Safety & Occupational Health Manager

Full Job Description

These positions are located with the New Mexico BLM in Albuquerque and Las Cruces, New Mexico and Norman, Oklahoma.

Salary Range for Albuquerque, NM: GS-7/9/11: $51,007 to $98,141 Salary Range for Las Cruces, NM: GS-7/9/11: $50,460 to $97,087 Salary Range for Norman, OK: GS-7/9/11: $50,460 to $97,087 We expect to fill 1 vacancy in each location at this time; however, additional positions may be filled from this announcement if they become available.

In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the qualification requirements - please be sure to include this information in your resume.

No assumptions will be made about your experience.

GS-07 Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service (obtained either in the private or public sectors) performing the following duties: (1) assisting in safety and health inspections of facilities or operations to determine compliance with applicable safety and occupational health standards; (2) preparing reports of findings or analysis of mishap trends; (3) assisting an investigation team in securing accident details, causal factors, witnesses, or reports; (4) providing informal safety and health training to managers, supervisors and/or employees.

OR Education: Successful completion of at least one (1) full year of graduate level education.

The Undergraduate and Graduate Education must include major study in 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.

(NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts) OR Combination: Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above that, when converted to percentages, equal at least 100% of the total requirement.

OR Superior Academic Achievement: S.A.A. must have been gained in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled.

(See OPM's General Policies, Application of Qualification Standards Section 4.f.) GS-09:Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service (obtained either in the private or public sectors) performing the following duties: (1) applying safety and occupational health methods and practices to conduct standard safety inspections; (2) leading and/or participating in after action Incident reviews or facilitated learning analyses; (3) conducting surveys to identify and evaluate hazardous work operations and conditions; (4) serving as a collateral duty safety manager in a field office; (5) conducting and/or organizing safety training in the field or classroom.

OR Education: Successful completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree or two (2) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree from an accredited college or university or LL.

B or JD.

My graduate level education included major study in 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.

NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts as proof of any claimed education.

OR Combination: Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above that, when converted to percentages, equal at least 100% of the total requirement.

To calculate your combined amount, first determine the amount of your specialized experience as a percentage of the requirement listed above, then determine the amount of education graduate level education.

The total must equal 100%. (Note: Only graduate education in excess of one year (18 semester hours) is creditable toward meeting the experience requirement when combining experience and education.

(Note: You must submit a copy of your transcripts as proof of any claimed education).

GS-11: Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service (obtained either in the private or public sectors) performing the following duties:(1) advising and supporting management, supervisors and employees in implementing safety program, participating in or developing an organization's safety and risk management program; (2) developing safety and occupational health standards, regulations, practices, and procedures to eliminate or control potential hazards; (3) organizing, leading and/or participating ln accident Investigations, after action reviews or facilitating learning analyses; (4) developing a positive safety culture through employee education and engagement; (5) training workers, supervisors, managers, or other safety and occupational health personnel in safety or occupational health subjects.

OR Successful completion of 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or LL.M.

My higher-level graduate education included major study in 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.

NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts as proof of any claimed education.

OR Combination: Successful completion of a combination of graduate level education and specialized experience that, when combined, equals 100% of the total requirement.

To calculate your combined amount, first determine the amount of your specialized experience as a percentage of the requirement listed above, then determine the amount of your graduate education in excess of the first two years (36 semester hours) as a percentage of the requirement listed in B above; then add the two percentages.

The total percentages must equal at least 100% to qualify. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts as proof of any claimed education.

You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement.

Volunteer Experience: 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.

Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade requirement in accordance with 5 CFR 300.604.

If you are a current Federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks at the next lower grade level.

Major Duties:

Manage an operational risk management program for the District and/or Field Office.

Utilize and review public accident statistics, law enforcement case reports, and employee/supervisor reports to ensure that serious or recurring visitor accidents are investigated and plans to reduce these accidents are formulated.

Conduct formal and informal training sessions on basic safety concepts, design features and specifications.

Write and publish safety articles on a variety of subjects covering several different occupational trades, activities, or processes.

Investigate job accidents and analyze data to determine root cause and provide information to management on ways to mitigate.

Review engineering and hazardous waste cleanup project proposals for compliance with applicable safety and health standards.

Physical Demands: The work requires the incumbent to visit field locations and inspect working conditions such as construction work sites, outlying buildings, recreation areas, and other facilities and equipment in various remote locations.

The performance of inspections and investigations of mishaps requires frequent standing, walking, climbing, bending, and traveling off road. Office work is mostly sedentary.

Working Conditions: Work involves a mixture of time in the office, spent traveling and performing field related activities such as inspecting facilities or investigating accidents.

The incumbent may be exposed to a variety of climatic and travel conditions while working in the field.

Travel may include flying in small aircraft or helicopters, riding or driving in cars, trucks or off highway vehicles over rugged terrain in remote areas in quickly changing and sometimes hazardous conditions or in extreme hot or cold outdoor temperatures.

Additionally, there may be exposure to unusual or potentially dangerous conditions, such as contaminated materials, unexploded ordinance, wild fires, industrial plants with high-frequency noise, scenes of hazardous or toxic material spills and various hazardous chemicals or substances.

Because of these environments, the position may require the incumbent to utilize personal protective equipment i.e., metatarsal shoes, hard hat, eye and hearing protection, respirator, and gloves for conducting inspections.