This position is located in the Department of Labor, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Region 9, San Francisco Area Office. This position is inside the Bargaining Unit Full performance level of this position is the GS-12 grade level Selectee will be expected to report to worksite; this is not a virtual position. Current DOL policy requires on-site work at least 5 days per pay period.

Duties

Major duties of this position are: GS-9 Level duties

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must be at least 16 years old.
• Requires a probationary period if the requirement has not been met.
• Candidate required to obtain the necessary security/investigation level.
• Subject to drug test prior to appointment at GS-11 and GS-12 grade levels.
• Requires medical exam and must maintain physical requirements.
• Requires a valid driver's license.
• This position requires the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
• You will be required to lift items weighing up to 25 pounds.

Qualifications

THIS POSITION HAS A BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT. ALL APPLICANTS MUST MEET THIS REQUIREMENT IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED. Applicants must meet one of the following requirements: A bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree in industrial hygiene, occupational health sciences, occupational and environmental health, toxicology, safety sciences, or related science; or A bachelor's degree in a branch of engineering, physical science, or life science that included 12 semester hours in chemistry, including organic chemistry, and 18 additional semester hours of courses in any combination of chemistry, physics, engineering, health physics, environmental health, biostatistics, biology, physiology, toxicology, epidemiology, or industrial hygiene; or Certification from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (external link) (ABIH). Evaluation of Education: All science or engineering courses offered in fulfillment of the above requirements must be acceptable for credit toward the completion of a standard 4-year professional curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in science or engineering at an accredited college or university. For GS-09: In addition to meeting the basic education requirement, Applicants must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience at the next lower level in the normal career progression of the position being filled. When comparing Private Sector to Federal Service experience, this specialized experience must be equivalent to at least the next lower grade level of GS-07. Resumes should reflect but is not limited to the following specialized experience listed below: Assisting in the planning of and/or conducting occupational safety and/or occupational health inspections. Conducting research and studies records or files regarding Occupational safety or occupational health mishaps/accidents. Identifying occupational health and safety hazards. Assisting in or knowledge of calculating penalties to be assessed based on the gravity of occupational safety and/or occupational health violations. OR: Two years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree For GS-11: In addition to meeting the basic education requirement, Applicants must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience at the next lower level in the normal career progression of the position being filled. When comparing Private Sector to Federal Service experience, this specialized experience must be equivalent to at least the next lower grade level of GS-09. Resumes should reflect but is not limited to the following specialized experience listed below: Assisting in the planning and conducting of evaluations of workplace operations involving potentially hazardous environmental conditions. Conducting formal interviews to identify unhealthful working conditions or causes of injuries/illnesses/fatalities. Developing occupational safety or occupational health investigation or inspection reports. Calculating penalties to be assessed based on the (a) gravity of occupational safety or occupational health violations and (b) the severity of possible injury or illness and the probability that such could occur. OR: Threeyears of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. For GS-12: In addition to meeting the basic education requirement, Applicants must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience at the next lower level in the normal career progression of the position being filled. When comparing Private Sector to Federal Service experience, this specialized experience must be equivalent to at least the next lower grade level of GS-11. Resumes should reflect but is not limited to the following specialized experience listed below: Writing occupational safety or occupational health reports. Conducting file or record reviews, to include case files of previous occupational health investigations, inspections or complaints. Planning and conducting evaluations of workplace operations involving potentially hazardous environmental conditions. Testifying during or working with counsel in the development of litigation pursuant to occupational safety and/or occupational health cases. Education is not a substitution for experience at the GS-12 level.

Education

Any applicant falsely claiming an academic degree from an accredited school will be subject to actions ranging from disqualification from federal employment to removal from federal service.

If your education was completed at a foreign college or university, you must show comparability to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States and comparability to applicable minimum coursework requirements for this position. Click Evaluation of Foreign Education for more information.

Contacts

• Address Occupational Safety and Health Administration 200 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20210 US
• Name: DeMarcus Hudson
• Phone: 617-788-2821
• Email: [email protected]