Duties

Summary

This position is part of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
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Responsibilities

As a LEAD SAFETY & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH MANAGER at the GS-0018-13/14 some of your typical work assignments may include:

• Oversees and manages a comprehensive environmental and occupational safety program.
• Devises and recommends new methods and policies to bring deficient areas into compliance with regulatory guidance. Interprets, modifies and extends, as necessary, existing standards, regulations and policies to safely and effectively accomplish DTRA mission.
• Oversees intricate issues pertaining to safety and occupational health.
• Gathers data, appropriately formulates requested reports and reviews for accuracy before submitting.
• Partners with other agencies to ensure agreements are negotiated, coordinated and signed.
• Coordinates complex issues pertaining to environmental protection, restoration, compliance, remediation, conservation, and pollution prevention for DTRA.
• Responds to environmental quality policy inquiries from congressional offices, DoD, local and national offices of environmental groups.
• Ensures the Agency complies with relevant environmental laws and regulations, Status of Forces Agreements, Final Governing Standards, and DoD Directives.
• Receives and reviews regulations, directives and memoranda on environmental requirements.
• Interprets such material and determines the extent to which the agency or individual locations are affected.
• Investigates work-related accidents and near misses to determine root causes, contributing factors, and the appropriate corrective actions.
• Conducts additional analyses to define systemic problems and to prescribe required countermeasures. Disseminates findings accordingly to educate the workforce.
• Conducts workplace inspections in accordance with 29 CFR 1960, and recommends and implements corrective actions.
• Coordinates with others and ensures hazards are abated timely and efficiently.
• Works with various entities, internal and external to DTRA on providing the best possible solutions on ergonomic equipment, indoor air quality and other industrial hygiene specific concerns.
• Designs and conducts environment and safety specific training accordingly.
• Oversees the collection and transportation of hazardous materials according to Department of Transportation requirements and conducts the necessary training to ensure certified hazardous material handlers are available. Develops, automates and maintains user-friendly tools for inserting, retrieving and measuring various data points for environment and safety.
• Communicates the organization's mission, vision, and values to the team and ensures they are integrated into team goals, objectives, work plans, products and services.
• Explains to team members the action items, projects and/or program issues under review, problems to be solved, deadlines and time frames for completion.
• Participates in the work of the team, coaches and facilitates the selection and application of problem solving techniques or work methods, and assists team in identifying solutions, priorities in and organizing to accomplish the work.
• Distributes team assignments among team members in accordance with workflow, skill level and specialization.
• Balances workload by making adjustments to ensure full team participation, desired results are achieved and timely accomplishment of the work based on supervisor's instructions.
• Observes training needs and relays needs and requests to the supervisor.
• Monitors and reports on the status and progress of work, checks work in progress and upon completion for quality, adherence to instructions and to ensure objectives are met.
• Serves as coach, facilitator and/or negotiator in coordinating team initiatives and in consensus building activities among team members.
• Evaluates the work of the subordinates. Gives advice, counsel, and training to employees on both technical and administrative matters.
• Assists with interviews and the selection of employees for positions. Hears and resolves complaints. Identifies training and developmental needs of employees.
• Assists with the development of performance standards. Reports to the supervisor periodically on team and individual work accomplishments, problems and progress in team building.
• Relays requests for changes in employee assignments and related actions, such as tour of duty, etc; provides input to performance appraisals for team members.
• Resolves simple and informal complaints of employees and refers others to the supervisor.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - Travel in the performance of temporary assignments may be required up to 10% of duty time.

Supervisory status
No

Promotion Potential
14

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Resume and supporting documents (See How To Apply)
• Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
• Work Schedule: Full Time
• Overtime: Occasionally
• Tour of Duty: Flexible
• Recruitment Incentives: May Be Authorized based on budget availability
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Financial Disclosure: Required
• Telework Eligibility: This position is telework eligible
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET w/SCI security clearance.
• PCS: Not Authorized
• Must consent to and pass pre-employment drug testing and be subject to periodic drug testing thereafter
• Overtime/compensatory time may be required to accommodate operational needs of the organization.

Qualifications

You may qualify at the GS-13, if you fulfill the following qualifications:

A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service:

• Serving as a Safety and Occupational Health (SOH) Manager of an Agency, responsible for the management of the Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health (ESOH) Program.
• Managing an Agency's ESOH Program according to Federal, State, DoD or local environmental and occupational safety and health laws and regulations.
• Interpreting, modifying or extending, as necessary, existing standards, regulations and policies to safely and effectively accomplish mission objectives.
• Communicating the organization's mission, vision, and values to the team; recommending new methods, programs, and policies to bring deficient areas into compliance with applicable environmental and occupational safety legislation.
• Designing and conducting environmental and occupational safety specific training.

You may qualify at the GS-14, if you fulfill the following qualifications:

A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service:

• Serving as the Lead, Safety and Occupational Health (SOH) Manager of an Agency, responsible for the oversight and management of the Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health (ESOH) Program.
• Managing an Agency's ESOH Program according to Federal, State, DoD and local environmental and occupational safety and health laws and regulations.
• Experience as a coach, facilitator and/or negotiator in coordinating team initiatives and in consensus building activities among team members; interpreting, modifying and extending, as necessary, existing standards, regulations and policies to safely and effectively accomplish mission objectives.
• Communicating the organization's mission, vision, and values to the team and ensures they are integrated into team goals, objectives, work plans, products and services.
• Devising and recommending new methods, programs, and policies to bring deficient areas into compliance with applicable environmental and occupational safety legislation.
• Designing and conducting environmental and occupational safety specific training.

