Safety And Occupational Health Specialist

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The primary purpose of this position is to manage diverse ground SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH program activities, and
provides advisory safety services.Qualifications: Conditions of Employment Continued:
The incumbent must immediately report to his supervisor any significant medical threshold shifts in health status and/or medication requirements.
Qualifications:
In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions for the Administrative and Management Positions, of the Safety and Occupational Health Management 0018 Series.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-11, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes comprehensive knowledge of the body of laws, regulations, policies, standards, procedures, methods, and techniques applicable to a broad range of SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH duties in specific areas of SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, sufficient to identify, evaluate and recommend methods of controlling a wide variety of industrial hazards to key managerial personnel, and assure integration with nuclear operations and range safety.
FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-11 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-12 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:

1. Knowledge of complex SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH principles, practices, procedures, laws, regulations, and current legislative issues as they relate to the military installation ground safety program.
2. Knowledge and skill in applying basic safety construction standards, methods, practices, techniques, materials, and equipment to determine compliance with regulations and standards.
3. Knowledge of environmental protection principles, practices, techniques, and procedures to effectively perform project development, execution, training, and advisory services in assigned program element.
4. Knowledge to troubleshoot environmental problems requiring investigation of unsanitary or questionable conditions in assigned program.
5. Knowledge of standard training techniques, methods, and materials sufficient to develop and present formal training and instructional sessions.
6. Ability to write in a clear, concise, and organized manner with technical accuracy.
7. Ability to orally communicate SAFETY AND health related information to individuals or groups in a diverse, multigenerational organization.
8. Ability to perform various functions using Microsoft Office; able to use MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to edit text documents, create templates, automate the creation of tables and formulas, and creation of slideshows.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.
VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.Education: This job does not have an education qualification requirement.Employment Type: FULL_TIME