SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALIST TITLE 32 INDEFINITE

Army National Guard Units (DOA); Concord (NH); On-site; USD 101,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

The NH Army National Guard DCSAV is seeking a Safety and Occupational Health Specialist (TITLE 32) in Concord, NH. This is an indefinite, excepted service position with responsibilities for maintaining comprehensive safety programs and implementing risk-based safety measures across varied operations.

Requires compatible military grade (Officer 02–04; CW2–CW4) and experience in safety management, with驻 duties including inspections, policy development, and hazardous materials oversight.

Qualifications

• General Experience: Must have minimum experience in scientific or technical work that provided an understanding of the basic principles and concepts of the safety and occupational health field.
• Specialized Experience: 12 months of experience at GS-11 level performing industrial construction standards, methods, practices, techniques, materials, equipment, and utility systems sufficent to determine compliance with building safety standards and devise hazard control measures for aviation ground facilities and supporting industrial shops.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the State, Territory, District of Columbia Safety and Occupational Health Specialist in the maintenance of a comprehensive ground and explosives safety program.
• Executes resources for personnel requirements and safety programs to support goals and directives.
• Implements SOH plans, assesses risks, and conducts inspections; develops state safety policy and SOPs for SOH programs.

Education

Officer 02 to 04; Warrant Officer CW2 to CW4

Job description

Summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This National Guard position is for a SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALIST TITLE 32 INDEFINITE, Position Description Number D293800d and is part of the NH ARNG DCSAV, National Guard.

This vacancy is to gather applications that may or may not result in a referral or selection.

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Overview

Accepting applications
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Concord, NH
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Job Details

• Salary: $101,375 – $131,790 per year
• Pay scale & grade: GS 12
• Promotion potential: None
• Work schedule: Full-time
• Travel Required: Not required
• Appointment type: Multiple
• Supervisory status: Yes
• Federal service type: This job is in the Excepted Service
• Represented by a union: No
• Drug test: Yes
• Security clearance: Secret
• Financial disclosure required: No
• Announcement number: NH-13098187-AR-26-248
• Control number: 890919500

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National Guard and reserves

Current members, those who want to join or transitioning military members.

Duties

MAJOR DUTIES: Serves as the State, Territory, District of Columbia Safety and Occupational Health Specialist in the maintenance of a comprehensive ground and explosives, safety program for the State. Provides technical expertise for the State ARNG Safety and Occupational Health Management Systems(ASOHMS) within the broad framework of statutory public law, DOD, Army, and National Guard policy ,goals, and objectives. Executes resources for personnel requirements and safety programs necessary to support program goals, objectives, and directives. Implements SOH plans, requirements, methods, and assess risks to improve safety in the workplace and off-duty environments. The SOHM specialist executes a complex SO&EH program for a broad occupational field involving awide variety of changing, high risk operations, environmental conditions, and hazardous materials. Conducts annual reviews of the State SOH Plan to include all applicable Army SOH functional areas. Assists in the development of State safety policy and Standard Operating Procedures for SOH programs. Functional program responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following areas: Executes, monitors and evaluates installation SOH functional Safety and Occupational Health Programs for effective implementation, to include; Workplace Operations, Workplace safety, Hazard communication programs, Industrial operations (lockout/tagout, confined space, fall protection),Emergency planning and response, Safety Training and Education of SOH programs consisting of training needs assessments of subordinate organizations mission and operational needs. Community, Off-Duty Recreation, and Seasonal Safety, Public, family, child, and youth safety, Tactical Operations, Tactical safety, Force mobilization, Transportation Safety, Motor vehicle mishap prevention, Maritime activities, Safe cargo operations, Radiation and Laser Safety, Aviation Safety Management, System safety management, Facilities system safety (FASS) program management, Ammunition and Explosives (AE) Safety, Range Safety Operations, Electrical Safety, Fire and Emergency Services(F&ES) Safety, and Contract Safety. Performs inspections. Coordinates, conducts, and participates in safety and occupational health inspections and surveys in a widespread geographic dispersion of diverse operations posing serious hazards of unpredictable consequences to humans and property. Observes employee performance, environmental conditions, facilities, and equipment in a constantly changing operational environment. Identifies complex and unconventional hazards, and unsafe conditions and practices. Weighs, considers, and evaluates findings, assigns risk assessment codes, recommends corrective actions, and conducts follow-up inspections. Coordinates abatement with key staff (Commanders, Directors, supervisors, managers, employees, and labor union). Evaluates effectiveness of countermeasures. Reviews findings of safety surveys conducted by safety committees and determines appropriate action required.

