OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree with a major study in safety or occupational health fields (safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene), or Ph.D or equivalent doctoral 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. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications.

Contacts

• Address GR-APF-W2R2AA US ARMY ENGR RESEARCH AND DEV CTR DO NOT MAIL Vicksburg, MS 39183 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk