Supervisory Safety And Occupational Health Specialist

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The primary purpose of this position is: To serve as a first-level supervisor and Chief, Occupational Safety Division for a Major Command (MAJCOM); responsible for planning and directing the administrative and technical work of the organization.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, Administrative and Management Positions for the Safety and Occupational Health Management Series 0018.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-13, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes expert knowledge of national and joint SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH concepts, principles, laws, regulations, instructions, and precedent decisions applicable to high safety risk military occupations.
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-13 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-14 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. Expert knowledge of Federal, DoD, and Air Force principles, practices, procedures, laws, regulations, and current legislative issues which provide the capability to recommend substantive program changes or alterative new courses of managerial action requiring the extension and modification of existing SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH management techniques critical to the resolution of SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH management problems.
2. Expert knowledge of federal, DoD, and Air Force SAFETY AND health requirements, methods, techniques, and procedures which includes: environmental safety, ground safety, hazardous chemicals and toxic wastes, radiation protection, fire suppression and protection systems, and mishap investigation and reporting; etc.
3. Knowledge of organizational and functional responsibilities and operations of the employing organization to identify problems and develop innovative solutions; and the ability to research, analyze, interpret and apply rules, regulations, and procedures, plan and organize work.
4. Ability to coordinate and integrate the work activities of several organizational segments or several different projects and to adjust work operations to meet emergency, changing program, or production requirements within available resources and with minimum sacrifice of quantity or quality of work.
5. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing; and coordinate with widely diverse individuals and groups in gaining support for program goals and working out solutions to problems as well as gaining cooperation from others through tact, courtesy, diplomacy, and consensus.
6. Ability to plan, organize, and direct the functions and staff of the organization as a first level supervisor; including ability to effectively apply agency personnel, safety, and security regulations, practices, and procedures.
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