Safety and Occupational Health Specialist
What you'd do
About the Position: As a Safety and Occupational Health Specialist located in the Omaha District Safety and Occupational Health Office. This position is responsible for providing critical guidance on all safety related programs that typically include: civil works operation and maintenance of hydroelectric power plants/flood control projects/levee and channel improvement; civil/military programs design and construction;environmental hazardous and toxic waste remediation.
Major duties
As a Senior Safety and Occupational Health Specialist, you will: Assist in the management of the District's Safety and Occupational Health Program which encompasses a large and diverse geographical area. Plan, direct, and evaluate portions of an overall safety and occupational health program which prescribes a broad range of safety principles, and appropriate precautionary measures to be followed, in carrying out the Districts assigned missions. Develop safety program, plans, and procedures applicable to a broad variety of activities; including,construction industry safety, accident investigating and reporting, electrical/hazardous energy, fire protection and prevention, and etc.. Develop technical parameters and justifications for changes to designs and plans for the improvement of the construction of facilities the power producing or flood control dams to enhance safe working conditions and processes. Participate in phases of design and construction as required, helping to assure that safety requirements are met. Proposes interim corrective action, uses risk management criteria to access hazards, and recommends final corrective action in a timely manner. Determine compliance with published regulations, requirements, standards and issues notification for non-compliance/violations.
What you need to qualify
Who 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. Current Civilian Employees of the Command 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 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 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: (1) Providing guidance on safety regulations, policies, procedures, and standards; (2) Developing techniques to control and/or eliminate hazardous conditions; (3) Performing field surveys of construction and maintenance work sites for compliance with policies and standards; and (4) Presenting briefings and reports for presentations and/or meetings. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. 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).
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