Safety and Occupational Health Manager

Summary

This position serves as the Regional Safety and Occupational Health Manager for the Department of the Interior - Southeast, National Park Service. The duty location will be determined upon selection and will be located in a federal office within the Southeast Region in one of the following states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, or Tennessee. This is a temporary promotion and/or detail not to exceed 1 year.

Duties

This is a Merit Promotion announcement for current career and career conditional National Park Service employees and Career Transition eligibles (CTAP). Refer to Required Documents section for more information. At the full performance level (GS-13) the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following: Applies safety and occupational health management principles, practices, procedures, and relevant laws/regulations. Recommends and implements new techniques and resolves critical problems in high-risk environments (construction, maritime, maintenance, etc.). Compiles, analyzes, and interprets mishap data and hazards. Devises new methods and adapts standards to control hazardous conditions, especially where standard solutions are not available. Plans, organizes, directs, and controls a comprehensive safety and occupational health program across a large, diverse region. Develops and conducts safety education, training seminars, and workshops for a varied workforce. Effectively communicates safety requirements and objectives to superintendents, managers, contractors, and park staff. Gains support from stakeholders, including reluctant managers and contractors, to implement safety changes and install new safety devices. Advises on OSHA reporting requirements and ensures compliance with agency directives, regulations, and published standards. Reviews and prepares guidelines for complex work operations, including private contractors and concession operations.

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 11/12/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the Specialized Experience for the series/grade to which you are applying. GS-13: Specialized Experience: To qualify for the GS-13, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that is in or related to safety and occupational health that provided the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position to be filled. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include: Managing safety or occupational health program elements; Developing and recommending safety and occupational health policy to higher levels of management; Applying safety and occupational health laws, regulations, principles, theories, practices, and procedures to advise on or resolve technical matters dealing with occupational safety and health requirements; Developing safety and occupational health standards, regulations, practices, and procedures to eliminate or control potential hazards; Developing or implementing programs to reduce the frequency, severity, and cost of accidents and occupational illnesses; Analyzing or evaluating new and existing jobs, processes, products, or other systems to determine the existence, severity, probability, and outcome of hazards; Designing or modifying workplaces, processes, products, or other systems to control or eliminate hazards; Inspecting or surveying workplaces, processes, products, or other systems for compliance with established safety and occupational health policies or standards and to identify potential new hazards; Training of workers, supervisors, managers, or other safety and occupational health personnel in safety or occupational health subjects; Work in occupational fields such as industrial hygienist, safety engineer, fire prevention engineer, health physicist, and occupational health nurse. Volunteer Experience: 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and 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 position does not allow substituting education for experience.