You will serve as a SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALIST in the Safety and Occupational Health Division of COMNAVREG MIDLANT NORFOLK.

Duties

You will perform follow-up investigations to determine if corrective action has been taken and risk has been mitigated You will analyze safety and occupational health policies or procedures to identify deficiencies or recommend improvement to work processes. You will prepare reports of investigations to provide recommendations and prevent reoccurrences. You will resolve specific technical issues identified during program assessments, construction site visits, or industrial site-visits using safety and occupational health regulations, principles, or best practices. You will brief command personnel on safety program to cultivate a safety culture where everyone takes responsibility for their safety and safety of others. You will assist with the implementation and maintenance of the region’s Explosive Safety Program.  This includes performing inspections, assessments, and investigations as well as providing training and information.

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.

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, directing, coordinating and evaluating a 24-hour safety and occupational health program; 2) Advising principal staff member at tenant commands of safety and occupational health requirements, standards, and procedures; 3) Establishing guides and encouraging supervisors, employees and safety committee members to identify and eliminate hazardous equipment operations and unsafe working conditions; 4) Operation and application of core safety business lines which include Navy's Occupational Safety and Health (OSH), Explosives Safety/Radiation Safety, Traffic Safety and Recreational/Off Duty Safety (RODS) programs ashore. 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.

Contacts

• Address COMNAVREG MIDLANT NORFOLK 1510 Gilbert Street Norfolk, VA 23511-2734 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]