Not Required

Duties

Plans, organizes, coordinates, directs, evaluates, and financially advises on a comprehensive safety and occupational health program.,Develops and prepares annual local safety and occupational health plans through adaptation of DOL and Forest Service instructions and policies; prepares program of work and associated budget.,Addresses procedures for regulatory compliance and Center-wide use, e.g., Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure plans, Hazardous Waste Minimization, Pollution Prevention plans, Environmental Protection and Enhancement Regulation and OSHA.,Interprets and applies rules and regulations established by the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, Department of Labor, National Fire Protection Association, and other regulatory agencies.,Coordinates safety and occupational health activities with representatives of the medical, personnel, security, and other organizational components.,Conducts worksite safety inspections on new construction and building alterations to determine the degree of compliance with standards and regulatory criteria; recommends procedures to control or eliminate hazardous operations or conditions.,Monitors the project(s) during the course of the construction to ensure compliance with applicable safety related standards.,Monitors the project(s) during the course of the construction to ensure compliance with applicable safety related standards.,Responsibilities are listed at the full performance level.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt. Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check. Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary. Basic Requirement: GS-0018: Major related to 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. OR experience in safety and occupational health that provided the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GS-09: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 grade level and specialized experience in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as three or more of the following: Conducting safety training in the field or classroom; and/or participating in after action incident reviews; and/or implementing project job hazard analyses; and/or participating in the applications of risk management principles in the development or implementation of work projects or field operations. OR a Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., in one or more of the following disciplines: safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene, occupational medicine, toxicology, public health, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological sciences, engineering, and industrial psychology; OR an appropriate combination of specialized experience and education (only graduate education in excess of 18 semester hours may be used to qualify applicants for this grade level in one or more of the following disciplines: safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene, occupational medicine, toxicology, public health, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological sciences, engineering, and industrial psychology). For the GS-11: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level. Specialized experience is defined as three or more of the following: Participating or assisting in the development and implementation of a unit safety and risk management program; and/or organizing, coordinated, and conducted training in the field or classroom related to safety and risk management; and/or organizing and conducting accident investigations, after action reviews and facilitated safety learning analyses; and/or reviewing and preparing project job hazard analyses. OR a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. Acceptable fields of graduate coursework include, but are not limited to 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; OR an appropriate combination of specialized experience and graduate level education (beyond what is required for a master's degree, i.e., more than 36 semester hours leading to a Ph.D. 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 volunteer experience. TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENT: If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. This requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Other Information

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) or Reemployment Priority List (RPL): To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/RPL candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. CTAP candidates must be rated and determined to be well qualified (or above) based on an evaluation of the competencies listed in the How You Will Be Evaluated section. When assessed through a score-based category rating method, CTAP applicants must receive a rating of at least 85 out of a possible 100. Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) provides current or former temporary and term employees the opportunity to compete for permanent competitive service positions. Individuals must have more than 24 months of service without a break between appointments of two or more years and the last temporary or term appointment must have been with the Forest Service. Service must be in the competitive service and have been at a successful level of performance or better. Part-time and intermittent service will be credited only for time actually worked. Non-pay status such as leave without pay is credited for up to six months in a calendar year; anything beyond six months is not credited. Applicants are responsible for providing sufficient information/documentation to determine if the 24 month criteria is met. If you are selected for a position with further promotion potential, you will be placed under a career development plan, and may be non-competitively promoted if you successfully complete the requirements and if recommended by management. However, promotion is not guaranteed. A recruitment or relocation incentive, or reimbursement of relocation expenses may be authorized at the discretion of management in accordance with agency policy. Positions filled from this announcement may be a bargaining or a non-bargaining unit position represented by either NFFE, AFGE or NAGE. Forest Service daycare facilities are not available. Government Housing may be available. Must obtain within one year of entrance into position and maintain all applicable local, State and National OSHA Certifications as required.