Safety and Occupational Health Manager (Open to both U.S. Citizens and Federal Employees)

To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the specialized experience qualifications for the grade at which you are requesting consideration.

To qualify for the Grade 12, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the following, which must be well documented in your resume:

• Experience implementing a safety and occupational health program primarily related to skilled trades employees and heavy equipment in general industry (OSHA Standard 1910) and/or construction (OSHA Standard 1926).
• Experience implementing safety and occupational health training and education for supervisors and employees.
• Experience recommending and implementing mitigation measures in the workplace to prevent injuries and illnesses.
• Experience evaluating and reporting root cause analyses for work related injuries, illnesses and near misses.

To qualify for the Grade 13, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the following, which must be well documented in your resume:

• Experience developing and administering a comprehensive safety and occupational health program, policies, and procedures primarily related to skilled trades employees and specialized heavy equipment in an industrial plant (OSHA Standard 1910) and/or construction (OSHA Standard 1926).
• Experience developing and implementing safety and occupational health training and education for supervisors and employees.
• Experience developing and implementing mitigation measures in the workplace to prevent injuries and illnesses.
• Experience investigating and reporting root cause analyses for work related injuries, illnesses and near misses.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:

1. Compliance Inspection - Knowledge of the guidelines, regulations, and procedures associated with compliance inquiries, including application of compliance rules and criteria and ability to make appropriate decisions and issue citations, fines, or orders.
2. Decision Support - Knowledge of decision support theories, methods, and tools for identifying, synthesizing, representing, and evaluating the important aspects of a decision situation and prescribing the recommended course for decision makers and other stakeholders.
3. Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.

For all types of consideration, 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.

For additional information about applying to Federal positions, please click on the following link:  https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=e4

All applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.