Safety and Occupational Health Specialist

Full Job Description

About the Position: This announcement is for current, permanent Army employees that would like to be considered for a time-limited promotion, reassignment or change to lower grade.

External status candidates should apply to Announcement # CEDD-26-12911777-MP. Please see "Additional Information" section below for further details.

Recruitment incentives may be offered to highly qualified candidates. DoD National Relocation Program (DNRP) may be offered.

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.

Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying on Time-Limited Assignments In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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: GS-11: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) conducting surveys and inspections for compliance with applicable laws and regulations; 2) investigating incidents and near-misses to recommend corrective measures; 3) preparing safety instructions and guides; AND 4) reviewing, updating, and enforcing program and district safety policies.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).

OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree with a major study in safety or occupational health fields (safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene), or Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree in other related fields that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester 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 Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.

To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12.

Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.

GS-12: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) reviewing contractor safety program and making recommendations; 2) conducting on-site safety surveys; 3) reviewing and analyzing statistical data in relation to accidents and hazards; AND 4) participating in the development of safety training.

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 the GS-12, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

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-09 for GS-11 and GS-11 for GS-12).

Major Duties:

• At the Full Performance, GS-12, you will:
• Plan and organize studies and projects for work operations and problem areas for which safety standards and procedures must be applied or improved for compliance with general industry standards and construction safety and health standards.
• Schedule and conduct safety management evaluations of high-risk construction and operational sites located throughout the District.
• Plan, organize and implement all functions and requirements of the safety program as directed by the Safety and occupational Health Manager.
• Investigate accidents involving injuries and/or material damage to determine circumstances involved and the nature of injuries and/or damages.