You will serve as a SAFETY & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALIST (TACTICAL) in the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center of the OFFICE OF THE COMMANDING GENERAL.

Duties

You will provide technical safety advice and assistance to commanders, directors, special staff officers, and managers on matters pertaining to specialized military activities such as live combat or simulated combat training operations, etc. You will maintain familiarization in Marine Corps weapons/systems/operations that are commonly used in tactical combat operations. Individual must be aware of hazards involved with each weapon/system/operations. You will evaluation effectiveness of activity safety programs. You will conduct investigations, reporting and analyses of garrison/off-duty injury and property damage accidents involving assigned/supported units employing the same techniques and procedures as identified for training and tactical accidents. You will provide traffic safety training for Light Utility Vehicle (LUV), all levels of street motorcycle training, dirt bike, and All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) operators.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• You will be required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift.
• This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a government driver's license within 90 days.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 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. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0000/safety-and-occupational-health-management-series-0018/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

Successfully completed Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, with major study in 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 (or 36 quarter 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

Successfully completed three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in safety or occupational health fields (safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene) or a degree in other related fields that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours of study form 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

Successfully completed an LL.M. degree that is related to the position being filled. https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/

OR

A combination of specialized experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience. My percentage of the required education plus my percentage of the required experience equal 100 percent.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address OFFICE OF THE COMMANDING GENERAL Office of the Commanding General Twentynine Palms, CA 92278 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]