Safety and Occupational Health Manager

This position is located in the Architect of the Capitol, Office of Safety and Code Compliance, Safety Division. The incumbent establishes policy and conducts oversight to ensure compliance with safety, fire and environmental laws and regulations. The Safety Division is responsible for policy and program development, implementation support and evaluations with regards to occupational health, safety and industrial hygiene. You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on the OPM web site at Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, 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. Candidates for the GS-13grade level must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as meeting at least three (3) of the four (4) requirements listed below:

• 1) Planning, developing, organizing, administering, evaluating and coordinating a comprehensive safety and occupational health program.
• 2) Performing work site analyses, hazard prevention and control.
• 3) Performing incident and complaint investigations and reporting, process analysis to identify critical failures, and developing of corrective actions and monitoring procedures ensuring compliance;
• 4)Reviewing construction contractors’ health and safety/accident prevention plans and conducting construction safety inspections.