The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. This position is located in Logistics Directorate, National Air and Space Museum (NASM). NASM collects, preserves, studies and exhibits artifacts, archival materials, and works of art related to the history, culture and science of aviation, spaceflight and the study of the universe. It's research and outreach activities serve audiences within and beyond its walls.

Duties

The Safety and Occupational Health Manager is responsible for developing, planning, organizing, administering, and evaluating a safety and occupational health program for the museum.

Requirements

• Pass Pre-employment Background Investigation
• May be required to serve an 18-month supervisory probation period
• Maintain a Bank Account for Direct Deposit/Electronic Transfer
• Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• May be required to work outside of core hours, weekends and holidays

Qualifications

GS-13 Experience: You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal Service or comparable pay band system. For this position, specialized experience is defined as managing a comprehensive Safety and Occupational Health program in a public collections-based facility for both staff and public operations, including all of the following: 1) Implementing safety and occupational health programs, policies, and practices; 2) Identifying and abating of hazards for staff, members of the public, and collections items; 3) Writing policy and establishing enterprise-wide safety goals and priorities; 4) Coordinating and conducting safety inspections and risk analysis related to collections management and scientific facilities; 5) Developing safety education activities and conducting training to achieve a safe working environment.  Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website. Please follow the link to view the Individual Occupational Requirement: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0000/safety-and-occupational-health-management-series-0018/ 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). 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.Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week.

Education

There is no education substitution for specialized experience at the GS-13 grade level for this position.

Contacts

• Address SMITHSONIAN Office of Human Resources POB 37012, 600 Maryland Avenue, MRC 517 Suite 5060 Washington, District of Columbia 20013-7012 United States
• Name: HR Specialist
• Phone: 202-213-1472
• Email: [email protected]