This position is located within the Forest Service, Business Operations, Regional Office. The incumbent provides consultation and expert advice to the Region on all safety and health matters, including, accident investigations, boards of review, potential litigation, FOIA claims, appeals, accident prevention strategies and methodologies etc. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Monte Ulmer at 858-357-7490 and [email protected].

Duties

Plans, organizes, directs and controls the safety and occupational health program covering an extensive geographic area and involving a large variety of regional operations. Evaluates the health and safety program’s progress, which includes assessment of current guidelines, procedures, policies, and the training program. Plans, organizes and conducts a regional inspection activity. Investigates mishaps and fatalities and prepares a chronological narrative of factors contributing to the incident. Tests and modifies, as appropriate, various types of protective equipment such as life vests, safety ropes, and safety nets to ensure compliance with applicable safety criteria.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Successful completion of one year probationary period, unless previously served.
• Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov.
• This position is remote eligible. You will be required to sign a remote work agreement and be responsible for ensuring the approved remote worksite has adequate internet service, connectivity, and other general utility costs at your own expense.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GS-13: You must have one-year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as three or more of the following: planning, organizing, and controlling the safety and occupational health program covering an extensive geographic area; and/or evaluating health and safety program's progress, which includes assessment of current guidelines, procedures, policies, and the training program; and/or reviewing drawings and planning for new structures, construction, historic building preservation, and major alterations to facilities; and/or investigating mishaps and fatalities and preparing a chronological narrative of factors contributing to the incident. TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENT: If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. This requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

There is no substitution of education for specialized experience.

Contacts

• Address USDA Forest Service HRM Contact Center DO NOT MAIL IN APPLICATIONS, SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT. Albuquerque, NM 87109 US
• Name: HRM Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-372-7248 X2
• Email: [email protected]