SUPERVISORY SAFETY & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALIST

Full Job Description

You will serve as a SUPERVISORY SAFETY & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALIST in the Safety & Health Division Code 106.2 of PSNS and IMF.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: managing occupational safety, health and environmental program in a maritime or industrial production facility by analyzing, evaluating, resolving safety hazards and recommending effective countermeasures to ensure program compliance.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series 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 ensure programs under your cognizance are in compliance or that necessary plans and projects are in place to meet regulatory requirements
• You will supervise professional and technical work of subordinates (e.g. engineers, safety and occupational health (OHS) specialists, industrial hygienists, environmental specialist and military personnel) responsible for hazmat and OSH duties.
• You will direct changes in program emphasis or direction and formulate and implement new methods, techniques, and critical safety criteria.
• You will resolve crucial/crisis problems resulting from distinctive and changing work processes and technology.
• You will plan and implement actions and procedures including a range of alternative courses of action to eliminate or control hazardous environmental operational conditions.
• You will innovate and apply safety measures and procedures to resolve highly hazardous conditions and prescribes specialized safety practices to minimize the degree of risk to personnel and property.
• You will develop or extend, recommend and carry out significant hazard control techniques that will minimize or eliminate unsafe and unhealthful operations and conditions critically affecting a major program of fleet readiness.
• You will assign and coordinate the work of the subordinates in the interest of overall Branch/Division objectives.