Summary

This position serves as a Regional Safety Officer in the Alaska Regional Office.

Salary: First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate. Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) rate of 1.49% is authorized for this position. COLA is subject to change without notice.

GS-13: $120,348 (Step 01) to $156,455 (Step 10).

Duties

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Some of the major duties associated with this position include but are not limited to the following:

• Serving as the primary safety and emergency management contact for the Regional Director, providing guidance and ensuring compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, and Department of Transportation regulations across all field locations.
• Directing and supporting Collateral Duty Safety Program Coordinators, evaluating hazardous activities, and delivering specialized safety training for diverse environments, including labs, fieldwork, and high-risk operations across remote and logistically challenging field locations.
• Assessing and mitigating hazards associated with Alaska-specific conditions, such as wildlife, aviation in remote terrain, boat operations, extreme weather variability, and geophysical hazards.
• Implementing and monitoring safety programs by conducting audits, reviewing hazard analyses, and leading complex technical safety reviews to ensure compliance and protect employee health.
• Coordinating emergency preparedness and continuity plans.
• Developing safety standards and guidelines, reporting regional safety performance, and collaborating on committees to enhance occupational health programs.
• Operating a government owned or leased vehicle as an incidental driver.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Direct Deposit participation required.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license throughout employment.
• A physical examination will be required, or a statement regarding physical ability will need to be completed. You must maintain physical fitness standards throughout employment.
• You are required to complete training, obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest.

This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 09/18/2026 -unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F.

For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience.

Minimum Qualification Requirements:

To qualify for this position at the GS-13 grade level:

Possess at least one year of specialized experience that is in or directly related to the duties of the position to be filled and is equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in Federal service to be found qualified for this grade level. This experience must have equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Examples of such experience include:

1. Recommend, coordinate, and provide safety training for staff within their area of responsibility.
2. Maintain and update applicable safety guidelines, manuals, plans, and policy documents for their organizational unit, while ensuring consistency with applicable regulatory and/or policy requirements.
3. Serve as their organization's safety expert. Alert organizational leadership to hazardous conditions and follows up to assure that conditions have been abated. Make effective use of data systems to track incidents and investigates accidents as appropriate.
4. Develop and coordinate novel or innovative safety awareness and promotion activities.
5. Represent the organizational unit in wider discussions and activities related to occupational safety.
6. Conduct safety inspections including offices, laboratories, vehicles, shops, storage spaces, and other facilities and equipment. Tracks and manages the abatement process.

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.

Education

This position does not allow substituting education for experience.

Additional information

Additional vacancies may be filled using this job announcement.

All DOI employees, their spouses, and minor children may not acquire or retain any claim, permit, lease, small tract entry, or other rights granted by the Department in Federal lands, with limited exceptions. Additional ethics prohibitions can be found here, DOI Ethics Prohibitions | U.S. Department of the Interior.

Physical Demands/Work Environment: The work requires frequent travel to visit sites requiring on-site inspection. Periodically, you will be required to accompany field crews and carry sampling and test equipment, and work may involve extended periods of walking and standing during surveys and inspections. During surveys, investigations, and inspections, you may be exposed to many types of hazards associated with various work environments, which may require the use of a variety of protective clothing and equipment such as respirators, hard hats, facemasks and hearing protection.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

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