Summary

Reclamation is seeking a career professional looking for an opportunity to capitalize on their expertise as a Safety and Occupational Health Manager. You can make a difference in the West by assisting in meeting increasing water demands while protecting the environment.

Duties

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As the Safety and Occupational Health Manager for the Grand Coulee Power Office, major duties include (and not limited to):

• Planning, directing, and evaluating a comprehensive Safety and Occupational Health (SOH) program supporting high-risk hydropower, construction, and maintenance operations.
• Serving as the primary technical advisor to senior leadership on safety and occupational health, environmental compliance, risk management, and corresponding policy objectives.
• Supervising and leading a multidisciplinary team of safety and occupational health specialists, and industrial hygiene and environmental specialists to ensure effective SOH program implementation and personnel development.
• Developing and maintaining a strong and positive safety and environmental culture across the project.
• Reviewing and evaluating work plans, contracts, and engineering designs to ensure integration of safety and environmental requirements.
• Overseeing operations centered around industrial hygiene, environmental compliance, and behavioral-based safety programs to identify hazards, reduce risks, and ensure regulatory compliance in promoting workplace safety.
• Leading accident and incident investigations and assesses risk factors; implementing corrective actions to improve safety performance and prevent reoccurrences.
• Developing metrics and reportable figures and briefing the GCPO manager on a regular basis.
• Performing other related duties as assigned within this job classification.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Appointment is subject to a background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Must obtain/possess and maintain a valid driver's license.
• This position is designated as a HIGH RISK Public Trust position. It requires a fully completed and favorably adjudicated Public Trust Suitability Background Investigation (Tier 4 or equivalent). This is a condition of employment.
• May be required to complete a one-year supervisory probationary period.
• Direct Deposit enrollment is required.

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

The probationary period requirement 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.

Additional Requirements located in the 'Qualifications' section of this job announcement.

Qualifications

To be determined as qualified and eligible for the Safety and Occupational Health Manager, GS-13 position, you must meet the Specialized Experience and Time-in-Grade requirements, as outlined below.

Specialized Experience

To qualify for the position, applicants must possess one full year of specialized experience that is comparable in scope and complexity to the GS-12 grade level in the federal civil service. Qualifying experience for the Safety and Occupational Health Manager position is defined as: Planning, implementing, and/or evaluating a comprehensive Safety and Occupational Health (SOH) program in a high-risk industrial work environment; ensuring compliance with OSHA industry standards and corresponding laws and regulations; providing technical advisory services to management officials on a variety of SOH matters or concerns; conducting hazard analyses, inspections, and accident investigations in an industrial work environment; developing and/or implementing SOH policies, procedures, and risk mitigation strategies; supervising or leading personnel specializing in SOH and/or industrial hygiene. This definition of qualifying experience represents the type of work performed at the next lower grade level in the federal civil service(GS-12).

Time-in-Grade Requirement

Eligible candidates MUST meet the Time-in-Grade requirement, in accordance with 5 CFR a7 300.604, by the closing date of this job opportunity announcement.

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.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 09/01/2026 - unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR a7 300.604.

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

This is a non-bargaining unit position.

Male applicants born after 12/31/1959: You must certify registration with the Selective Service System or that you are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. Go to: https://www.sss.gov

Reclamation has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and you may be allowed to telework with supervisory approval.

Additional vacancies may be filled using this job announcement.

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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