About the Position: This position is with the 99th Regional Support Command, Safety Office located in Fort Dix, New Jersey.

Duties

Analyze accident investigation findings to determine trends. Establish objectives, goals, and priorities for a comprehensive safety and occupational health program. Conduct surveys, inspection, evaluations and staff assistance visits to subordinate activities' safety and occupational health programs. Conduct independent secondary investigations to effect immediate corrective action. Ensure range operations conform to applicable standards. Establish new or revised range criteria as necessary to meet new training requirements. Brief leadership to explain or justify proposed safety policies changes. Communicate with managers, supervisors, and safety representatives to explain problems or conditions that impact the safety, health, and efficiency of personnel. Develop training materials to instruct supervisors and employees in techniques for performing duties free of mishaps. Develop training to educate personnel on safety and occupational health. Serve as a primary technical advisor and Program Manager for Operations, Exercise, Transportation, Explosives, and Range Safety Program, U.S. Army Reserve Special Staff Safety. Evaluate existing and proposed operations, facilities, and equipment for compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administrations regulations (OSHA) standards. Develop U.S. Army Reserve safety policies, procedures, guidance and evaluation criteria relative to transportation, risk management exercises and range safety operations. Represent the U.S. Army Reserve Safety Office in the introduction of general purpose equipment and material systems as well as other force modernization issues. Accompany troops on tactical exercises to observe and advise on the integration of safety techniques into the exercise.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must have completed Level I Skills related training as outlined in the Army Career Program (CP-12) Master Training Plan or within one year of appointment.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a SECRET Clearance.

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)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePeople with Disabilities, Schedule APostal Service/Peace Corps and Other Unique AuthoritiesPriority 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 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 which includes includes managing safety or occupational health program elements; applying safety and occupational health laws, regulations, principles, theories, practices, and procedures to advise on or resolve technical matters dealing with occupational safety and health requirements; identifying accident trends and developing recommending countermeasures; applying standard storage methods and hazard classifications for ammunition, explosives and/or solid propellants sufficient to minimize their potential for causing mishaps while in storage and possible injuries to personnel and damage to property; performing investigations of mishaps involving wide range of industrial and tactical operations; developing safety and occupational health standards, regulations, practices, or procedures to eliminate or control potential hazards; inspecting or surveying workplaces, processes, products, or other systems for compliance with established safety and occupational health policies or standards and to identify potential new hazards; and training of workers, supervisors, managers, or other safety and occupational health personnel in safety or occupational health subjects. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Compliance Inspection and Program ManagementOral CommunicationPolicy DevelopmentSafety and HealthTeaches Others 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-12).

Education

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.

Contacts

• Address DE-APF-W6KHAA 99TH US ARMY RESERVE REGIONAL SPT CMD DO NOT MAIL Fort McCoy, WI 54656 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk