You will serve as a SAFETY & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH MANAGER in the Public Health and Safety (Code N44) of BUREAU OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY.

Duties

You will serve as the subject matter expert in Safety Management with responsibility for implementing policy and objectives, evaluating programs, and ensuring the quality and efficiency of Safety programs provided by BUMED Commands. You will be responsible for the management of the Safety Management System (SMS) for the BUMED enterprise. You will evaluate safety program effectiveness and compliance with BUMED goals and various national safety standards and other applicable laws, rules, and regulations. You will coordinate and plan the annual Safety and Occupational Health (SOH) Strategic Planning Meeting with the Regional SOH Managers and other BUMED N44 program managers. You will coordinate or conduct SOH inspections and surveys, at periods predicated in appropriate regulatory or advisory documents, of areas within the assigned workplace to include workspaces at other agencies employing DON assigned personnel.

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.
• 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.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a U.S. Passport.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver’s license.
• International driver's license is preferred

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 utilizing operational/administrative aspects of Navy Safety & Occupational Health programs. Experience applying Department of Navy organization and management process and application in the healthcare setting/research environments. Experience working with federal, Department of Defense and Navy safety and occupational health laws, policies, regulations, codes, and standards, methodologies, and objectives sufficient to superintend, plan, develop and/or implement geographical area wide programs and provide guidance, direction, and technical assistance to regional commands. Experience in high-risk training safety mitigation, protocol, and policy; knowledge of Operational Risk Management (ORM). Experience applying accident investigation techniques and reporting procedures to determine and express the cause and corrective action desired. **A college degree in safety, science, math, or engineering is preferred.** 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 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 BUREAU OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Falls Church, VA 22042 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]