Safety and Occupational Health Manager

Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 144,000 - 187,000; Full time

Job summary

The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response in Washington, DC is seeking a Safety and Occupational Health Manager to lead agency-wide safety programs and ensure regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities include establishing policies, identifying workplace hazards, analyzing incident trends, and advising leadership on prevention strategies and training to continuously improve safety outcomes.

Qualifications

• Foreign education credentials must be evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and deemed equivalent to a US accredited education program.

Responsibilities

• Establish program policies, priorities, and organizational structures to achieve agency safety objectives and regulatory compliance.
• Identify workplace hazards, determine root causes of incidents, and implement measures to reduce or eliminate occupational risks.
• Evaluate safety performance metrics and trends to identify deficiencies and improve organizational safety outcomes.
• Advise leadership on hazard prevention strategies, compliance requirements, employee training, and implementation of safety initiatives.

Education

Foreign Education Evaluation Required

Job description

• Hiring Agency: Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response
• Department: Department of Health and Human Services
• Location: Washington, District of Columbia

This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia. This announcement will close at 11:59 PM, on the day that 50 applications have been received or on the closing date, whichever is first.

Key Responsibilities

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY As a Safety and Occupational Health Manager, you will: Establish program policies, priorities, and organizational structures to achieve agency safety objectives and regulatory compliance. Identify workplace hazards, determine root causes of incidents, and implement measures to reduce or eliminate occupational risks. Evaluate safety performance metrics and trends to identify deficiencies and improve organizational safety outcomes.

Advise leadership on hazard prevention strategies, compliance requirements, employee training, and implementation of safety initiatives.

Requirements & Education

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: http://www.ed.gov.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, Department of Health and Human Services.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $143913 – $187093/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-02.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.