An Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Manager is responsible for managing a coordinated and systematic approach to managing health and safety risks for workers within an organization. Will ensure that the organization continually improves its safety performance and compliance to health and safety legislation and standards.
This position is with the U. S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Kansas City Region with duty location in Kansas City, MO. The selectee will be expected to report to the assigned office listed above; this is not a remote position. This position is outside the bargaining unit. Official Title is Supervisory Safety & Occupational Health Specialist (Assistant Area Director).
Qualifications:
This series has an Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR):
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.
OR Experience:
(for positions above GS-5): Experience in or related to safety and occupational health that provided the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include: Managing safety or occupational health program elements. Developing and recommending safety and occupational health policy to higher levels of management. 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. Developing safety and occupational health standards, regulations, practices, and procedures to eliminate or control potential hazards. Developing or implementing programs to reduce the frequency, severity, and cost of accidents and occupational illnesses. Analyzing or evaluating new and existing jobs, processes, products, or other systems to determine the existence, severity, probability, and outcome of hazards. Designing or modifying workplaces, processes, products, or other systems to control or eliminate hazards. 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. Training of workers, supervisors, managers, or other safety and occupational health personnel in safety or occupational health subjects. Work in occupational fields such as industrial hygienist, safety engineer, fire prevention engineer, health physicist, and occupational health nurse. OR Certificates Certification as a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), or Certified Health Physicist (CHP), or similar certification that included successful completion of a written examination meets the requirements for GS-5. Applicants may also qualify for higher grade levels based on their education and/or experience. You must meet the Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) listed above, and the Specialized Experience below to qualify for Supervisory Safety and Occupational Health Specialist, as described below. Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-12, in the Federal Service. In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level.
Specialized Experience is defined as:
Conducting complex occupational safety and health inspections; Providing technical advice, guidance or training to employers, employees, labor representatives or other interested parties regarding safe working conditions, the improvement of operations or facilities, or voluntary compliance with OSHA's enforcement regulations; Leading teams of occupational safety and health professionals in the investigation and documentation of unsafe working conditions; Identifying and documenting unsafe or unhealthful working conditions, securing hazard abatement, and facilitating settlement conferences.
