You will serve as a SUPERVISORY SAFETY & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALIST in the OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION, OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL of PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

You will direct safety and health professionals to improve or recommend workplace controls, tools, equipment, and processes in an effort to control or eliminate the hazard or protect the worker from exposure to the hazard. You will review engineering or job-related work processes, job specifications and shipyard facility plans to ensure that adequate safety and health considerations have been incorporated. You will provide technical oversight and direction of the Shipyards hazard abatement and improvements in hierarchy of controls. You will evaluate OSH self-assessments of OSH programs for the Shipyard and determine effective actions to address issues. You will assist the Division Head by providing technical assistance in the research and resolution of occupational safety and health problems assigned by higher authority or internally recognized.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• You will be required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift.
• Work is performed in areas where potentially harmful physical and chemical agents are present (e.g. fumes, dust, heat, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and chemicals). You will be required to participate in medical surveillance programs.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: *Experience working in industrial workplaces, shipbuilding and repairs, and in safety subjects and concepts. *Experience identifying and evaluating safety and health hazards in a shipyard environment including ships, shore side industrial support facilities, and contractor work areas. *Experience in safety principles and practices for assessments of potential employee exposure to occupational hazards. *Experience managing personnel engaged in similar work and comprehensive knowledge of safety and occupational health principles, regulations, practices and procedures. *Experience establishing the need for, developing, maintaining, and issuing general and unique OSH instructions to control or eliminate potential hazards in the Shipyard. .Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series and 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., 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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD HRO Building 44/1 Portsmouth, NH 03804-5000 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]