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Safety and Occupational Health Specialist

Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
Aviation Safety, Office of Foundational Business, Flight Standards Program Branch-AFB-140

Summary

This position serves as a Safety and Occupational Health (OSH) Specialist for the Flight Standards Service organization with overall responsibility for supporting the organization's compliance with Federal, state, and local OSH regulations.

Overview

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Accepting applications
Open & closing dates
05/01/2026 to 05/11/2026
Salary
$77,351 - $119,883 per year

Salary above does not include locality pay. Selectee's duty station will determine locality pay.

Pay scale & grade
FV I
Location
2 vacancies in the following location:
FAA Nationwide-Selectee Remains in Current Duty Location
2 vacancies
Telework eligible
Yes—This is not a remote or 100% telework position, Position is telework eligible in accordance with Agency Policy.
Travel Required
50% or less - The job may require up to 50% travel.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Temporary - 2 years, may be made permanent without further competition
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
NA
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Other
Drug test
No
Announcement number
AAL-AFB-26-AKDCB-98342
Control number
867459600

This job is open to

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Clarification from the agency

Open to current permanent FAA employees

Duties

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Serves on the FS OSH Team providing direct support for the development and implementation of FS wide programs to reduce the frequency, severity, and cost of accidents and occupational illnesses. Provides recommendations in modifying FS workplaces, processes, or other systems to control or eliminate hazards within the Flight Standards civil aviation community. Performs multiple, varying, and complex assignments under the minimal direction of a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced professional and serves as a contributing specialist on large work activities.

Applies experience and comprehensive knowledge of safety and occupational health management concepts, principles, practices, procedures, and regulations. Provides guidance and advice to FS offices, leadership, and associated stakeholders in the interpretation of pertinent regulations and standards to ensure achievement of sound program objectives and improved service to workers within FS.

Assesses the needs and the distribution of assets and resources within the program to provide recommendations on obtaining additional support and/or distributing and tracking the associated budget. Performs varying and complex tasks and applies comprehensive knowledge of hazardous materials, environmental and safety regulations from Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), guidance from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), Executive Orders and all State, County, City, and local regulations. Represents FS in informal conferences with regulators, FS management, and employees and their bargaining unit representatives to resolve specific problems relating to proposed citations.

Responsible for identification of program requirements and development of written OSH policies, programs, and job aids; budget advocacy, resource sharing, recommending OSH training course content design, and facilitating training. Provides on-the-job training to office Collateral Duty Safety Personnel (CDSP). Prepares and reviews reports or guidance for internal and external distribution.

Contacts are internal and external. May act as a point of contact to provide advice and guidance on the applications of policies and procedures. May be called upon to communicate FAA positions on policies and procedures internally and externally.

Established policies/procedures provide guidance for most assignments but allow considerable discretion for employee to select the most appropriate approach(es) or develop new approaches. Assignments regularly require interpretations of internal and external policies and extrapolations from precedents.

Resolves most problems and work issues without the assistance of a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced professional. Develops and recommends approaches to address current and anticipated problems and issues. Works with management and/or more experienced professionals to solve problems.

Work is reviewed rarely, typically though status reports and at project completion, to ensure policy compliance and alignment with the requirements of projects and/or other work activities. Work activities typically impact directly on the objectives of one or more organizational units, major subdivisions, and/or LOB/SOs and may affect the objectives of the FAA. In some specialties, the work often affects internal and external customers.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • US Citizenship is required.
  • Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
  • Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents).

Qualifications

To qualify for the position, applicants must demonstrate in their application that they possess at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower level (FV-H/GS-12). Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.

Specialized experience includes:

- Experience supporting Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) programs.
- Experience compiling and analyzing data to generate reports and provide recommendations.

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Make sure your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications and answers to the job questionnaire.

Additional information

We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions.
Position may be subject to a background investigation.
A one-year probationary period may be required.

The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty. FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies. www.faa.gov/jobs/workinghere/financial-disclosure-requirements

As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA.

In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.

All, some, or none of the applicants may be interviewed.

Selectee will be required to report to an FAA/AVS facility. This is not a remote or 100% telework position.

Coordination will be completed by the Selecting Official to determine the Duty Location of the FAA facility.

Position may be made permanent without further competition.

This is not a bargaining unit position.

Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA

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.

How you will be evaluated

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



IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.

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Agency contact information

Daphne C Becker
Phone
1 (907) 271-4451
Fax
1 (907) 271-5367
Email
daphne.c.becker@faa.gov
Address
Federal Aviation Administration
AAL Regional HR Services Division
222 West 7th Ave #14
AHF-N100
Anchorage, AK 99513
US

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