Job opening: Safety and Occupational Health Specialist
Salary: $82 764 - 128 956 per year
Relocation: YES
Published at: Sep 17 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.
About the Position: With its attractive Washington DC locality pay, the Aberdeen Proving Ground commuting area enjoys low cost of living, affordable housing, and great public and private schools. Perfectly situated between Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C., the area offers exceptional museums, culture, shopping, and nightlife.
Duties
Serve as a Safety and Occupational Health Specialist for the US Army APG Garrison Installation Safety Office.
Serve as safety expert and technical authority for innovative approaches to safety, including cultural change to prevent accidents and to design future safety systems within and among the installation.
Perform standard inspections of administrative, industrial and/or field environments for compliance with safety and occupational health regulations and standards.
Prepare written safety and occupational health inspection reports.
Develops training material, plans and conducts training for safety program requirements, policies, procedures, regulations, and techniques in administering the safety program.
Creates and implements accident reporting requirements for assigned organizations.
Plans, develops and implements safety promotional and educational campaigns designed to meet both general and specific goals of reducing accidents and injuries.
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. A background investigation and credit check are required.
- This position requires the employee to use personal protective equipment provided by the employer.
- This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 25% of the time.
- Appointment to this position is subject to a one year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.
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.
Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority 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 EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998
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 GS-11: One year of specialized experience which includes (1) Participation in safety inspections in an administrative, laboratory, and/or field work environment; (2) Assisting in workplace safety training and/or hazard prevention education; and (3) Collecting and/or analyzing safety data for conformance to regulations. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-9).
OR
Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. with a major study in accounting, business administration, business or commercial law, commerce, economics, engineering, finance, industrial management, statistics, traffic management, transportation, motor mechanics, or other fields related to the position. (Note: Transcripts required)
OR
Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. (Note: Transcripts required)
Specialized Experience GS-12: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Participation in safety inspections in an administrative and/or industrial work environment; 2) Assisting in the development of organizational safety policies and; 3) Analyzing safety data for conformance to regulations. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Data AnalysisOral CommunicationSafety and HealthWriting
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-09 for the GS-11 and GS-11 for the GS-12).
Education
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit:
https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/
Contacts
- Address FT-W4QVAA US ARMY IMCOM-USAG APG
DO NOT MAIL
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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