About the Position: You will manage and administer the Safety and Occupational Health Programs and serve as the District's technical authority. You will formulate District's policies and provide direction by issuing regulations, standards, and technical guidance; manage safety and occupational health surveys, evaluations, studies, audits and accident investigation and reporting, and supervise personnel assigned to the Safety Office.

Duties

Serve as the District technical authority on Safety and Occupational Health providing expert advice to top management, staff, operating officials, and the union on SOH management issues. Administer safety and occupational health (SOH) surveys and Standard Army SOH Inspections of the District facilities and activities to ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements. Manage safety and occupational health programs and develop its policies, procedures, and objectives for the District. Manage health hazard inventory program to prevent health risk exposures and advise on hazards and controls on high hazard labor activities of Civil Works and Military Project Operations. Manage the Accident Investigation/Reporting System to ensure thorough investigation, timely reporting, and identification and implementation of corrective actions. Represent District on professional committees, boards, and panels dealing with SOH matters and the application of Federal, State, local, and national standards.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• NATIONAL AGENCY CHECK WITH WRITTEN INQUIRIES (NACI) - Appointment to this position is subject to a background investigation to determine your suitability for Federal employment.
• FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE - This position requires pre-employment financial disclosure and annually thereafter in accordance with DoD Directive 5500-7-R.
• DRIVER'S LICENSE - The duties of this position require the incumbent to possess or obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License in one of the 50 U.S. states or possessions to operate vehicles.
• This position is supervisory as defined by the OPM General Schedule Supervisory Guide (GSSG). A one year probation to assess your ability to perform supervisory duties is required unless previously completed.

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. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority 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 EligibleVeterans 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: Managing Safety and Occupational Health programs for organization engaged in diverse operations, such as high risk construction, navigation support, flood control activities, and similar; Applying practical knowledge of the safety and occupational health techniques and procedures (i.e., fire prevention, construction and maritime safety, industrial hygiene, risk assessment/ management, radiation safety) to review, evaluate and advise on high hazard labor activities and projects; Administering safety and occupational health surveys, evaluations, studies, audits, and accident investigation/reporting; Effectively communicating orally and in writing with State and Federal agencies, contract representatives, and safety engineers. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). 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. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Accident/Mishap and Hazard Investigation and ReportingCommunications and MediaCompliance Inspection and Program ManagementRisk ManagementSafety and Health 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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address RD-W2SD03 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-NORFOLK DO NOT MAIL Norfolk, VA 23510 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk