Clarification from the agency

** This vacancy has been amended to extend the closing date from 08/31/22 to 09/02/22**

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• Duties described below are at the full-performance level. Duties assigned at a lower grade level will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity; duties will be commensurate with the grade of selected employee.
• Under the direction of the MSFC SMA Director, incumbent will be responsible for directing, continually evaluating, and analyzing the development and implementation of an integrated facility-wide industrial safety program.
• Collaborates with technical experts at MAF for all industrial safety matters providing national consensus standard and OSHA compliance interpretations and directions and ensures compliance with all NASA and MSFC safety directives.
• Investigates mishaps involving Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA)-recordable employee injuries, close calls. Recommends and implements measures to prevent recurrence, and advises employees/supervisors on accident prevention techniques.
• Supports the planning, formulation, and implementation of the MAF/MSFC safety program ensuring compliance with OSHA, NASA, and other safety statutes, regulations, and directives.
• Establishes and maintains excellent working relationships with senior managers at MAF, SMA/MSFC/Huntsville, senior managers from all NASA contractors conducting work at MAF, and NASA Program Managers who have work conducted at MAF.
• Assures implementation of similar programs appropriate to MAF/MSFC contracted activities, and for assures the development and implementation of required safety policies, standards, requirements, and procedures for all personnel.

Conditions of employment

• This position is open to U.S. citizens, nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S
• Position subject to pre-employment background investigation
• You must meet qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement
• If selected, you will be required to complete a financial disclosure statement.
• Please see the "Additional Information" section for important information about COVID-19 vaccination requirements for federal employees.

Qualifications

You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade, which has equipped you with the particular competencies needed to successfully perform the duties of the position described above.

To qualify for GS-13, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level:

• Assisting with the development of organizational safety policies, procedural manuals/inspection checklists, employee training, and monitoring fire and/or evacuation drills;
• Assisting with mishap investigations to include interviewing witnesses, conducting analyses, drawing conclusions, or generating recommendations;
• Inspecting the work area to identify and eliminate unsafe environmental conditions and to determine compliance with Federal, State and local safety requirements; and
• Explaining safety violations (e.g. procedural, technical, sensitive, controversial) or findings to interested parties in the field.

To qualify for GS-14, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level:

• Providing oversight of safety and health program trends, performance metrics and review processes;
• Conducting mishap investigations including interviewing witnesses, conducting analyses, drawing conclusions, and generating recommendations;
• Developing and implementing processes to align with protection programs, or safety health management systems; and
• Developing and implementing program reviews to assess effectiveness, identify findings and develop corrective actions.

Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

You will be evaluated for this position based on how well you meet the qualifications and eligibility requirements listed in this vacancy announcement. To determine your qualifications and referral status, we may review your resume and supporting documentation and compare it against your responses to the vacancy questionnaire. Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration.

You will be assessed on the following competencies:

• Planning and Evaluating
• Problem Solving
• Technical Competence
• Mishap Investigation
• Occupational and Environmental Health
• Workplace Safety

NASA considers 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.

Under NASA's category rating process, applicants will be assessed on the position competencies and placed in one of three categories identified and defined below:

• Best Qualified Category - Applicants who demonstrate a superior level of all evaluation criteria.
• Highly Qualified Category - Applicants who demonstrate a satisfactory level of the evaluation criteria.
• Qualified Category - Applicants who demonstrate the basic qualifications, with general knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Names of all qualified candidates in the Best Qualified category will be sent to the hiring official for employment consideration (unless a sufficient number of qualified veterans are found - in which case only those names will be initially certified ). Candidates within the Best Qualified category who are eligible for veteran preference will receive selection priority over non-veteran preference eligibles.