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, or exempt from, Selective Service http://www.sss.gov
• 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: Fulltime
• Overtime: Occasionally
• Tour of Duty: Flexible
• Recruitment Incentives: Authorized
• 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

There is an Individual Occupational Requirement for the 0018 series. In addition to meeting the Specialized Experience requirements stated below, applicants must also demonstrate they meet the either:

A. 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

B. 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.

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

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:

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.

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

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

All applicants must meet qualifications and eligibility criteria by the closing date of the announcement.

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/

How You Will Be Evaluated

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

We will review your resume and supporting documents, to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. We will evaluate each applicant who meets the basic qualifications on the information provided and evaluate your relevant work experiences as it relates to fundamental competencies, identified below, required for this position.

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.

Based on the results of this evaluation, you will be placed in one of the following quality categories:

Best Qualified: This highest category will be used for those candidates who possess the type and quality of experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position, including any selective placement factors and/or appropriate quality ranking factor(s), as determined by the job analysis.
Highly Qualified: This higher category will be used for those candidates who possess the type and quality of experience that exceed the minimum qualifications of the position, including any selective placement factors and/or appropriate quality ranking factor(s) as determined by the job analysis.
Qualified: This lowest category will be used for those candidates that meet the minimum qualifications of the position, including all selective placement factors and appropriate quality ranking factor(s) and are proficient in some, but not all, of the requirements of the position. Candidates may require extensive training and/or orientation in order to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position. https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/#url=Category-Rating

Names of the candidates in the Best Qualified category will be sent first to the hiring manager for employment consideration. Applicants in other categories will be referred in accordance with category rating procedures.

Veterans Preference: If you are entitled to veterans preference, you should indicate the type of veterans' preference you are claiming on your resume. Your veterans' preference entitlement will be verified by the employing agency. If you are entitled to veterans' preference and qualified for the position, your name will be placed above non-preference candidates on a list sent to the hiring manager for employment consideration. Qualified veterans' preference eligible with a service-connected disability of 10% or more will be listed at the top of the highest quality category depending on the position and grade level of the job.
For information on entitlement see http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.aspx .

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. If you are claiming military spouse preference and qualified for the position, your name will be placed below preference eligible veteran candidates and above non-preference candidates on a list sent to the hiring manager for employment consideration. 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 on 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 to 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 if qualifying based on education.
• 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 list 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 OR 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)

For More Information: https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/DoDGenAppInfo.pdf

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.