Safety and Occupational Health Manager

Air Force District of Washington; Westphalia (MD); On-site; USD 75,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Air Force District of Washington is seeking a safety and occupational health program manager to oversee diverse aviation and industrial safety activities. The role involves advisory services, risk assessment, policy development, and program implementation across installations.

The position requires experience in safety engineering, industrial hygiene, and health physics, with emphasis on developing standards and reducing hazards.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of complex safety and occupational health principles, regulations, and risk assessment methods.

Responsibilities

• Know and apply safety and occupational health laws, regulations, and policies.
• Develop and recommend safety program elements and standards to leadership.
• Analyze hazards and advise on or resolve technical safety issues.
• Design or modify workplaces or processes to control hazards.
• Inspect workplaces for compliance and identify new hazards.
• Train workers and supervisors in safety subjects.
• Plan, organize, and meet deadlines in safety programs.

Skills

Safety program management

Policy development

Regulatory compliance

Hazard analysis

Investigations & reporting

Project planning

Job description

The primary purpose of this position is: To manage a diverse safety and occupational health program* involving diverse aviation, industrial safety, occupational activities, and provide advisory safety services.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:

• 1) Managing safety or occupational health program elements.
• 2) Developing and recommending safety and occupational health policy to higher levels of management.
• 3) 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.
• 4) Developing safety and occupational health standards, regulations, practices, and procedures to eliminate or control potential hazards.
• 5) Developing or implementing programs to reduce the frequency, severity, and cost of accidents and occupational illnesses.
• 6) Analyzing or evaluating new and existing jobs, processes, products, or other systems to determine the existence, severity, probability, and outcome of hazards.
• 7) Designing or modifying workplaces, processes, products, or other systems to control or eliminate hazards.
• 8) 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.
• 9) Training of workers, supervisors, managers, or other safety and occupational health personnel in safety or occupational health subjects.
• 10) Work in occupational fields such as industrial hygienist, safety engineer, fire prevention engineer, health physicist, and occupational health nurse.

FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS:

Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-11 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-12 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs):

• 1. Knowledge of complex safety and occupational health principles, practices, procedures, laws, regulations, and current legislative issues as they relate to the military installation occupational safety program; the requirements, methods, and techniques of accident/mishap investigation, analysis, resolution of safety problems, and formal reporting procedures; and risk assessment methods and techniques for evaluation of safety and occupational health risks.
• 2. Knowledge of basic safety construction standards, methods, practices, techniques, materials, and equipment to determine compliance with regulations and standards.
• 3. Knowledge of standard training techniques, methods, and materials sufficient to develop and present formal training and instructional sessions.
• 4. Skill in conducting mishap investigations; analyzing and evaluating hazardous conditions; preparing reports and recommendations and addressing risk assessment methods and techniques for safety code compliance.
• 5. Skill in the interpretation of engineering drawings and specifications sufficient to identify hazardous conditions in proposed facilities.
• 6. Ability to plan, organize work, and meet deadlines.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE:

Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE:

Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religiou