Safety Officer - Field Operations (PCN 10-2239)

State of Alaska; Fairbanks (AK); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of Alaska is seeking a Safety Officer for Field Operations in Fairbanks. This role involves leading safety programs, coordinating emergency plans, and managing equipment for geological surveys. Candidates should have a strong background in safety protocols and effective communication skills.

Benefits

Flexible work schedule

On-the-job training

Telework options

Qualifications

• Experience with occupational safety and health programs.
• Knowledge of hazardous materials and emergency management methods.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate field safety operations and emergency plans.
• Lead the division’s field safety program.
• Manage safety and communications equipment.

Skills

Chemistry

First Response

Oral and Written Communication

Compliance

Decision Making

Safety Hazards

Health Physics

Job description

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Safety Officer - Field Operations (PCN 10-2239)

The Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, is recruiting for a Safety Officer (Field Operations) in Fairbanks.

This position is open to Alaska Residents only.

This Safety Officer position coordinates field-safety operations and equipment for the Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys (DGGS). Duties include:

• Leading the division’s field safety program and chairing the Field Operations Safety Committee.
• Coordination of safety operations and emergency plans for individual projects.
• Safety training coordination and instruction.
• Management of safety and communications equipment.
• Management of division vehicles, equipment, and warehouses.
• Fieldwork and project support as needed.

This active safety role requires close collaboration with staff and hands-on project and personnel tracking, equipment inventory and maintenance, and in-depth knowledge of field operations using helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, boats, snow machines, and ATVs for travel. In 2024, approximately 36 division staff members spent about 575 person-days in the field on 34 distinct field projects.

Mission and Values/Culture:

DGGS’ mission is to “determine the potential of Alaskan land for production of metals, minerals, fuels, and geothermal resources, the locations and supplies of groundwater and construction material, and the potential geologic hazards to buildings, roads, bridges, and other installations and structures” (AS 41.08.020). DGGS’ work requires field operations in often remote environments with challenging weather, terrain, and access. Our mission is only successful through safe operations, which are ensured by this position, division safety guidelines, DGGS’ Field Operations Safety Committee, and the responsible actions of all division staff.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:

DGGS offers ample opportunity for on-the-job training, a flexible work schedule, possible telework, and partnership with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about their work and the division's mission. DGGS prioritizes a respectful and inclusive workplace. This Safety Officer position is critical for the safe operations of DGGS field projects, and the work of this position is highly valued by division employees. Position reports directly to the Division Operations Manager.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:
DGGS’s two offices are in Fairbanks and at the Geologic Materials Center in Anchorage. This permanent Safety Officer position is stationed at the main DGGS Fairbanks office and oversees safety operations for all field projects, the separate Fairbanks warehouse facility, and the Geologic Materials Center core and sample repository.

We are looking for a candidate who possesses the following position-specific competencies.

• Chemistry: Knowledge of chemicals, including hazardous materials, and their uses, interactions, dangers, production, storage, and disposal.
• First Response: Knowledge of emergency management methods, such as first aid, rescue techniques, and threat assessments.
• Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.

Click here to learn more about working for the Division of Geology and Geophysical Surveys.

Minimum Qualifications

Competency-Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions
This job class uses competency-based minimum qualifications.Please ensure your application(through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

Competency Description
The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations instead of specific tasks and are only used as parameters and guidelines. A competency’s description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to meet the competency successfully but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options for how an applicant can meet the job expectation.

Competency-Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions
This job class uses competency-based minimum qualifications.Please ensure your application(through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

Competency Description
The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations instead of specific tasks and are only used as parameters and guidelines. A competency’s description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to meet the competency successfully but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options for how an applicant can meet the job expectation.

