The Air Force Civilian Service (AFCS) is looking for a Safety and Occupational Health Manager (GS-0018-13) to join the team at Headquarters, Air Mobility Command (AMC), Scott AFB, Belleville, IL. In this position you would serve as the Major Command (MAJCOM) subject matter expert (SME) for Weapons Safety. Additionally, you would implement, execute, and evaluate the AMC Explosive and Occupational Safety and Health Programs.
This is a full-time federal position that offers a rewarding and exciting career with exceptional pay and benefits! This position is being filled using direct hiring authorities and can close at any time. Apply Now!
GS-13 Salary for the Belleville, IL area (with locality included): $109,137 - $141,880
AIR FORCE CIVILIAN SERVICE BENEFITS
Time Off
- 11 Federal Holidays
- 13 Sick Leave days
Vacation Time
- Based upon length of employment... Starts at 13 days and earn up to 26 days.
Insurance
- No Waiting Period to qualify for health insurance for you and your family.
Retirement
- Immediate coverage by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), part of a three-tiered systems which contains a Basic Benefits Plan, Social Security, and Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), similar to a 401(K).
QUALIFICATIONS
- US Citizenship is required.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret clearance.
- May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours and/or shift work may be required which may include overtime and/or irregular hours.
- The position requires the employee to have the ability to discern colors, contrast and depth.
- Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft/vehicle to conferences, meetings, or functions away from the duty office/location. Travel may include overnight stays.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Serve as MAJCOM Weapons Safety technical expert with duties, responsibilities and authorities to oversee, manage, plan, develop, organize, administer, evaluate and coordinate AMC weapons safety programs.
- Drafts command policy, goals, and guidance coordinating applicable work efforts with Air Force Safety Center (AFSEC), Secretary of the Air Force Installations, Environment and Energy (SAF/IE), and other MAJCOM safety staffs for implementation into Weapons Safety programs.
- Serve as the subject matter expert to the AMC Inspector General (IG) Team: coordinating Unit Effectiveness Inspection safety team composition; organizing virtual inspections teams and validating completion of virtual inspections; provide AMC Safety equities during final publication coordination process to AMC IG Team, and tracking identified deficiencies to closure.
- Serves as the MAJCOM technical expert for application of quantity distance criteria for potential explosion sites and exposed sites.
- Serves as the Functional Area Manager, manages the Commands Weapons Safety taskforce and provides technical support for explosives safety issues. In concert with HQ AMC Logistics, Personnel and Manpower functions, work manpower and personnel issues associated with the command's
civilian and military weapons safety personnel.
- Executes AMC Weapons and Occupational Safety Programs and prepares supplementals to Air Force instructions based on interpretation of policies, standards, and regulations appliable to weapons/explosives and occupational safety.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES (KSA's)
- Comprehensive knowledge of the body of laws, regulations, policies, standards, procedures, methods, and techniques applicable to a broad range of explosives/occupational safety and health requirements sufficient to plan, direct, coordinate, and evaluate a diverse weapons/explosives and
occupational safety and health program.
- Extensive expert technical knowledge of basic explosives safety facility construction standards, methods, practices, techniques, materials, and equipment.
- Knowledge of engineering drawings and specifications sufficient to identify hazardous conditions in proposed explosives storage facilities and locations.
- Ability to serve as technical authority and provide significant far reaching decisions or recommendations regarding AMC Safety integration into the AF Inspection system (AFIS) process.
- Skill in researching, identifying problems, developing appropriate solutions, interpret, analyze, and apply regulations, policies, and directives pertaining to explosive programs and the air transportation of hazardous materials.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application package (resume, supporting documents) will be used to determine your eligibility, and qualifications.
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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.
U.S. citizenship required. Must be of legal work age.
