SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH MANAGER (D2936000)

AREA OF CONSIDERATION: HRO MUST process and clear the Department of Defense (DoD), Priority Placement Program (PPP), prior to advertising all internal and external job vacancies and promotion announcements. Area 1 = All permanent Officers employees (NG T32/NG T5) within Puerto Rico Army National Guard. Area 2 = All indefinite Officers employees (NG T32/NG T5) within Puerto Rico Army National Guard. Area 3 = Currently Officer serving members of the Puerto Rico Army National Guard.

First round consideration will be given to Area 1 Candidates. (All other Areas will be screened only in the event that there are no qualified or recommended Candidates). To prevent a grade inversion, military rank allowed for this position will be determined at the final evaluation of the vacancy announcement considering the military rank of the supervisor. Acceptance of any military technician position may cause the termination of entitlements and eligibility for all military bonuses and student loan repayments.

For further information you must contact the appropriate military Education Office.

DUTIES

As a SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH MANAGER (D2936000) (Key Staff), GS-0018-13, you will manage the state Safety, Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene programs through a staff of professional and technical personnel. The incumbent ensures effective program implementation within the broad framework of congressional legislation, executive orders, DOD, Army, and National Guard Bureau policy, goals and objectives.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Work requires evaluation of work and field sites in a variety of structures and locations necessitating frequent walking, prolonged standing, and occasional climbing. Occasional lifting of moderately heavy items may be required. Work involves exposure to high noise levels, a variety of hazards associated with toxic fumes or dust, machinery or equipment operations and construction sites, as well as exposure to adverse weather.

MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS: For entry into this specialty, normal color vision as defined by referenced authorities. Freedom from fear of heights (acrophobia). No history of emotional instability, personality disorder, or other unresolved mental health problems. No record of claustrophobia or claustrophobic tendencies. No medical conditions preventing prolonged standing, repetitive movements, walking up to one mile, or walking up and down stairs.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Work requires evaluation of work and field sites in a variety of structures and locations necessitating frequent walking, prolonged standing, and occasional climbing. Occasional lifting of moderately heavy items may be required. Work involves exposure to high noise levels, a variety of hazards associated with toxic fumes or dust, machinery or equipment operations and construction sites, as well as exposure to adverse weather.

QUALIFICATIONS

You will lose consideration for the position if your application does not include all the information/documents requested on the vacancy announcement. The USAJOBS Resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you met the required GENERAL and SPECIALIZED experience. Experiences copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and will disqualify you from the position.

National Guard military (part-time) service is considered as full-time experience when evaluated against the qualification requirements. The applicant is credited with actual number of months the member has been in the National Guard provided such service is related to the position to be filled.

GENERAL EXPERIENCE: All GS-0018 series personnel must be certified at the next higher-level GS-11, before being eligible for that level and must have a minimum of one-year on-the-job experience in the grade immediately below the next higher level.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicant must have at least THIRTY-SIX (36) months of specialized experience performing or supervising duties such as managing the function of work to be performed; leading, directing and assigning work of personnel; providing program direction and staff leadership; planning, organizing, administering and evaluating various Safety, Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene (SOH & IH) programs; implementing public law mandated programs impacting a significant number of civilian and military employees working in structures; analyzing psychological and physiological factors affecting safety; planning and directing special occupational health/industrial hygiene studies; developing procedures to evaluate the effectiveness of countermeasure programs; coordinating hazard abatement issues; reviewing overall state training plan; ensuring review of and coordination on state ARNG regulations and major command standing operating procedures; reviewing engineering plans in compliance with public law, applicable standards and guidelines; coordinating with and provides assistance to personnel management officials in the development and execution of a comprehensive abatement program; establishing and maintaining a program of range certification; identifying and justifying safety, occupational health and industrial hygiene budget.

This position requires military membership in the Puerto Rico Army National Guard (PRARNG).,Selected applicant(s) will be required to complete an online Onboarding process.