Qualifications
Any combination of training and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in

• Compliance: Knowledge of procedures for assessing, evaluating, and monitoring programs or projects for compliance with Federal laws, regulations, and guidance.
• Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
• Safety Hazards: Knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, and methods to identify, control, mitigate, and eliminate safety hazards in the design and use of facilities, equipment, operations, and work processes.
• Health Physics: Knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, and methods pertaining to the protection of people, their environment, and equipment from hazards (for example, radiation or hazardous chemicals) and the control of radioactive material.

equivalent to those typically gained by:

experience with occupational safety and health programs which includes the application of occupational safety and health-related regulations, codes, and standards; and involvement with workplace safety and health consultations, inspections, and/or investigations.

Additional Required Information

** Please read the information below carefully. **

At the time of the interview,please ensure that you provide the following materials:

• Writing sample (at minimum, a one-page personally written document outlining a safety guideline or policy)
• Position may require travel to Anchorage 2-5 times per year.
• Position may require additional travel within the state (normally 1-3 trips of 5 days or less per year).
• Traveling by helicopter, small fixed-wing aircraft, ATV, snow machine, and boat. While out in the field, may be subject to working and living in austere facilities.
• Possession of, or access to, firearms or ammunition is required for this position.

Application Notice

You can ONLY apply for this position through the Workplace Alaska website or a hardcopy application. Instructions on how to apply with Workplace Alaska may be found on the Workplace Alaska “ How to Apply " page. Your application must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. Alaska Standard Time on the closing date.

Supplemental Questions

For your application to be evaluated, you must answer the Supplemental Questions. The State of Alaska (SOA) uses four proficiency levels to measure and describe an applicant’s level of competence in applying certain behaviors, knowledge, skills, and abilities to accomplish a specific task. The four proficiency levels are Mastery, Fluency, Literacy, and Discovery. You must rate your proficiency level for each competency listed in the supplemental questions.

Education

If post-secondary education is required to meet the minimum qualifications, you must fill out the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials if used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position.

Special Instructions for Foreign Education

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the minimum qualifications listed above. If utilizing this education, you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs; or an accredited U.S. post-secondary institution reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the post-secondary institution. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

Work Experience

If using work experience not already documented in your application, also provide the employer’s name, job title, employment dates, and whether full or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine whether the responses are supported and minimum qualifications are clearly met. If they are not, the applicant may not advance to the recruitment interview and selection phase.

Note: Attaching a resume is not an alternative to filling out the application entirely. Noting, "see resume" or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination that your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.

Bargaining Unit

If you are acurrent state employee, please mark the union you are a member of at the time of application. Do not complete this question if you are not a current state employee.

Driver’s License Requirement

Applicants must possess a valid driver's license. Proof of licensure will be required prior to reporting to duty.

Firearms

This position requires the use or possession of a firearm or ammunition. In accordance with the federal Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997 (PL 104-208), if you have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, you may not hold this position.

A "misdemeanor crime of domestic violence" is an offense that is (1) a misdemeanor under Federal or state law and (2) has, as an element, the use or attempted use of physical force or the threatened use of a deadly weapon, committed by a current or former spouse, parent, or guardian of the victim, by a person with whom the victim shares a child in common, by a person who is cohabiting with or has cohabited with the victim as a spouse, parent, or guardian, or by a person similarly situated to a spouse, parent, or guardian of the victim.

If you have ever been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, do NOT apply for this position.

EEO STATEMENT
The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities who require accommodation, auxiliary aides or services, or alternative communication formats should call 1-800-587-0430 or [phone] in Juneau or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or 1-800-770-8973 or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at P.O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal opportunity employer.

Please be sure to check your junk folder for any messages that may be sent to you about this recruitment.

Contact Information

Questions regarding application submission or system operation errors should be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 1-800-587-0430 (toll-free) or [phone] if you are in the Juneau area. Requests for information may also be emailed to [e-mail].

For specific information about this position, please get in touch with the hiring manager at the following:

Jennifer Athey

Division Operations Manager

Phone:[phone]

Email:[e-mail]

Employer State of Alaska Phone [phone] (Statewide toll-free number)
[phone] (Juneau and out-of-state callers) Website http://workplace.alaska.gov/