You will serve as a Safety and Occupational Health Specialist in the Safety Division of MARFORCOM NORFOLK.

Duties

You will serve as the aviation safety technical expert for the Ground Safety Manager (GSM) and the Director of Safety. You will coordinate aviation safety issues that arise between the operating forces, support staff, and policy governing bodies. You will evaluate a variety of complex, interrelated physical conditions, operating practices, hazardous human machine interaction, and serious mishaps. You will coordinate ground safety issues between the operating forces, support staff, and policy governing bodies. You will be required to attend or re-attend the Aviation Safety Officer (ASO) course if you have not worked in the field for over 4 years.

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
• 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 a current valid United States driver’s license.
• 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.
• 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 equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing some or all of the following: 1) Skills, knowledge, and ability to oversee a major Commands' Aviation Safety Management System (SMS); 2) Skills, knowledge, and ability to develop, review, and recommend aviation safety policy at all levels of command to eliminate or control potential hazards and safety of flight issues; 3) Skills, knowledge, and ability to oversee the Cognizant Command application of Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization (NATOPS) program; 4) Skills, knowledge, and ability to oversee and manage training requirements for subordinate aviation safety officers, aviation safety managers, and commanders of aviation units; 5) Skills, knowledge, and ability to oversee a major commands aviation safety awards program; and 6) Skills, knowledge, and ability to inspect aviation safety management systems, Occupational Safety and Health systems, and/or other systems for compliance with safety policies. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Safety and Occupational Health Management Series 0018 (opm.gov)

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address MARFORCOM NORFOLK 1775 Forrestal Drive Norfolk, VA 23551 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]