Safety and Occupational Health Manager

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Multiple Duty Locations - There is only one vacancy that may be filled at any of the following locations: Tifton, Georgia Iowa City, Iowa Jackson, Mississippi Oklahoma City, Oklahoma The location will be determined when a selection is made.

Salary: The salary will be based on the OPM locality pay table for the rest of U.S.

You may view the OPM locality tables here: SALARY TABLE 2026-RUS Definitions: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Specialized experience is experience in or related to safety and occupational health that provided the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position to be filled.

Examples of qualifying specialized experience may include: Managing safety or occupational health program elements.

Developing or 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.

Developing safety and occupational health standards, regulations, practices, and procedures to eliminate or control potential hazards.

Developing or implementing programs to reduce the frequency, severity, and cost of accidents and occupational illnesses.

Analyzing or evaluating new and existing jobs, processes, products, or other systems to determine the existence, severity, probability, and outcome of hazards.

Designing or modifying workplaces, processes, products, or other systems to control or eliminate hazards.

Inspecting or surveying workplaces, processes, products, or other systems for compliance with established safety and occupational health policies or standards and to identify potential new hazards.

Training of workers, supervisors, managers, or other safety and occupational health personnel in safety or occupational health subjects.

Work in occupational fields such as industrial hygienist, safety engineer, fire prevention engineer, health physicist, and occupational health nurse.

Applicants must meet one of the following to qualify for the GS-13 level: Possess one year of specialized experience in or directly related to this position that equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position.

To be creditable, the required specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal service.

Examples of GS-12 level experience may include: Recommends, coordinates, and provides safety training for staff within their area of responsibility.

Maintains and updates applicable safety guidelines, manuals, plans, and policy documents for their organizational unit, ensuring consistency with applicable regulatory and/or policy requirements.

Serves as a safety expert within their organization. Alerts organizational leadership to hazardous conditions and follows up to assure that conditions have been abated.

Makes effective use of data systems to track incidents and investigates accidents as appropriate. Develops and coordinates novel or innovative safety awareness and promotion activities.

Represents the organizational unit in wider discussions and activities related to occupational safety.

Conducts safety inspections including offices, laboratories, vehicles, shops, storage spaces, and other facilities and equipment. Tracks and manages the abatement process.

You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the position by the closing date of the announcement. Major Duties:

As a Safety and Occupational Health Manager within the Office of the Regional Director, some of your specific duties will include: Serving as the primary safety and emergency management contact for the Regional Director, providing guidance and ensuring compliance with OSHA, EPA, and DOT regulations across all field locations.

Directing and supporting Collateral Duty Safety Program Coordinators, evaluating hazardous activities, and delivering specialized safety training for diverse environments, including labs, fieldwork, and high-risk operations.

Implementing and monitoring Bureau and DOI safety programs, conducting audits, reviewing hazard analyses, and leading complex technical safety reviews to ensure compliance and protect employee health.

Coordinating emergency preparedness and continuity plans, participate in national-level exercises, and perform Safety Officer duties during major incidents using Incident Command System protocols.

Developing safety standards and guidelines, reporting regional safety performance, and collaborating on committees to enhance occupational health programs and mitigate risks through proactive strategies.

Operating a government owned or leased vehicle as an incidental driver. Physical Demands: The work requires frequent travel to visit sites requiring on-site inspection.

Periodically the employee is required to accompany field crews and carry sampling and test equipment, and work may involve extended periods of walking and standing during surveys and inspections.

Work Environment: During surveys, investigations, and inspections, employee is exposed to many types of hazards associated with various work environments, which may require the use of a variety of protective clothing and equipment such as respirators, hard hats, facemasks and hearing protection.

Conditions of Employment for this Position: As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary or trial period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated.

This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service.

In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: - your performance and conduct. -the needs and interests of the agency.

-whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and - whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized.

In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated.

Upon completion of your probationary your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.