You will serve as a SAFETY & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALIST in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Hawaii of NAVAL FACILITIES ENG COMMAND HAWAII. A Cost-of-Living-Allowance (COLA) of 8.90 % will be added to the stated salary.

Duties

You will manage various high risk safety programs such as, such as confined space, fall protection, hazardous energy control, weight handling equipment, and trenching and excavation programs. You will assist the Command Safety Officer in coordinating and administering the command safety management system as it relates to the high risk safety program. You will promote safety through the development, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of a comprehensive safety high risk safety promotion program. You will analyze and presents mishap data to identify trends, target mishap prevention efforts, and establish required correction actions to reduce mishaps related to high risk safety programs. You will investigate claims of unsafe and/or unhealthful working conditions as it relates to high risk activities and make recommendations for corrective actions.

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.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver's license.
• You will be required to successfully complete training courses as delineated in OPNAVINST 5100.23 series and the NAVFAC Safety Community Management Plan.
• 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 field visits.
• 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.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Planning, developing and administering a safety and health program for a military public works department with a comprehensive knowledge of Federal, DoD, DoN and NAVFAC safety and occupational health regulations, standards, principles, practices and procedures applicable to diverse hazardous operations common to shore-based industrial activities, construction practices and military operations; 2) Possessing comprehensive knowledge in high risk safety programs such as confined space, fall protection, scaffolding, shoring, trenching and excavation, high voltage, construction safety, hazardous material, radiation, and respiratory protection; 3) Identifying, evaluating, controlling hazardous conditions, identifying conditions immediately dangerous to life and health and determine factors contributing to mishaps with the comprehensive knowledge of chemicals, compressed gases, flammable and combustible liquids, and electricity; 4) Ability to identify failures in human or equipment performance and recommend control measures with the knowledge of a wide variety of trade and labor occupations, shop machinery, maintenance work process, facilities maintenance techniques, industrial work processes, material handling procedures, and environmental condition; 5) Reviewing building designs and evaluate work for compliance with applicable construction safety and occupational health regulations, standards, principles, practices and procedures; and 6) Identifying training needs to develop and conduct effective workspace safety training in order to motive personnel to apply safe working practices and promote changes or modifications where required to achieve a safe working environment. 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 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 NAVAL FACILITIES ENG COMMAND HAWAII 400 Marshall Road Pearl Harbor, HI 96860 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]