Administrative/technical Specialist Jobs

Job Title

You will establish, manage, and evaluate comprehensive safety programs to ensure full compliance with Federal Regulations and Navy policy.

You will conduct thorough safety and occupational health evaluations of workplaces and programs.

You will plan and execute periodic and unannounced inspections of all assigned facilities to identify and document safety deficiencies.

You will act as the principal technical advisor to both military and civilian leadership on matters affecting the safety and health of personnel.

You will investigate all workplace mishaps, injuries, and illnesses to determine root causes.

You will manage the Hazardous Material Program to ensure compliance with Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act (EPCRA), Pollution Prevention, and Clean Air Act requirements.

You will develop and provide on-site training to personnel in hazardous material handling, spill response, and hazardous waste procedures.

You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.

This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

This is a Mission Essential position. You will be required to ensure organization or facility continuity of operations and/or completion of tasks that are considered essential to the mission designated by a local or command decision.

Conditions of Employment

Must be a US Citizen.

Must be determined suitable for federal employment.

Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.

New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov.

Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.

Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09/10 grade level or NT-03 pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: providing safety and occupational health and environmental support including assessing and controlling hazards, conducting inspections, investigating injuries, and providing recommendations.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

• A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree with major study in safety or occupational health fields (safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene), or a 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.
• Three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree with major study in safety or occupational health fields (safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene), or leading to a 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.
• An LL.M., if related to the position being filled.
• A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.