Safety and Occupational Health Specialist

Individual Occupational Requirements Education: 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: You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 level in the Federal Service.

For this position, specialized experience is defined as managing safety and occupational health management for an organization; overseeing environmental management for an organization; and overseeing emergency management for an organization. Your resume must be no more than two (2) pages and should clearly demonstrate how your experience aligns with the responsibilities and specialized experience required for this position.

Do not copy language directly from the vacancy announcement, as you will be deemed ineligible for consideration. Instead, provide detailed, descriptive information about your actual 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. Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week.

Or Education: Two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's or equivalent degree related to the position as described above may be substituted to meet the experience requirements. Or a Combination: Education and experience may be combined to meet the basic qualifications. For a full explanation of this option please see the Qualification Standards.

Special Instructions for Foreign Education: If you are qualifying by education and/or you have education completed in a foreign college/university described above, it is your responsibility to provide transcripts and proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study. For instructions on where to fax these documents, see the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.

The Safety and Occupational Health Specialist will be responsible for implementing and executing assigned elements of the safety and occupational health program for Smithsonian American Art Museum, (SAAM), National Portrait Gallery (NPG), Achieves of American Art (AAA) Smithsonian Library (SIL), Office of Protection Services (OPS) and Office of Facilities Management and Reliability (OFMR).

In this position, you will: Perform assignments to protect employees and tenant units working within the facility from occupational safety and health hazards, protect the assets from fire and life safety hazards, and protect the environment from pollution due to facility operations. Investigate incidents involving waste mishaps and prepares written reports detailing the incident(s) and educates staff on proper procedures.

Coordinate and conduct all required annual emergency drills (fire, explosion, severe weather, and other undesirable events), including active shooter or terrorism response drills.