About the Position: Serves as a Safety and Occupational Health Specialist assigned to the US Army Medical Center of Excellence, which also includes regular combat readiness training with live fire exercises at Camp Bullis, position is located at Fort Sam Houston, TX.

Duties

Analyzes a wide variety of safety problems and develops courses of action to minimize or eliminate hazardous operations and devises alternative measures to meet unconventional circumstances, which increase the risk of an accident. Independently initiates action within the assigned area conferring with other specialists in interfacing occupational fields. Evaluates unconventional work operations and new materials by deviating from established practices and extending sound safety criteria consistent with accomplishing the mission objectives in a safe manner. Devise new analytical procedures to identify and assess maintenance hazards, potential adverse effects of ammunition and explosives, potential hot and cold related illness and injuries, and fire protection requirements. Assist in comprehensive safety and occupational health program for the Army Medical Center of Excellence and provide guidance to units/activities in occupational safety and health.

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 NACI/T1 security clearance or access for the duration of employment.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of up to 5% of the time.
• Position may require employee to work under adverse environmental conditions.
• Incumbent must have the Career Program (CP) 12 Professional Certificate, or complete Level 1 Skills certification outlined in the 0018 job series Master Training Plan and are be awarded the CP 12 Professional Certificate within 12 months of hire.
• Physical exam may be required.
• All Employees assigned to a MTF are required to be screened for applicable immunizations regardless of series, based on occupational risk, and are subject to missing/required immunizations.

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. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent 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 WorkforceExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePeople with Disabilities, Schedule APostal Service/Peace Corps and Other Unique AuthoritiesPriority 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: Your resume must reflect at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service which includes assisting with the development of safety policies for an organization; identifying occupational safety hazards which can put employees at risk and making recommendations to improve them; maintaining occupational safety program requirements/validation criteria; using analytical processes and techniques, databases, computer systems, and graphic displays in the collection and interpretation of occupational safety data. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Accident/Mishap and Hazard Investigation and ReportingAdministration and ManagementSafety EngineeringTechnical Competence 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-11).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address SB-W3VZAA US ARMY TRAINING AND DOCTRINE COMMAND DO NOT MAIL Fort Sam Houston, TX, TX 78234 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk