SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH MANAGER

Summary

About the Position: Performs a variety of safety analysis duties as a Safety and Occupational Health Manager. Serves as the Board President for high-priority and complex U.S. Army Ground mishap investigations conducted by the US Army Combat Readiness Center (USACRC). This position is located at Ft. Novosel, Alabama. The geography and climate are ideal for year round military training.

Duties

• •Lead multidisciplinary Safety Investigation Boards on worldwide deployments to investigate complex ground mishaps.
• •Analyze systemic mishap data to identify emerging risk trends across the Department of the Army.
• •Formulate safety recommendations for Army-wide dissemination to mitigate latent system failures.
• •Provide technical oversight on draft investigation reports to ensure compliance with Army regulations.
• •Train newly assigned investigators to ensure standardized onboarding and evaluation.
• •Advise military commanders on complex ground mishap prevention and safety operations.

Qualifications

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. 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 includes leading complex mishap investigations to determine root causes (e.g., ground, vehicle, industrial, or tactical training mishaps); applying accident classification systems to identify underlying system flaws such as latent failures and system inadequacies; conducting technical quality reviews to ensure accuracy and compliance; and standardizing operating procedures to train and/or guide safety personnel. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). 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-12).

Education

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.