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Job opening: Safety and Occupational Health Manager

Salary: $121 485 - 157 934 per year
City: New York
Published at: Aug 15 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Operational Support Division, Office of Forensic Sciences. This position's primary purpose is to serve as the technical authority for the administration of safety, occupational health and programs for the DEA forensic laboratory system. Plans, directs, coordinates, and evaluates all comprehensive safety programs and operations in all DEA forensic laboratories.

Duties

As a Safety and Occupational Health Manager, your typical work assignments may include: Managing all aspects of the worksite inspection program. Inspecting operations and activities through safety audits and surveys to detect unsafe working conditions, equipment and work habits. Preparing detailed reports and summarizes of inspections, including findings and recommendations. Conducting periodic laboratory security surveys to ensure that all administratively controlled information and documentary information is secured, all drug and non-drug evidence is properly safeguarded, all safes, filing cabinets, and secure rooms are locked and the intrusion detection equipment protecting the facility is activated and properly working. Developing goals and objectives, preparing safety policies, procedures and guidelines, organizing and executing a laboratory safety program. Developing specific implementation strategies to promote information dissemination and exchange among safety-oriented organizations and/or among assigned agency program offices.

Requirements

  • U.S. Citizenship is required.
  • Employment is subject to the successful completion of a background investigation. Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
  • Incumbent is subject to random drug testing.
  • Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit: http://www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/.
  • Selective Service: Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see http://www.sss.gov/).
  • Selectee may be required to serve a probationary period.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all of the required qualification requirements described below by the closing of this announcement. If you are qualifying based on education or if there are mandatory education requirements listed below, you MUST submit a copy of your college transcript with your application. Basic Qualification Requirements: The Safety and Occupational Health Manager Series, 0018, has an Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR), which must be met for this position in addition to the specialized experience requirement. Education: Major study - safety or occupational health fields (safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene), or degree in other related fields that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours of study from among the following (or closely related) disciplines: safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene, occupational medicine, toxicology, public health, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological sciences, engineering, and industrial psychology. OR Specialized Experience (for positions above GS-5): Experience in or related to safety and occupational health that provided the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include: Managing safety or occupational health program elements. Developing and recommending safety and occupational health policy to higher levels of management. Applying safety and occupational health laws, regulations, principles, theories, practices, and procedures to advise on or resolve technical matters dealing with occupational safety and health requirements. Developing safety and occupational health standards, regulations, practices, and procedures to eliminate or control potential hazards. Developing or implementing programs to reduce the frequency, severity, and cost of accidents and occupational illnesses. Analyzing or evaluating new and existing jobs, processes, products, or other systems to determine the existence, severity, probability, and outcome of hazards. Designing or modifying workplaces, processes, products, or other systems to control or eliminate hazards. Inspecting or surveying workplaces, processes, products, or other systems for compliance with established safety and occupational health policies or standards and to identify potential new hazards. Training of workers, supervisors, managers, or other safety and occupational health personnel in safety or occupational health subjects. Work in occupational fields such as industrial hygienist, safety engineer, fire prevention engineer, health physicist, and occupational health nurse. OR Certification as a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), or Certified Health Physicist (CHP), or similar certification that included successful completion of a written examination meets the requirements for GS-5. Applicants may also qualify for higher grade levels based on their education and/or experience. Applicants applying for the GS-13 must meet one of the following requirements: A. Have at least one full year of qualifying specialized experience that is at least equivalent in difficulty and complexity to work performed at the GS-12 grade level. Specialized 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. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Being a Subject Matter Expert in the administration of safety programs related to chemistry and hazardous operations (e.g. laboratory seizures, chemical laboratory, chemical disposal and storage, ventilation, personal protective equipment); 2) Developing methods, procedures, policies and technical guidance on safety programs and hazardous operations; 3) Administering organizational components for safety programs such as staffing, operations, and resource allocations. Additional information on the position qualification requirements are located in the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Qualifications Standards Handbook.

Education

See the qualification section of this vacancy announcement for education requirements.

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. For a list of accredited organizations recognized as specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials, visit: www.naces.org/members.php.

If you are claiming education as any part of your qualifications for this position, you must submit an official transcript, unofficial transcript, or a list including courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned.

Contacts

  • Address Drug Enforcement Administration Do Not Send Postal Mail Springfield, VA 21310 US
  • Name: Karin Crawford
  • Phone: 000-000-0000
  • Email: [email protected]

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