Department of Defense

Safety & Occupational Health Specialist

Albany, Georgia Full time

Safety & Occupational Health Specialist

Department: Department of Defense

Location(s): Albany, Georgia

Salary Range: $73939 - $96116 Per Year

Job Summary: See below for important information regarding this job.

Major Duties:

  • Incumbent provides technical advice and assistance regarding safety issues through review of work procedures used to identify hazardous conditions and accident causes.
  • Uses information to provide advisory services and recommendations relative to changes in work methods, equipment usage and protective clothing.
  • Plans and administers safety campaigns, educational material, safety bulletins, and directives.
  • Ensures the depot is in compliance with OSHA standards by conducting safety inspections to assess workforce compliance with RFP and OSHA requirements.
  • Provides oversight of the Radiation Protection Program to ensure Service Providers are in compliance with regulations governing the handling and storage of hazardous materials.
  • Utilizes various surveillance methods which may include quality audits, accomplishing physical inspections, documents, statistical analyses of agency data base systems, such as the Hazardous Material Management System (HMMS).
  • Serves as the Environmental Officer (EO) and is the representative for host, local and state environmental activities and accomplishes the oversight of local requirements.

Qualifications: To qualify for a Safety and Occupational Health Specialist, your resume and supporting documentation must support: A. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-11 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes: Ensures depot is in compliance with OSHA standards through knowledge of regulatory guidelines (Federal, State, County, and local) governing safety protection measures for handling radioactive materials. Develops reports based on analysis and conducts necessary follow-ups and assures that all actions are taken to include responding to inspection reports used to adequately resolve identified problem areas. Evaluates the Radiation Protection Officer and the Radiation Protection Program in order to provide consultation on the degree of hazardous components involved and effective measures to control conditions. B. Education: Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Education must be from a college or university accredited by an organization approved by the U.S. Department of Education. See http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.aspx. If using education to meet basic qualifications, YOU MUST SUBMIT A TRANSCRIPT as supplemental documentation. To qualify based on education in lieu of specialized experience, you must possess: A Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.M. in one of the following fields of 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. C. Combination: Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for grade levels GS-11 and may be computed by first determining the applicant's total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the applicant's education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level. Only graduate education excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for positions at grade GS-11. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and 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: This job will close when the agency has received 100 applications, which may be sooner than the closing date. To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date to receive consideration. To begin, click Apply Online to access an online application. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to create a new account. You will be taken to an online application. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation, and submit the application. NOTE: Resumes up to a total of two pages will be accepted. Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages. If your resume exceeds the two-page limit, you will be removed from consideration for this announcement. You will receive an email notification when your application has been received for the announcement. To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account, https://www.usajobs.gov, select the Application Status link and then select the More Information link for this position. The Application Status page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To preview the questionnaire, please go to https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12846617.

Application Deadline: 2025-12-15