About this role
Job SummaryAbout the Position: Serves as the Safety and Occupational Health Manager for a military controlled port. Responsible for full range of safety program management principles to include marine terminal operations; the transport of hazardous materials; industrial safety and occupational health responsibilities.
QualificationsWho May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service which includes (1) Conducting safety and occupational health inspections to ensure compliance with federal safety and health guidance, such as OSHA or DoD standards; (2) Integrating Risk Management principles into marine or maritime terminal operations; and (3) Overseeing the safe transport of hazardous materials, to include arms, ammunition, and explosives (AA&E). Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).
Major DutiesMonitor the installation Safety and Occupational Health (SOH) program execution in supported organizations to determine compliance with policies and regulations and for areas where process improvements can be made.Provide technical leadership and guidance to journeyman safety professionals, assisting them in resolving the especially complex and difficult problems and cases where guides are very general or lacking.Review and analyze accident and incident reports, standing operating procedures (SOPs), organizational and program documents, and all other information and regulations available in order to detect problem areas and to determine compliance policy.Plan, coordinate, evaluate and provide technical advice for the command-wide safety program in the framework of applicable laws.Interpret regulations, standards, procedures, methods, and techniques applicable to a broad-range of safety and occupational health duties that include industrial hazards and the transport of hazardous materials.