SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALIST (TITLE 32)

SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALIST (TITLE 32)

Department: Department of the Army

Location(s): Jefferson City, Missouri

Salary Range: $88621 - $115213 Per Year

Job Summary: These are National Guard Title 32 Excepted Service Positions. These positions are Permanent GS-0018-12 SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALIST (TITLE 32), Position Description Number D2938000 and are part of the MO State Aviation Office. These are non-bargaining positions.

Major Duties:

• Reviews contract proposals, statements of work, performance work statements, local purchase requests, and work requests for inclusion of safety criteria.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Serves as the State, Territory, District of Columbia Safety and Occupational Health Specialist in the maintenance of a comprehensive ground and explosives, safety program for the State.
• Provides technical expertise for the State ARNG Safety and Occupational Health Management Systems (ASOHMS) within the broad framework of statutory public law, DOD, Army, and National Guard policy, goals, and objectives.
• Conducts annual reviews of the State SOH Plan to include all applicable Army SOH functional areas.
• Assists in the development of State safety policy and Standard Operating Procedures for SOH programs.
• Performs inspections.
• Coordinates, conducts, and participates in safety and occupational health inspections and surveys in a widespread geographic dispersion of diverse operations posing serious hazards of unpredictable consequences to humans and property.
• Observes employee performance, environmental conditions, facilities, and equipment in a constantly changing operational environment.
• Coordinates abatement with key staff (Commanders, Directors, supervisors, managers, employees, and labor union).
• Performs or participates in mishap investigations to determine origins, causes, and contributing elements.
• Serves on Safety Investigation Boards (SIB), providing expert guidance and advice covering a broad range of Safety and Occupational Health (SOH) elements.
• Conducts or leads investigation witness Interviews from internal and external agency sources to gather and analyze factual data.
• Develops new and innovative mishap prevention techniques for modification of accepted specialized safety procedures, incorporating lessons-learned from SIBs to prevent future mishaps.
• Investigates employee complaints of alleged unsafe/unhealthful working conditions; recommends corrective action; assures implementation of corrective actions and prepares responses to employees.
• Initiates and carries out safety education activities based on organizational/industry trend analysis of hazards and mishaps.
• Prepares and conducts briefings, meetings, training classes, and associated functions.
• Develops training plans to ensure worker qualification and competency.
• Reviews purchase, service, and construction contracts.

Qualifications: MILITARY REQUIREMENTS: Selected candidate must currently be assigned to a military unit in the Missouri Army National Guard. Title 32 employees will not be militarily senior to their full-time supervisor (grade inversion). Maximum Military Grade - CPT (O-3) with date of rank after February 2023 GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Must possess one year of experience that demonstrates knowledge of work processes, methods, techniques and procedures to detect and correct unsafe conditions in diversified environments, e.g., aircraft maintenance/flight line operations, civil engineering, motor vehicle maintenance, contractor operations, and explosives handling and storage; knowledge of construction standards, methods, practices, techniques, materials, equipment, and utility systems sufficient to evaluate compliance with construction safety standards and devise innovative hazard control measures applicable to new building construction and industrial modifications; and experience in conducting studies and/or inspections of activities to evaluate and determine regulatory compliance. GS-12 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Do you possess at least one year of specialized experience, education or training equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or equivalent that demonstrates sufficient knowledge to perform industrial construction standards, methods, practices, techniques, materials, equipment, and utility systems sufficient to determine compliance with building safety standards and devise hazard control measures applicable to airport ground facilities and supporting industrial shops. The specialized experience must also demonstrate knowledge of psychological and physiological factors sufficient to develop a ground aviation safety education activity for supervisors and employees, to motivate maintenance personnel to apply safe working practices and to persuade supervisors to accept changes or modifications where required to achieve a safe working environment; performs safety and occupational health principles, practices, procedures and standards applicable to a full range of complex safety and occupational health management responsibilities at a military aviation installation and requiring the planning, organizing, directing, operating and evaluation of a safety and occupational health program related to ground aviation, industrial and marine operations; and performs aviation maintenance work processes and support equipment, airport ground operations, facilities and runway maintenance techniques, and industrial work processes.

How to Apply: To apply for this position, you must complete the online application/Occupational Questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupational Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12837697 A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process. You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/.

Application Deadline: 2025-12-03