As the Safety, Health and Environmental Management Chief for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) you will have lead responsibility for developing and overseeing a comprehensive safety and occupational health program, hazardous waste and a robust environmental protection program, and providing technical guidance and oversight in these areas.

Duties

The duties may include, but are not limited to: Provide leadership, technical direction, and oversight on safety, occupational health, and environmental protection issues to employees. Review, analyze and interpret applicable federal, state and municipal laws, regulations, standards, policies, guidelines and Executive Orders to identify potential impacts. Formulates and develops safety and occupational health policy consistent with prevailing Federal, Departmental, and APHIS and ARS Agency requirements. Develop guidance materials and written procedures for implementation of technical safety standards, codes, and safety requirements for a wide variety of operations or activities. Performs comprehensive evaluations and compliance surveys of various worksites. Investigate reports of unsafe or unhealthy conditions in the workplace with the goal of providing a safer, healthier workplace, and reducing work comp claims. Develop and/or coordinate the delivery of training with the Training Manager and other staff on a variety of safety and occupational health topics. Apply current advances in the safety and health field along with experienced judgment in solving novel or obscure problems.

Requirements

• You must be a US Citizen or US National.
• Individuals who were born male after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Successful completion of one year probationary period, unless previously served.
• Subject to one year supervisory/managerial probationary period unless prior service is creditable. New USDA supervisors must successfully complete all components of the required training program before the end of their probationary period.
• Direct Deposit: Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.
• Testing Designated Position: Selectee must submit to a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment and random testing thereafter. Final appointment and continued employment is conditional on negative results for illegal drug use.
• Valid state driver's license is required at the time of application.
• In accordance with Office of Government Ethics regulations concerning conflict of interest, the incumbent will be required to submit a financial disclosure report within 30 days of their effective date of appointment and annually thereafter.
• Some lifting of equipment weighing 50 lbs. or less such as microcomputers and printers is required.
• The selectee is expected to disrobe, shower in and shower out, and wear laboratory-issued uniforms when working in high Bio-Security Level 2, 3, and 4 laboratories as a regular part of his/her duties.
• Selectee must be able to obtain and maintain a valid US passport.
• Subject to a CJIS security clearance.
• Position is subject to random and applicant drug testing.
• The incumbent must receive and maintain a favorably adjudicated Top Secret

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including time-in-grade restrictions, specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. TIME-IN-GRADE: Current federal employees applying for a promotion opportunity must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirement of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. FOR THE GS-14 LEVEL: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-13 level) that may have been obtained in the private or public (local, county, state, Federal) sectors which demonstrates: Managing operational units with technically diverse mission elements. Working with business unit leads to coordinate the implementation of overlapping program elements. Communicating with a wide-ranging customer and client base regarding Safety and Occupational Health requirements. Proven capability to develop staff at mid to senior levels of leadership in areas of Safety and Occupational Health as well as managerial/organizational skill sets. Note: There is no education substitution for this grade level. 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 and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

This position does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service USDA APHIS MRPBS 250 Marquette Avenue, Suite 410 Minneapolis, MN 55401 US
• Name: MRP Human Resources
• Phone: 612-336-3227
• Email: [email protected]