Safety and Occupational Health Specialist

Bureau of Reclamation; Provo (UT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

The Bureau of Reclamation in Provo, Utah seeks a Safety and Occupational Health Specialist (GS-12) to lead safety inspections, assess programs, and advise on hazard abatement. Applicants must meet Time-in-Grade requirements and demonstrate expertise in safety policies and OSHA standards.

Competitive candidates will show experience with incident investigations, job hazard analyses, and safety program leadership within federal or large-scale industrial settings.

Qualifications

• Major study in safety or occupational health fields, or related degree with at least 24 semester hours in safety/occupational health related disciplines.
• Experience in safety and occupational health roles with knowledge of safety laws, regulations, and policy development.
• Certification such as CSP, CIH, CHP, or equivalent certification may be required.

Responsibilities

• Perform safety and occupational health inspections or program assessments at industrial, dam, powerplant, or construction worksites against OSHA standards.
• Review contractor safety plans and advise contracting personnel on safety compliance and performance.
• Lead accident and incident investigations, including causal analysis and incident reporting.
• Evaluate job hazard analyses and risk assessments for high-risk work such as hazardous energy control, confined space entry, crane operations, or heavy equipment.
• Provide technical safety and health advice to management on program requirements and hazard abatement.

Skills

Safety and occupational health

OSHA standards

Incident investigations

Education

Bachelor's degree in safety/occupational health

Job description

Reclamation is seeking a career professional looking for an opportunity to capitalize on their expertise as a Safety and Occupational Health Specialist with Bureau of Reclamation. Salary Range Information (Per Annum): GS-12: $89,508 - $116,362 per annum First time hires to the federal government typically start at the beginning salary in the range for their respective grade level.

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 10/22/2026-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, all qualification requirements, including time-in-grade restrictions and any selective factors, by the closing date of this announcement. There is no education substitution for Time in Grade requirements.

Basic Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) - GS-0018

• A. Major study (Undergraduate and Graduate Education) -- 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;
• B. 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: 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. These examples are not all inclusive.
• C. Certification as a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), or Certified Health Physicist (CHP), or similar certification that included successful completion of a written examination.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT

To qualify for the position (in addition to meeting the basic IOR requirement above), your resume must clearly describe specialized experience that demonstrates the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities as follows:

GS-12: In order to qualify for the GS-12 grade level, your resume must demonstrate at least one year of full-time specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to at least the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the federal service or public sector.

Specialized Experience for GS-12:

• Performing safety and occupational health inspections or program assessments at industrial, dam, powerplant, or construction worksites against OSHA standards and agency safety requirements.
• Reviewing contractor safety plans and submittals and advising contracting personnel on contractor safety compliance and performance.
• Conducting or leading accident and incident investigations, including causal analysis and incident reporting.
• Evaluating job hazard analyses and risk assessments for high-risk work such as hazardous energy control, confined space entry, crane operations, or heavy equipment.
• Providing technical safety and health advice to management on program requirements and hazard abatement.

Your resume must clearly reflect ALL of the experience listed above - if it does not, your application will be marked as not qualified.

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 vo