Clarification from the agency

Open only to current USGS employees serving on perm competitive service appts; OR current USGS employees, regardless of current status, who are elig for consideration under a noncompetitive auth such as those specific to 30% disabled vets, Individuals with Disabilities, Pathways Interns & Recent Grads who are elig for noncomp conversion, etc.

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As a Safety and Occupational Health Manager within the Office of Management Services, some of your specific duties will include:

• Serving as a Section Chief directing Safety and Occupation Health operations with responsibility for advising and recommending policies, plans, standards, and procedures for accident and occupational illness prevention and public safety.
• Preparing reports of bureau-wide accident trend analysis to address negative trends and program gaps.
• Developing USGS management recommendations aimed toward program improvement, cost reductions, safer utilization of manpower, equipment, and facilities to include developing initiatives based on report's findings.
• Preparing, reviewing, and ensuring national policies, guidance, and procedures related to safety and health that includes following correspondence review processes.
• Assisting the Chief in Administration of the USGS Occupational and Safety Health Awards Program, annual OSHA reports, informational correspondence, and safety awareness materials.
• Consulting and coordinating with other internal and external Occupational and Safety Health experts to solve complex Bureau Occupational and Safety Health issues and problems.
• Representing the USGS in meetings and conferences with public and private agencies concerning Occupational and Safety Health matters serving as the Occupational Safety and Health Management Branch representative.
• Operate a government owned or leased vehicle as an incidental driver.

Physical Demands
The work is primarily sedentary. The incumbent also performs site visits, evaluations, and inspections of facilities, construction projects, field sites and high hazard operations requiring physical exertion, occasional climbing and extended periods of walking or standing on uneven or unstable surfaces.

Work Environment
Work is primarily performed in an office setting. Regular and recurring onsite evaluation and inspection work may expose the incumbent to hazardous environmental conditions and hazardous materials encountered at field locations. Protective equipment is sometimes required.

Conditions of Employment for this Position:
As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary or trial period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated. The selectee for this position will be required to serve a supervisory probationary period, unless they have already completed one.

This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will 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.

Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated.

Upon completion of your probationary your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Conditions of employment

Key Requirements:

1. Selectee may be subject to serving a one-year probationary period.
2. This position requires completion of a one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period, if one has not previously been completed.
3. Selectee must provide a valid state driver's license & safe driving record.
4. Selectee subject to successful completion of a pre-employment medical exam.
5. More requirements are listed under Qualifications and Other Information.

Are There Any Special Requirements For This Position?

• Because this position requires travel for official business, the selectee will be required to apply for a charge card within 30 calendar days of appointment. Individuals who have delinquent account balances from a previous Government charge card will be required to satisfy their existing obligation before a new card can be issued.
• Taking and passing a pre-employment medical examination at Federal expense is required due to the physical demands of this job.
• You will be required to operate a government-owned or -leased vehicle in the performance of your official duties. Applicants for this position must meet the following requirements: (1) possess a valid State license, and (2) possess a safe driving record. If selected, you will be required to provide proof of a valid State license & a copy of your driving record.
• A background investigation will be required for this position. Continued employment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for termination.
• Throughout the recruitment and hiring process we will be communicating with you via email; therefore, it is imperative that the email address you provide when applying for this vacancy remains active. Should your email address change, please notify the point of contact identified in the vacancy announcement as soon as possible so that we can update our system.
• If you are a Federal employee applying for a promotion (under merit promotion procedures) you must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of the announcement.

Qualifications

Definitions:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Specialized experience is 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 to be filled. Examples of qualifying specialized experience may include:

• Managing safety or occupational health program elements.
• Developing or 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.
• Developing safety and occupational health standards, regulations, practices, and procedures to eliminate or control potential hazards.
• Developing or implementing programs to reduce the frequency, severity, and cost of accidents and occupational illnesses.
• Analyzing or evaluating new and existing jobs, processes, products, or other systems to determine the existence, severity, probability, and outcome of hazards.
• Designing or modifying workplaces, processes, products, or other systems to control or eliminate hazards.
• Inspecting or surveying workplaces, processes, products, or other systems for compliance with established safety and occupational health policies or standards and to identify potential new hazards.
• Training of workers, supervisors, managers, or other safety and occupational health personnel in safety or occupational health subjects.
• Work in occupational fields such as industrial hygienist, safety engineer, fire prevention engineer, health physicist, and occupational health nurse.

Applicants must meet the following to qualify for the GS-13 level: One year of appropriate specialized experience as defined above under "Definitions". To be creditable, this specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service.

Examples of GS-12 level experience may include: 1) representing safety and health interests serving on Bureau teams and committees; 2) conducting field level compliance inspections and regional program evaluations to identify and evaluating risk potential involving a wide variety of work environments, occupations and operations; 3) managing national level accident, audit or hazard analysis databases/systems and directed investigation of accidents, analyzing precipitating factors and causal data using Tableau software, and developing methods for prevention or abatement; 4) recommending application of safety and health or industrial hygiene principles and training on safety and health topics at all levels of the organization; 5) managing safety and health programs specific to lab safety, and occupant emergency plans, industrial hygiene topics 6) Coordinating work or collaborating with staff in the specialized occupational fields i.e., aviation, diving firearms, large vessels, radiation, watercraft, industrial hygiene, occupational medicine, safety engineering, and fire prevention.

For examples 1-6, the work is performed independently to set section priorities, objectives, and strategies in alignment with Bureau goals. As the technical expert, the incumbent determines the approach and methods to be used and directs subordinate staff in effectively providing specialized safety program (diving, large vessels, and watercraft) support and solutions to highly complex issues and concerns to Associate and Regional Directors, Regional Safety Managers, and local management, supervisors and employees.

You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the position by the closing date of the announcement.

How you will be evaluated

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

--Resume Length:
Please limit your resume to no more than 2 pages. If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.

--Basis of Rating:
Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), the result of the assessment required for this position. Your responses must be substantiated by your resume. If you do not respond to the application questions you may be rated ineligible.

--Resume Review Assessment Required: If you meet the eligibility and basic qualification requirements for this position subject-matter-experts will perform a structured review of your resume to evaluate your knowledge, skills, abilities, and competences as they directly relate to the duties of this position.

Due weight will be given to performance appraisals and awards during the interview/selection process conducted by the hiring manager. If referred, all relevant documents including performance appraisals and awards submitted with your application package will be forwarded to the hiring official for review.

--NOTE: If it is determined that you have rated yourself higher than is supported in your description of experience and/or education as described in your resume/application, or that your resume or application is incomplete, you may be rated ineligible, not qualified, or your score may be lowered.

To preview the announcement questionnaire, click here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12895068