The EOSH Section manages Environmental, Occupational, Safety, and Health regulatory compliance and information services to protect the environment and employees of the William J. Hughes technical Center Campus and maintain a safe and healthful work place. The incumbent serves as an Safety & Occupati
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Job Description:

The EOSH Section manages Environmental, Occupational, Safety, and Health regulatory compliance and information services to protect the environment and employees of the William J. Hughes technical Center Campus and maintain a safe and healthful work place. The incumbent serves as an Safety & Occupational Health Specialist in the Environmental, Occupational Safety and Health (EOSH) section.

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Performs multiple and varying assignments under the limited direction of a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced professional. Inspects worksites, work operations and conditions. Records hazards and obtains evidence of regulatory violations through use of measurement devices and by photographing unsafe conditions. Assignments also include investigating accidents and employee complaints concerning hazardous work operations and conditions. Determines compliance with published standards and issues citations for violations. Proposes fiscal penalties and provides technical assistance to employers and employees to achieve safe working environments.

Performs some leadership functions for small projects/programs or other work activities. Periodically assists with team evaluations of complex, very large enterprises that require extensive preplanning efforts, selection of team members with specialized expertise, and coordination of a variety of simultaneous inspections.

Established policies/procedures provide guidance for most assignments, but allow considerable discretion for employee to select the most appropriate approach in planning, scheduling and conducting inspections in establishments and worksites where there is a strong probability of encountering hazardous work processes and materials, and unsafe environmental conditions, involving substantial numbers of employees. Obtains immediate corrective action of conditions which are of imminent danger to life or limb. Many of the worksites inspected are characterized by sensitive labor-management relations requiring the use of persuasion to obtain the cooperation of both parties.

Makes determinations of employee and supervisor training and education resources to reduce or eliminate potential accident related loss and the establishment of procedures to accomplish this objective. This requires the analysis of accident and illness data, applicable legislation, and job hazards to design appropriate education activities. Frequently works with personnel management specialists to review employee training requirements and to provide appropriate courses and seminars.

As compensation of human factors that may have undesirable influences on the achievement of safety and occupational health objectives cooperates with other occupational specialists to assist employees with physical and social difficulties to successfully adjust to working conditions and practices.

Develops and periodically implements disaster preparedness plans to assure the availability of emergency care services; this requires the development of internal and external response plans, procedural manuals, employee education, and the planning and monitoring of drills.

Performs mishap investigations to determine causes and effect on Government personnel and property, interviews witnesses, sketches mishap scene, discusses hazards identified as causal factors, recommends operational changes, and works with manager or more experienced Safety and Occupational Health Specialist to prepare a final agency report of the results of the investigation.

Instructs employees on a variety of safety and occupational health subjects including chemical, biological or physical safety, various laboratory safety needs, or ventilation requirements. Adapts various available media to fit special and unique training requirements and participates in the development of novel or innovative safety training and promotion activities.

Job 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).
  • This position has a positive education requirement. Transcript(s) required.
  • This position requires occasional travel.
Qualifications

To view the complete OPM qualification standard for the Group Coverage Qualification Standard for Safety and Occupational Health Management Series 0018, please refer to:

Safety and Occupational Health Management Series 0018 (opm.gov)

Education: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- safety or occupational health fields (safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene), or 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.

To qualify for this position at the FV-H level you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-G, FG/GS 10/11. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.

Specialized Experience is: Experience with indoor air quality consultations which included asbestos and mold abatement and remediation with health and awareness programs for medical monitoring, hearing protection, and ergonomic concerns, and employee mishap investigations and prevention.

Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.

Applicants should provide examples of specialized experience in their work history.

Interviews: The selecting official may decide to interview all, some or none of the candidates referred for
consideration.

Education

This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcripts(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcement to verify qualifications. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment. You may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS or fax it to fax number provided in the announcement (please include announcement number on each page).

Failure to do so will result in loss of consideration.

Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Accreditation may be verified at the following website: www.ed.gov/accreditation.

Foreign education must be evaluated by a private professional organization specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials or an accredited U.S. educational institution in terms of equivalence to a degree acquired at an American college or university. A copy of the evaluation results must be included, otherwise your foreign education will not be considered.

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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.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

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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.

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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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Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50).

Only supplemental documentation, e.g. transcripts or veteran's documentation will be accepted in combination with your on-line application. These documents must be uploaded or emailed to Danielle.C.Dombecki@faa.gov on or before the closing date of this announcement. All submitted documents should reference the announcement number.



This position has a positive education requirement; college transcripts are required for ALL candidates newly appointed to the FAA in the 18 series.

College transcripts must be submitted from current FAA employees applying for internal vacancies if they have never held a position in the 18 series with the FAA.

College transcripts are not required from current FAA employees who are currently occupying a 18 series.

If selected, official transcripts are required prior to employment.

If you are an FAA employee, you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) containing information in Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organization of record by the closing date of the announcement. You may fax your SF-50 or upload it into the on-line application. If faxing the SF-50, please ensure you include the vacancy announcement number on the faxed copy.

If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system https://eopf.opm.gov/dot/.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

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Location
Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Type
Contractor
Salary Range
$82,951 - $128,581
Company Details
Federal Aviation Administration
800 Independence Ave, SW
Washington, DC 20591 USA
www.faa.gov/jobs
347 Open Jobs Available
Our continuing mission is to provide the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world. We strive to reach the next level of safety, efficiency, environmental responsibility and global leadership. We are accountable to the American public and ...

Benefits:
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