SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALIST

Duties

• Assist the Command Safety Officer in coordinating and administering the command safety management system.
• Review local administrative directives and policies to determine impact on safe operations and provide recommendations for inclusion of safe practices and procedures.
• Cookordination, assist, conduct, and/or lead mishap and near miss investigations involving personnel and/or damage to government property.
• Prepare and present briefings on mishap data metrics, statistical analysis, and overall status of the NAVOSH program to command leadership regarding the effectiveness of the program.
• Serve as technical authority and subject matter expert in a specific safety program(s) assigned by the Command Safety Officer.
• Review Standard Operating Procedure, Safe Acts for Employees, and/or Job Hazard Analyses and interpret safety directives from higher authority for local conditions.
• Evaluate new, unusual, and/or complicated operations to identify possible unsafe conditions and/or work practices and recommend safety precautions as appropriate.

Qualifications

• Your resume must also 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:
• Applying safety and occupational health regulations, standards, and principles in order to administer a safety and health program;
• Using mishap investigation techniques to investigate mishaps, determine causal factors, and provide recommendations;
• Using safety management system concepts to continuously improve safety performance;
• Utilizing management and business acumen tools and techniques sufficient enough to identify, plan, develop, implement, and evaluate an organization's safety and occupational health program.

Additional Information

• This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.
• Several vacancies may be filled.
• This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements.
• Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required.
• A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.
• The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants.
• Veteran's preference does not apply when selecting individuals under this specific hiring authority.