Job opening: Occupational Safety and Health Manager
Salary: $88 520 - 115 079 per year
Published at: Aug 06 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
Securing Travel, Protecting People - At the Transportation Security Administration, you will serve in a high-stakes environment to safeguard the American way of life. In cities across the country, you would secure airports, seaports, railroads, highways, and/or public transit systems, thus protecting America's transportation infrastructure and ensuring freedom of movement for people and commerce.
Duties
This Occupational Safety and Health Manager position is located in Security and Administrative Services, Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Duties include but are not limited to:
Serves as a regional Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Manager and the primary occupational safety and health point of contact for a geographically dispersed workforce while assisting staff in developing, planning, and implementing occupational safety and health programs to achieve and maintain compliance within executive orders and statutes, Federal regulations, and DHS and TSA policies and procedures.
Provides technical assistance and non-technical guidance to TSA staff on interpreting and applying occupational safety and health policy, and policy guidance and instruction to others, both Internally and externally.
Evaluates field unit operations, facilities, and safety and occupational health program performance, and plans and coordinates regular, comprehensive inspections and assessments and investigations of TSA employee complaints of unsafe/unhealthful working conditions and catastrophes, fatalities, and serious accidents or incidents which threaten or impair the safety and occupational health of employees.
Prepares formal findings and recommendations for alleviation or elimination of hazards; and negotiates settlements and/or implementation of corrective actions with TSA managers at the various organizational echelons and with external organizations, such as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Airport Authority, air carriers, and airport vendors, or property lessors, to include owners and managers.
Serves as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and/or Technical Monitor (TM) in support of OSH related contracts and/or interagency agreements (IAA), providing technical oversight to contractor personnel who have the responsibility for assisting in implementing the OSH plans for the region.
Supervisory/Managerial duties includes serving as a first line supervisor for the organization. This includes but is not limited to: assigning work, setting priorities, and reviewing and evaluating work and performance of subordinates; approving leave; coaching and developing employees; recommending corrective or disciplinary actions; assisting in budget planning and projecting short-term needs; managing projects within assigned resources; resolving routine problems that typically impact the objectives of the organizational unit; and when required, coordinating with customers outside the immediate organization.
Qualifications
To qualify for the SV-I Pay Band (equivalent to GS-13), you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the SV-H or GS-12 Pay Band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position to be filled. Specialize experience is defined as:
Applying safety and occupational health laws, regulations, practices, and procedures to resolve issues with occupational safety and health requirements; AND
Implementing a safety and occupational health program in order ensure compliance with federal policies and safety/accident prevention plans; AND
Evaluating and identifying unsafe worksite conditions in order to eliminate or resolve hazardous conditions; AND
Applying contracting laws and procedures to plan and conduct occupational safety and health inspections.
Credit for experience is given based on a 40-hour workweek. Part-time experience is credited on a part-time ratio, i.e., working 20 hours per week for two months equals one month of experience. No additional credit is given for overtime.
National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.
Resumes must include the following:
Narrative description of duties with start and end dates (including the month and year) for work experience.
State the number of hours worked in a position (i.e. full-time or part-time). If part-time, state the total number of hours worked per week.
Performance level (i.e. band or grade)
Utilizing the USAJOBS Resume Builder and completing all available fields is strongly encouraged.
You must meet the qualification requirements for this position no later than the closing date of the vacancy announcement.
Contacts
- Address ES - Security and Administrative Services
6595 Springfield Center Dr
Springfield, VA 22150
US
- Name: HC ServeU Customer Care
- Email: [email protected]