About this role
Job SummaryThis is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service
QualificationsWho May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. USAMRIID is participating in an alternative personnel system known as the Personnel Demonstration Project (PDP). The DJ-03 payband is equivalent to the GS-11 step 1 to GS-12 step 10 level. In keeping with the Demonstration pay fixing policies, employees earning a salary that falls within this payband equivalent, will not receive an immediate pay increase (promotion) if appointed to this position. Future pay increases within the payband will be accomplished through the pay for performance management system. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Experience implementing environmental, safety and occupational health program elements for research, development and engineering programs or facilities; 2) Experience advising or resolving technical environmental, safety and occupational health matters within biological laboratory setting; AND 3) Experience evaluating established environmental, safety and occupational health standards to identify and eliminate potential hazards. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree with a major study in safety or occupational health fields (safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene), or Ph.D or equivalent doctoral 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. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.
Major DutiesServes as technical Safety and Occupational Health advisor to the RMO leadership.Directs and oversees comprehensive command-level safety and environmental programs (e.g. chemical hygiene, HAZCOM, waste management, fire safety, radiation safety).Conducts Command Inspection Programs across all unit laboratories and mission functions to ensure 100% compliance with Federal, DA, and DHA regulatory mandates.RMO representative in command technical investigation boards, audits/inspections, and pre-operational surveys, ensuring alignment between enterprise-level directives and command-specific research and development missions.Authors and executes command specific strategic safety plans and safety regulations.Leads the transition, integration, and sustainment of the Army Safety and Occupational Health Management System across the command's entire operational footprint, translating higher-echelon guidance into actionable unit-level implementation.Facilitates command-wide safety communications by actively participating and supporting the command Biological Safety and Occupational Health Committee.Proactively disseminates safety alerts, policy updates, and lessons learned to directorates, divisions, offices, and teams under the command, providing targeted technical support and interventions for command missions, staff, and personnel.Exercises stewardship over command safety program resources, operational budgets, unit material/equipment, and travel efficiencies.Evaluates individual safety proficiencies for alignment to command mission needs for adequacy and drives professional development by focusing on continuous personal development and completing specialty training.