Safety & Occupational Health Specialist (FSO)

Full Job Description

You will serve as a SAFETY & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALIST in the Shipboard Safely & Environmental Program Division (C106A) of SOUTHEAST REG MAINTENANCE CTR SERMC.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience attending fire prevention and housekeeping inspections on navy vessels and reviewing ship's force, Lead Maintenance Activities (LMA) and contractor's work that affects ships damage control response systems and capabilities.

Experience conducting shipboard fire related investigations including completing detail reports.

Experience in firefighting through trainers and underway drills or actual shore-based performance and knowledge in shipboard damage control and fire safety principles and procedures and shipboard firefighting practices as well as damage control practices.

Experience reading ship drawings and applying knowledge to determine damage control applicability, knowledge with ship plan of the day (SPOD), knowledge with ship fire safety councils (FSC), knowledge of ship repair, shipbuilding techniques, damage control and fire safety management practices and principles.

Experience and ability to effectively lead and train others, ability to prepare written reports and presentations and to conduct briefings or oral presentations.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management (OPM) web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR) can be found from the following OPM web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0000/safety-and-occupational-health-management-series-0018/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. Major Duties:

• You will develop, plan, execute, and manage SERMC’s Shipboard Fire Safety, Prevention and Response Program.
• You will serve as Fire Safety Officer, responsible for implementing requirements of Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and Commander Naval Regional Maintenance Center (CNRMC) in addition to federal regulatory agencies laws and regulations.
• You will perform a wide range of duties required to ensure command wide compliance with safety and health laws and regulations issued by Federal, State and local governments.
• You will conduct unplanned event/mishap investigations on shipboard fire related incidents and complete a detailed report that will be provided to the Safety Manager.