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.

In addition to meeting qualifications, your application package must reflect the applicable experience to meet the Individual Occupational Requirements for the 0018 series.

Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- safety or occupational health fields (safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene), or 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.

OR: Specialized Experience: Experience in or related to safety and occupational health that provided the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include:

• Serving as the Lead, Safety and Occupational Health (SOH) Manager of an Agency, responsible for the oversight and management of the Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health (ESOH) Program.
• Managing an Agency's ESOH Program according to Federal, State, DoD and local environmental and occupational safety and health laws and regulations.
• Experience as a coach, facilitator and/or negotiator in coordinating team initiatives and in consensus building activities among team members; interpreting, modifying and extending, as necessary, existing standards, regulations and policies to safely and effectively accomplish mission objectives.
• Communicating the organization's mission, vision, and values to the team and ensures they are integrated into team goals, objectives, work plans, products and services.
• Devising and recommending new methods, programs, and policies to bring deficient areas into compliance with applicable environmental and occupational safety legislation.
• Designing and conducting environmental and occupational safety specific training.

*NOTE: Failure to provide transcripts will result in you being rated ineligible for this position.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: Foreign Education

Additional information

Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA): To be eligible for a VEOA appointment under Merit Promotion procedures, the veteran must be a preference eligible or a veteran separated after 3 years or more of continuous active service performed under honorable conditions.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Programs: This program applies to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria; 2) be rated well-qualified for the position; Well qualified is defined as possessing the type and quality of experience that exceeds the positions minimum qualifications. and 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. For more information: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/ .

Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities: For more information on noncompetitive appointment authority eligibility requirements:
Persons with Disabilities - Schedule A
Special Hiring Authority for Veterans
Special Hiring Authority for Certain Military Spouses
Other Special Appointment Authorities
Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistration.aspx

The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews, and once the selection is made, you will receive a notification of the decision.
NOTE: Declining to be interviewed or failure to report for a scheduled interview will be considered as a declination for further consideration for employment against this vacancy.

Selective Service Requirement: Please visit http://www.sss.gov for more information.

For more information, please visit
https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/DoDGenAppInfo.pdf

Other Notes:

Re-employed Annuitant: This position Does not meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found at:
http://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/1400.25-V300.pdf

Status candidates must meet time-in-grade requirements (52 weeks at the next lower grade level).

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Once the application process is complete, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified for this job, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the Occupational Questionnaire. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job If you are found to be among the top candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):

Competencies:

• Communication
• Management as a Lead of an Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health (ESOH) Program.
• Management of an ESOH Program.
• Work processes for ESOH Program in regards to regulatory compliance.

Military Spouse Preference: If you are entitled to military spouse preference, in order to receive this preference you must choose the spousal eligibility in your application package referencing MSP Military Spouse Preference. Your preference entitlement will be verified by the employing agency. To claim Military Spouse Preference (MSP) please complete the Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist , save the document and attach it to your application package.

Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Sensitive Compartmented Information

Drug test required
Yes

Position sensitivity and risk
Special-Sensitive (SS)/High Risk

Trust determination process

Required Documents

The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstatement, etc). Your complete application includes your COMPLETE resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.

The following documents are REQUIRED
1. Your resume:

• Your resume may be submitted in any format. It must include your name and contact information and support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
• For qualifications determinations your resume must contain the number of hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e.," HRS per week and month/year" or "HRS per week and month/year to present").
• For additional information see: What to include in your resume.

2. Transcripts

• This position has a degree or education requirement so you are required to submit a copy of your transcript
• College transcript(s), required if qualifying based on education. We accept unofficial transcripts, as long as they contain your name, the name of the school, the date and degree that was awarded, and the lists of classes and credits earned.

3. Veteran's Documents

• If applying using veteran's preference or under a Veteran's hiring authority you must submit the following documents:
• DD214 showing character of service, SF-15 Form and VA letter showing final percentage, or certification of expected discharge or release from active duty.

PLEASE REVIEW THE BELOW LINK FOR OTHER SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS needed for proof of eligibility:
https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/FourthEstateRequiredSupportingDocumentation%205-4-2020.pdf?ver=2020-05-07-140551-783

If you are claiming Military Spouse Preference, you must submit supporting documents with your application package. These documents must provide acceptable information to verify: you reside within the commuting area of your sponsor's permanent duty station (PDS); proof of marriage to the active duty sponsor, proof of military member's active duty status, and other documentation required by the vacancy announcement to which you are applying; and must meet all pre-employment criteria and be eligible for immediate noncompetitive appointment to a position in the competitive service. Documentation required: Marriage Certificate or License, Signed Self-Certification Checklist, Veterans' Preference documentation (e.g., DD-214, VA Letter, Statement of Service, if applicable), Transcripts (if applicable). Additional documentation required if previously held a federal position: SF-50s (e.g., LWOP, highest grade held, overseas appointments, etc.), SF-75 Information, and documentation of performance rating of record (dated within the last 12 months)

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education .

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.