Safety and Occupational Health Specialist Bureau of Land Management

Safety and Occupational Health Specialist Job Overview

Explore a new career with the BLM – where our people are our most precious resource. These positions are located in the cities listed in the linked locations. We expect to fill three vacancies, and additional positions may be filled if they become available.

All current career/conditional or former federal employees with reinstatement eligibility;
Veterans' Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA);
Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA); former Public Land Corps (PLC) eligibles;
Persons eligible under other Special Hiring Authorities. CTAP and ICTAP eligibles within the local commuting area.

• Plans, schedules and conducts safety and health inspections of all facilities within the District/Field Office, to determine compliance with OSHA.
• Serves as member or lead on accident investigations.
• Summarizes investigation findings, develops conclusions, and makes recommendations to eliminate or control hazards.
• Program lead for matters involving Continuity of Operations, facility emergency management, occupant emergency planning, and OSHA.
• Develops and implements safety and occupational health policies and work practices to assure safe, healthful, and efficient operations for permanent and seasonal employees, volunteers, and the public.

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
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• You cannot hold an active real estate license, nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Lands.
• Direct Deposit Required.
• Appointment subject to a favorably adjudicated background/suitability investigation/determination.
• Your resume must contain enough information to show you meet the qualification requirements as defined in the announcement; responses to the questions must adequately reflect in your resume.
• Must possess (or obtain within 30 days of entrance on duty) and maintain a valid state driver's license while employed.
• May require a one‑year probationary period.

Basic Requirements for the 0018 Safety and Occupational Health Specialist:

• Degree:
  Major study in safety or occupational health fields, or a degree in related fields that included at least 24 semester hours of study from safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene, occupational medicine, toxicology, public health, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological sciences, engineering or industrial psychology.
• Experience in a related field to safety and occupational health that provides the specific knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties successfully.
• Hold certification as a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), or Certified Health Physicist (CHP), or similar certification with successful completion of a written examination.

Minimum Qualifications for GS‑09

• One (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS‑07 level, with examples: applying safety and occupational health methods to conduct inspections and investigate accidents; surveying hazardous work operations; developing safety training programs; obtaining data and information on safety practices; communicating with managers, employees, volunteers and visitors.

Minimum Qualifications for GS‑11

• One (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS‑09 level, with examples: serving as a technical lead for safety programs; conducting accident investigations; evaluating compliance with safety criteria; devising innovative safety procedures; communicating with a range of personnel.

Additional Educational Pathways

• Two years of progressively higher‑level graduate education leading to a master’s degree; or master’s or equivalent graduate degree related to the position.
• Three years of progressively higher‑level graduate education leading to a Ph.D.; or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree related to the position.
• Equivalent combinations of experience and education described above.

Requires frequent standing, walking, climbing, bending and traveling off‑road; office work mostly sedentary. Field inspections may involve travel in remote areas, exposure to hazardous conditions…