Safety and Occupational Health Specialist

Duties

• Advising on the Safety and Occupational Health Program for Portland District.
• Assisting project personnel with implementation of their site‑specific Safety and Occupational Health plans and programs.
• Advising on safety requirements related to electrical power house, hydroelectric design, and dam safety.
• Providing technical assistance with regards to handling and/or disposal of hazardous waste and chemicals.
• Auditing worksite safety programs, evaluating effectiveness, identifying gaps, reporting/communicating findings to senior leadership.
• Developing and conducting supervisor/employee‑level Safety and Occupational Health (SOH) training.
• Coordinating Safety and Occupational Health (S0H) training.
• Developing safety regulations, guidance, policies, and standard operating procedures.
• Conducting worksite inspections through identification of hazards, developing controls to mitigate hazards, and assisting project personnel with implementation of the controls.
• Reviewing accident prevention plans, design reviews, and safety submittals.

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Valid State Driver's License.

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. See below.

• Current US Army Corps of Engineers employees with competitive status
• Current Civilian Employees of the Command Applying to OCONUS Positions
• Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

In order to qualify, you must meet the education or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, Ameri Corps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience;

if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Specialized

Experience:

One year of specialized experience which includes (1) assisting with safety and occupational health inspections; (2) applying safety and occupational health laws, regulations, principles, theories, practices, and procedures when dealing with occupational safety and health requirements; and/or (3) identifying hazards in an industrial workplace. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS‑09).

Education (OR): Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher‑level graduate education leading to such a degree with a major study in safety or occupational health fields (safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene), or Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree in other related fields that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours of study from among the following disciplines: safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene, occupational medicine, toxicology, public health, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological sciences, engineering, and industrial psychology.

Combination of Education and Experience (OR): A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the…