About the Position: Safety and Occupational Health Advisor to the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) Commander, Staff, and Battalion Commanders at Fort Eustis, VA. Fort Eustis, VA is located in Newport News, between historic Williamsburg and Virginia Beach. The Hampton Roads/Tidewater area has all the conveniences of a big city with charm of small town and rural areas. This is a Term/Obligated Position NTE 3 Years.

Duties

Serves as the principal Safety and Occupational Health Advisor. Plans, administers, and is responsible for ensuring 24 hour-a-day Safety Program for all assigned and attached personnel including dependents. Provides guidance and supervises the implementation of OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Act) requirements. Evaluates and inspects (1) Subordinate units operations work sites; (2) transportation including vehicle operations, rail operations, and air operations; (3) Range Operations; (4) Ammunition and explosive, operations and storage. Evaluates and inspects (5) Military training; (6) Tactical operations; (7) Industrial operations; (8) Accident investigations, reporting, and administration; (9) Operations involving use of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation. Evaluates and inspects (10) Public safety; (11) Family, dependent, and off the job accident prevention; (12) Environmental, Safety and Occupational health (ESOH) areas. Investigates serious accidents involving activities of the Army. Represents the Brigade at higher command meetings involving the development of occupational safety training requirements, coordination of safety campaigns, environmental, occupational health, and development of standards for major command programs.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment.
• This position must obtain and maintain a tactical military driver's license.
• This position requires the completion of a pre-employment Physical Exam and an annual exam thereafter to ensure the continued, required level of physical health and ability or fitness to perform the duties of the position.
• The duties of this position meet the criteria for compliance with Federal and Department of the Army Drug Free Workplace Programs. This position is subject to a pre-employment screening, and random testing.
• This position has been designated as Emergency-Essential. Emergency-Essential designation takes precedence over any transportation agreement or military recall status.
• This position has a requirement to lift up to 60 lbs. in the regular performance of duties.
• Term employment is subject to a one-year trial period. Employees serving a trial period can be removed with limited appeal rights.
• An obligated position is one to which an employee has statutory restoration rights or entitlement based on active military service, recovery from a compensable injury, or return rights based on an overseas tour.
• Due to the nature of this position, employees are required to work both planned and unscheduled overtime.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473People with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: I have one year of specialized experience which includes: 1) planning and/or carrying out applicable safety and inspection programs; 2) providing managerial and specialized technical advice to managers and leaders on policies as they relate to safety and occupational health; 3) identifying training and/or developmental opportunities of employees in order to establish training classes; AND 4) drafting report, policies, and informational correspondence. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Compliance InspectionMishap/Accident InvestigationProgram ManagementSafety and Health Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).

Contacts

• Address ER-APF-WD1H99 7TH TRANSPORTATION GROUP DO NOT MAIL Fort Eustis, VA 23604 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk