You will serve as a SAFETY & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALIST in the Hazard Deficiency Program Management and Analysis Branch (Code 106.24) of the Safety and Health Division (Code 106.2), Occupational Safety, Health and Environment (OSHE) Office (Code 106) of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

You will conduct scheduled and unscheduled inspections of building, dry docks, ships, piers, and various other facilities at NNSY. You will evaluate NNSY compliance with a wide variety of safety program functional areas You will conduct independent accident investigations of all classes and categories of accidents to analyze contributing factors and establish corrective measures. You will create metrics to analyze data gathered through workplace inspections for trend analysis and recommendations for hazard abatement areas. You will develop safety and health controls and incorporates these controls into procedures and operations where the potential for injury, health impairment, or property/material damage exists.

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 successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• 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.
• Work is performed in areas where potentially harmful physical and chemical agents are present (e.g. fumes, dust, heat, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and chemicals). You will be required to participate in medical surveillance programs.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-9 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 with preparing in depth analyses, reports, and correspondence on OSH (Occupational Safety and Health) technical matters for use by management; Experience with conducting independent accident investigations of all classes and categories of accidents to analyze contributing factors and establish corrective measures; Experience with providing oral and written communications presenting findings and recommendations, carrying out specific actions regarding controversial issues and/or selling new ideas, concepts, and programs; Experience with techniques and methods needed to abate OSH hazards, along with modifying standard practices to resolve complex problems for which accepted methods are not directly applicable and the skill to develop or apply the latest approaches in safety, health, or environmental science to control or minimize existing or potential problems; Experience with production practices (shop/shipyard) and OSH laws/regulations/objectives concerning injury prevention and OSH compliance as they relate to the overall mission, functions, equipment and facilities of a major naval shipyard industrial operation; Experience with substantive (i.e., technical) and procedural (i.e., local procedures and manuals) requirements of OSH laws and regulations issued such as: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), American National Standards Institute (ANSI), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards, Department of Transportation (DOT), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations, and Department of Navy (DON) directives and manuals. Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-7 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 with planning, scheduling, and conducting safety checks; Experience with interpreting instructions, drawings, specifications and standards; Experience with reviewing compiling statistical data; Experience with applying knowledge of OSH laws and regulations; Experience with identifying potential hazardous conditions within facilities or activity sites 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

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

GS-11
Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

or

3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree

or

LL.M., if related

or

A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience

GS-9
master's or equivalent graduate degree

or

2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree

or

LL.B. or J.D., if related

or

A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD NNSY Portsmouth, VA 23709 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]