Summary

This position is with the U. S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), within the Directorate of Construction (DOC), located in Washington, D.C.

• This position is at the full performance level.
• This position is inside the bargaining unit.
• This position is NOT remote. Selectee will be expected to report to the office above.

Duties

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Duties for the Safety and Occupational Health Specialist include, but are not limited to the following:

• Representing OSHA programs to other government agencies, construction employers, labor representatives, and other stakeholders.
• Coordinating within DOC/OSHA as well as external organizations in preparation to support and facilitate national campaigns and other programs related to the operating and strategic goals.
• Conducting specialized surveys using quantitative or statistical methods to facilitate research on construction safety issues.
• Providing input on to improve directorate program policies, practices, and methods.
• Developing and recommending policies, compliance guidance and assistance to achieve program objectives.

*Applicant resumes must reflect working experience in the areas of Electrical (Ex: Master Electrician) or Cranes (Ex: Operating Engineer).

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must be at least 16 years old.
• Requires a probationary period if the requirement has not been met.
• Candidate required to obtain the necessary security/investigation level.

Qualifications

This series has an Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR):

Education: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study safety or occupational health fields (safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene), or degree in other related fields that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours of study from among the following (or closely related) disciplines: safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene, occupational medicine, toxicology, public health, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological sciences, engineering, and industrial psychology.

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Experience: (for positions above GS-5): Experience in or related to safety and occupational health that provided the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include:

• Managing safety or occupational health program elements.
• Developing and recommending safety and occupational health policy to higher levels of management.
• Applying safety and occupational health laws, regulations, principles, theories, practices, and procedures to advise on or resolve technical matters dealing with occupational safety and health requirements.
• Developing safety and occupational health standards, regulations, practices, and procedures to eliminate or control potential hazards.
• Developing or implementing programs to reduce the frequency, severity, and cost of accidents and occupational illnesses.
• Analyzing or evaluating new and existing jobs, processes, products, or other systems to determine the existence, severity, probability, and outcome of hazards.
• Designing or modifying workplaces, processes, products, or other systems to control or eliminate hazards.
• Training of workers, supervisors, managers, or other safety and occupational health personnel in safety or occupational health subjects.
• Work in occupational fields such as industrial hygienist, safety engineer, fire prevention engineer, health physicist, and occupational health nurse.

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Certificates:

Certification as a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), or Certified Health Physicist (CHP), or similar certification that included successful completion of a written examination meets the requirements for GS-5. Applicants may also qualify for higher grade levels based on their education and/or experience.

You must meet the Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) listed above, and the Specialized Experience below to qualify for Safety & Occupational Health Manager, as described below.

Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-12, in the Federal Service. In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience.

Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Specialized Experience is defined as:

• Proven experience working with electrical systems such as line power distribution, power generation, residential or commercial installations, etc. or demonstrated competency operating, maintaining, or planning lifts with construction cranes.
• Developing recommendations for precautions, preventative measures and/or solutions to expected/projected safety hazards.
• Providing advice on construction matters or processes to industry experts, committees, personnel in private industry, and/or stakeholders.
• Performing studies of significant or unusual construction safety issues to include use of cranes and/or derricks or electrical power system failure and/or electric shock incidents.

Education

Any applicant falsely claiming an academic degree from an accredited school will be subject to actions ranging from disqualification from federal employment to removal from federal service.

If your education was completed at a foreign college or university, you must show comparability to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States and comparability to applicable minimum coursework requirements for this position. Click Evaluation of Foreign Education for more information.

Additional information

Applicants must meet all legal and regulatory requirements. Reference the Required Documents section for additional requirements.

Benefits

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