Conditions of employment

• NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a National Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position.
• This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state’s National Guard, required prior to the effective date of placement.
• Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform.
• Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.
• Applicants who are not currently a member of the National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership and employment in the National Guard in the military grade listed in this announcement.
• Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a trial period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• Position requires Ground Safety Officer course or Aviation Safety Officer course qualification within 18 months of hire date and CP-12 (SAFETY) certification within 24 months of hire.

Qualifications

Compatible military grade and assignment required prior to the effective date of placement. This is an Title 32 INDEFINITE excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state’s National Guard. Applicants who are not currently a member of the National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a National Guard recruiter PRIOR to applying for this position.

Military Grades : Officer 02 to 04; Warrant Officer CW2 to CW4

Compatible Military Assignments : MOS IMMATERIAL

++GENERAL EXPERIENCE++ : Must have minimum experience in scientific or technical work that provided an understanding of the basic principles and concepts of the safety and occupational health field. Perform as a team member, specified survey work to identify and evaluate hazardous and nonhazardous work and conditions. Applied conventional survey techniques to complete relatively uncomplicated evaluations. Made recommendations concerning corrective procedures where the potential for injury or property damage exists.

++SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE++:Must have 12 months of experience, education, or training at the lower grade level (GS-11) performing industrial construction standards, methods, practices, techniques, materials, equipment, and utility systems sufficient to determine compliance with building safety standards and devise hazard control measures applicable to airport ground facilities and supporting industrial shops. Knowledge of psychological and physiological factors sufficient to develop a ground aviation safety education activity for supervisors and employees, to motivate maintenance personnel to apply safe working practices and to persuade supervisors to accept changes or modifications where required to achieve a safe working environment. Performed safety and occupational health principles, practices, procedures and standards applicable to a full range of complex safety and occupational health management responsibilities at a military aviation installation and requiring the planning, organizing, directing, operating and evaluation of a safety and occupational health program related to ground aviation, industrial and marine operations. Performed aviation maintenance work processes and support equipment, airport ground operations, facilities and runway maintenance techniques, and industrial work processes.

Additional information

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.” In addition, all job announcements now include a link to USAJOBS, Equal Employment Opportunity Policy, which affirms that candidates will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or national origin.

This agency participates in the Fair Chance Act, Title 5 USC 9202 Limitations on requests for criminal history information. An employee of an agency may not request, in oral or written form (including through the Declaration for Federal Employment (Office of Personnel Management Optional Form 306) or any similar successor form, the USAJOBS internet website, or any other electronic means) that an applicant for an appointment to a position in the civil service disclose criminal history record information regarding the applicant before the appointing authority extends a conditional offer to the applicant. Certain exceptions do apply to this Act.

If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency (Register | Selective Service System : Selective Service System (sss.gov)).

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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Required documents

Starting on September 27, 2025, federal agencies will only accept resumes up to two pages in length to comply with the Merit Hiring Plan. USAJOBS will not allow you to upload or build resumes longer than two pages, and you will need to update the resumes in your profile before applying to a job.

Two Page Resumes only.

1. A COMPLETE RESUME IS REQUIRED. Your full name, address, civilian email address (no .gov or .mil) and current telephone number must be on your resume. Your resume must clearly demonstrate experience that meets the requirements of this position. In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. Your resume must show experience where you worked, job title, duties and accomplishments, employer’s name and address, supervisor’s name and phone number, starting and end dates (Mo/Yr), hours per week & salary. Incomplete resumes will result in the applicant not being considered for the position.

2. References must be submitted with the application packet. (Minimum of 3 references required). If no references are with the application packet, your application will not be sent forward to the selecting officials.

1. Prior/current Federal employees are required to submit their most recent SF 50 with their packet. The SF-50(s) must reflect the highest grade and step held in Federal Service that demonstrates one year time in grade.
2. A complete application package, including all supporting documents (i.e., resumes, copies of transcripts if required, licenses, All FAA Certifications and Credentials, and any other supporting documents etc.), must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration.
3. Copies of transcripts must be provided at the time of submission with the application packet. Failure to do so will result in the applicant not being considered for the position. Selected individual may be required to provide official transcripts prior to placement into this position.

PLEASE NOTE: It is the applicant’s responsibility to verify that information entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resumes, supporting documents, transcripts (copies) if needed, licenses, SF 50 etc.) is received, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. You may verify your documents have been processed with your application package successfully prior to the announcement closing. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Human Resources WILL NOT modify, change or add anything to your application packet after the closing date. Human Resources WILL NOT divulge if you are qualified or not for the position. Incomplete packets will not be considered for the position.

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.

Agency contact information

Jason Burpee

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Email: [e-mail]

Address: NH ARNG DCSAV State Military Reservation Concord, NH 03301 US

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