The Safety and Mission Assurance (SMA) Directorate, Institutional Division at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is seeking applicants for a Safety and Occupational Health Specialist. The incumbent of this position provides institutional safety support for Kennedy Space Center across a broad range of program areas inclusive of facility inspection, safety consultation, mishap investigation, emergency response, construction safety, contractor insight, and trend analyses.

Duties

Monitors and promotes improvement of safety programs. Assists in ensuring government and contractor compliance with safety requirements. Ensures institutional safety compliance with all applicable safety requirements to those program areas requiring remedial action. Performs analyses of compliance with safety regulations and procedures instituted by OSHA with oversight from a senior safety specialist. Makes recommendations on any changes or improvements to the current system or systems which will ensure Safety and Mission Assurance (SMA) and Kennedy Space Center (KSC) are prepared for any incidents and/or emergencies, mishaps, disasters, etc. Recommends modifications and/or revisions to NASA and contractor safety policies, procedures, and guidelines. Prepares basic instructions to implement newly developed or modified guidance. Assists in the implementation of a major agency program dealing with complex hazardous conditions that involve a variety of safety considerations. Recommends modification or development of procedural policy initiatives based on problems that arise during ongoing program execution. Develops, coordinates, and reviews center safety capabilities, authorities, plans, procedures, training, and exercises. Fosters a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence and innovation. Champions NASA's commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility to create an environment that promotes a commitment to safety, integrity and teamwork.

Requirements

• This position is open to U.S. citizens, nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
• Position subject to pre-employment background investigation.
• You must meet qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
• Financial Disclosure, Drug Testing, Bargaining Unit and/or the Travel Requirements for this position may differ and be required based on the duty location/Directorate/Division/Branch requirements.
• Position subject to pre-employment background investigation or higher level clearance. Investigation/Clearance may differ and be required based on the duty location/Directorate/Division/Branch requirements.
• This is a bargaining unit position - American Federation of Government Employees - Local 513.

Qualifications

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. To qualify for GS-12, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level: Applying standards, procedures, methods, and techniques related to safety and occupational health concepts to ensure that a program or project achieves safety and occupational health goals; Assisting with the preparation of reports of hazardous procedures for program and institutional requirements in the areas of facilities safety, construction safety, risk management, or systems safety in accordance with regulations and standards; and Assisting with determining compliance of Federal or State safety and occupational standards (e.g. 29 CFR 1910, 29 CFR 1960, 29 CFR 1926). Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job. NASA prohibits the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted tool in drafting application and assessment responses. Please visit https://www.nasa.gov/careers/how-to-apply/#Artificial-Intelligence to review NASA's guidance on the use of AI tools during the application process.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Kennedy Space Center Space Commerce Way Titusville, FL 32899 US
• Name: NASA Shared Services Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-677-2123
• Email: [email protected]