Supervisory Safety and Occupational Health Specialist

Summary

You will serve as a Supervisory Safety and Occupational Health Specialist with the Department of the Interior (DOI) Office of Facilities and Administrative Service (OFAS). You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 3 nights per month. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate.

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Duties

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Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following:

1. The Branch Chief serves as the supervisor of the Occupational Safety, Health, & Environmental Branch, providing occupational safety, health, and environmental management and oversight to occupants of the DOI Stewart Lee Udall Building (UDALL); occupational safety support for the OS nationwide; and management of a Wellness Center in the Udall Building that is supported by a full-time Registered Nurse. The incumbent serves as an expert and primary authority in the OFAS for these functions.
2. Evaluates the performance of subordinates, plans and directs work to be accomplished, and sets priorities for subordinates based upon workload and abilities.
3. Serves as principal advisor to the Chief, ASD, on matters of occupational safety, health, and the environment.
4. Provides overall technical direction and assistance to the OFAS and its service customers in carrying out Branch programs.
5. Directs the Occupational Safety, Health, and Environmental (OSHE) and industrial programs to identify and assess risk factors or environmental health and safety hazards for the OS nationwide.
6. Implements a cyclical occupational safety inspection program for the OS to ensure compliance with Federal and Departmental regulations.
7. Provides technical advice and guidance regarding Worker's Compensation Program. Oversees the investigation and reporting of workplace injuries.
8. Responsible for developing, managing, and reconciling the Branch budget and assists in the formulation of all out-year budget requests and submissions.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Direct Deposit participation required.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit
• You are required to complete training, obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest.

This probation period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probation period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

This is a supervisory position that may require completion of a supervisory probationary period.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 09/02/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F.

For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience . For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience.

To qualify for this position at the GS-14 grade level:

Experience : To qualify, you must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 level. Specialized experience is that which has equipped the applicant with the competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. More specifically, this requirement involves experience in: planning, developing, managing and coordinating a nationwide Safety Program to ensure and enforce compliance with Federal and Departmental regulations designed to minimize accidents and injury, or damage of Government resources; Identifying and assessing workplace hazards and recommending corrective actions or control measures to mitigate them; while educating Managers, Supervisors on their role and responsibilities in implementing safety into managed operations; Expert experience utilizing occupational health and safety regulations, standards, procedures, methods, and techniques and applying those regulations to a large organization; experience organizing, leading, and/or participating in accident investigations, after action reviews, or facilitating learning analyzes; and experience reviewing, preparing, and implementing project job hazard analysis. You must include hours per week worked.

Volunteer Experience: 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.

Education

This position does not allow substituting education for experience.

Additional information

Additional vacancies may be filled using this job announcement.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments. (

All DOI employees, their spouses, and minor children may not acquire or retain any claim, permit, lease, small tract entry, or other rights granted by the Department in Federal lands, with limited exceptions. Additional ethics prohibitions can be found here, DOI Ethics Prohibitions | U.S. Department of the Interior.

Physical Demands: The work is primary sedentary, and typically performed in adequately lighted and climate-controlled office. The incumbent is frequently required to visit work sites and other special purpose areas. Occasional travel is required.

Work Environment: The work is usually performed in an office setting. Occasionally, there may be exposure to the risks and hazards of work environments and conditions requiring special safety precautions and clothing.

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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