Department: Department of the Air Force
Location(s): Eglin AFB, Florida
Salary Range: $88621 - $115213 Per Year
Job Summary: Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. The primary purpose of this position is to to direct, monitor, and coordinate all programs within flight, weapons, and occupational safety operations for the commander; provide advisory safety services to geographically separated units (GSUs); and manage the diverse, industry-specific safety and occupational health activities for a complex, multi-mission unit.
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Qualifications: In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, to include the Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR) Administrative and Management Positions, GS-0018, Safety and Occupational Health Management Series. BASIC REQUIREMENTS OR INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT: In addition to meet the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements. Click on the following link to view occupational requirements for this position. OPM Safety-and-Occupational-Health-Management-Series-0018 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-11, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes in or related to Safety and Occupational Health Manager that provided the comprehensive knowledge of body of laws, regulations, policies, standards, procedures, methods, and techniques applicable to safety and occupational health requirements that provided the specific knowledge skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include: 1) Managing Flight safety or occupational health program elements. 2) Developing and recommending safety and occupational health policy to higher levels of management. 3) Applying safety and occupational health laws, regulations, principles, theories, practices, and procedures to advise on or resolve technical matters dealing with occupational safety and health requirements. 4) Developing safety and occupational health standards, regulations, practices, and procedures to eliminate or control potential hazards. 5) Developing or implementing programs to reduce the frequency, severity, and cost of accidents and occupational illnesses. 6) Analyzing or evaluating new and existing jobs, processes, products, or other systems to determine the existence, severity, probability, and outcome of hazards. 7) Designing or modifying workplaces, processes, products, or other systems to control or eliminate hazards. 8) Inspecting or surveying workplaces, processes, products, or other systems for compliance with established safety and occupational health policies or standards and to identify potential new hazards. 9) Training of workers, supervisors, managers, or other safety and occupational health personnel in safety or occupational health subjects. FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-11 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-12 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: . Knowledge of complex safety and occupational health principles, practices, procedures, laws, regulations, and current legislative issues as they relate to the military installation occupational safety program; the requirements, methods, and techniques of accident/mishap investigation, analysis, resolution of safety problems, and formal reporting procedures; and risk assessment methods and techniques for evaluation of safety and occupational health risks. Knowledge of basic safety construction standards, methods, practices, techniques, materials, and equipment to determine compliance with regulations and standards. Knowledge of standard training techniques, methods, and materials sufficient to develop and present formal training and instructional sessions. Skill in conducting mishap investigations; analyzing and evaluating hazardous conditions; preparing reports and recommendations and addressing risk assessment methods and techniques for safety code compliance. Skill in the interpretation of engineering drawings and specifications sufficient to identify hazardous conditions in proposed facilities. Ability to plan, organize work, and meet deadlines. Other significant facts pertaining to this position are: 1. Work may require occasional travel away from the normal duty station. 2. Incumbent may occasionally be required to be in an on-call status outside normal duty hours or on holidays. 3. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance. 4.This position requires a physical/medical examination. The physical requirements of this position as determined by the manager are: Requires regular and recurring physical exertion related to frequent onsite Geographically Separated Units (GSU) inspections and surveys of aircraft hangers, parking areas, test equipment, industrial shops, monitoring tests, monitoring exercises, performing system work and hazard analysis and job assessments. Occasionally there may be a need to lift and carry moderately heavy objects. 5. The work may require the employee to wear and use protective equipment and clothing, including hard hat, appropriate safety shoes, ear muffs or plugs, goggles, respirators, and gloves. PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
How to Apply: The complete Application Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 01/20/2026 To preview the Application Questionnaire, please click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12863937 To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the application questionnaire. Please ensure you click the Submit My Application button at the end of the process. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes: 1. Your Resume. If you submit more than one resume, only the most recent will be reviewed. The "most recent" is considered the resume with the latest timestamp. Resumes may not exceed two pages. The two-page resume ensures the most relevant experience is reviewed and considered, which is a common practice in both the public and private sectors. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration. Additional information on how to complete or update your resume may be located here. For qualification determination your resume must contain hours worked per week and dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as insufficient, and you will not receive consideration for this position. If you are a current Federal employee or previous Federal employee, provide your pay plan, series and grade, i.e. GS-0301-09. Current Federal Civilian Employees may list any relevant performance related rating (given within the last three years) and/or incentive awards in your resume. Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your name, first and last, MUST be included on your resume. 2. A complete Application Questionnaire 3. Additional Required Documents (see Required Documents section). Ensure all submitted documents contain your full name. 4. Help recruiters find you. Make your resume and profile searchable, which means recruiters may contact you about possible jobs. Additional information may be located here. PLEASE NOTE: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. You may verify your documents have been processed with your application package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking here. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Human Resources WILL NOT modify or change any answers submitted by an applicant.
Application Deadline: 2026-01-20