Safety & Occupational Health Specialist

About the Position: RECRUITMENT/RELOCATION/RETENTION INCENTIVE may be requested through management and may be authorized up to 25% of base salary per year to be paid bi-weekly for a period of service up to 2 years. Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

1. 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans
2. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying to OCONUS Positions
3. Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
4. Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
5. Excepted Service Overseas Family Member Appointment
6. Family Member Preference (FMP) for Overseas Employment
7. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
8. Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
9. Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas Employment
10. Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)
11. Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
12. Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
13. Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
14. Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
15. Reinstatement
16. Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998
17. Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA)

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, AmeriCorps) 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. Additional information about transcripts is in this document . Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) conducting safety and occupational health surveys; 2) recommending measures to eliminate or control hazardous practices and conditions; and 3) preparing supplemental written safety procedures. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. 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 (or closely related) disciplines: safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene, occupational medicine, toxicology, public health, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological sciences, engineering, and industrial psychology. OR Combination of Education and Experience: 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 of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

1. Hazardous Materials
2. Mishap/Accident Investigation
3. Risk Management
4. Safety and Health Training and Education

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-09). NOTE: In order to optimize the hiring process, AMC G1 has decided to launch a pilot to limit the length of resumes to 5 pages for all job applications submitted via USAJOBS beginning 1 Dec 2023 through 1 Dec 2024. Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be considered and reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. Candidates must ensure all information to be considered is in the first five pages of the resume, for example, relevant experience, education, licenses, etc. #J-18808-Ljbffr