Safety and Occupational Health Manager

Full Job Description

This position serves as the Assistant Regional Administrator (ARA) for Cooperative and State Programs (CSP) for the OSHA Philadelphia Region, Philadelphia Area Office.

The ARA-CSP directs the State Program enforcement operations in the Region. The selectee will be expected to report to the office listed above; this is not a remote position.

This position is outside the bargaining unit.

This series has an Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR): Education: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- safety or occupational health fields (safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene), or 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 Experience: (for positions above GS-5): 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.

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

Developing and 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.

OR Certificates Certification as a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), or Certified Health Physicist (CHP), or similar certification that included successful completion of a written examination meets the requirements for GS-5.

Applicants may also qualify for higher grade levels based on their education and/or experience.

You must meet the Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) listed above, and the Specialized Experience below to qualify for Safety and Occupational Health Manager, as described below.

Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-13, in the Federal Service. In describing your experience, please be clear and specific.

We will not make assumptions regarding your experience.

Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled.

To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level.

Specialized Experience is defined as: Managing safety or occupational health enforcement/compliance program elements such as State OSHA Enforcement and Consultation programs, Training and Educational Programs and Grants, Voluntary Protection Programs, Compliance Assistance Programs, or other cooperative and state programs; Directing the accomplishment of work in accordance with OSHA procedures within the framework of OSHA's Strategic Plan; Providing technical assistance to employers, employees or the general public concerning technical interpretations of the OSH Act, standards, regulations, policies or procedures..

Major Duties:

The Safety and Occupational Health Manager (Assistant Regional Administrator for Cooperative and State Programs) plans, directs, develops, manages policies and procedures, and monitors a number of Safety and Health related programs mandated by the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

These include State Plan operations, Consultation programs, Voluntary Protection Programs, Training, Public Outreach, Partnerships, Technical Information dissemination, plus the financial grant activities available for some of those programs.

Duties include but are not limited to the following: Administers a Region wide program of consultative services and technical assistance to industry through grant arrangements with the states.

Supervises professional and administrative staff conducting the support programs for clarification, interpretation, dissemination of technical information to the public as well as to the Area Offices, and monitoring and evaluating State Program activities.

Directs the State Program enforcement operations in the Region.

Monitors and evaluates state program activities to judge the effectiveness of the overall performance of state plan operations to determine if they are "at least as effective as" the federal program.

Advises OSHA grantees on grants management administration.

Negotiates new grants at the beginning of each fiscal year; monitors grantees on administrative management requirements in accordance with prescribed guidelines.

Directs the Regional Voluntary Protection Program (VPP), providing guidance, direction and assistance to corporate and site managers in the development of safety and health management systems.

Directs the Regional Outreach, Technical Information, and technical equipment programs.

Participates with leadership in region wide program planning, evaluation, redirection and modification of policy and program criteria.

Responds to significant occurrences such as occupational fatalities, catastrophes, imminent danger situations and issues involving organized groups.

Provides technical information, data, and publications concerning occupational safety and health issues to a variety of users including OSHA personnel, other government agencies, and the general public.

Fosters creative partnerships with workers, employers, other federal agencies, insurance companies, safety and health professional groups, trade associations, and others interested in improving workplace conditions.