Safety and Occupational Health Manager

JobSummary

This position is with the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) within the Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management (DTSEM), Office of the Director, located in Washington, D.

C. This position is at the full performance level. This position is outside the bargaining unit. This position is NOT remote.

Selectee will be expected to report to the office listed above.

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DL / DLSH

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True

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• fed-transition
• fed-internal-search

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Join the mission to promote and develop the welfare of the wage earners, job seekers and retirees while improving working conditions, advancing opportunities for profitable employment and assuring work-related benefits and rights! This position conducts work place inspections and assesses employee exposure to safety and health hazards as part of OSHA's mission to ensure that workers are provided with safe and healthful workplaces.

Your work has an immediate positive effect on employee's lives!

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MajorDuties

The incumbent for this position will serve as the Deputy Director to the SES DTSEM Director. Duties for the Safety and Occupational Health Manager, GS-0018-15 include, but are not limited to : The incumbent serves as the Acting Director for DTSEM in the absence of the Senior Executive (Director), assuming complete responsibility for the operations of the Directorate.

Directs and manages a staff of occupational health and safety specialists, statisticians, health scientists, electrical engineers, and emergency management specialists, and clerical support staff.

Communicates OSHA policies priorities and objectives related to overall agency emergency preparedness and response and for coordinating, and conducting activities related to the promulgation and achievement of strategic emergency preparedness and response operating program goals and objectives.

Provides direction and supervision to specific Office Directors and subordinate staff in accomplishing day-to-day program activities.

Reviews current and projected technical support and emergency management activities with OSHA's Directorates to manage and direct these activities, to develop priorities and recommend changes to improve processes.

Education

Any applicant falsely claiming an academic degree from an accredited school will be subject to actions ranging from disqualification from federal employment to removal from federal service.

If your education was completed at a foreign college or university, you must show comparability to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States and comparability to applicable minimum coursework requirements for this position.

Click Evaluation of Foreign Education for more information.

Requirements

Evaluations

Evaluation Factors (Competencies) - All qualified applicants will be evaluated on the following key competencies : Administration and Management Interpersonal Skills Leadership Oral Communication Technical Competence Written Communication Click here for evaluation details.

You may preview questions for this vacancy here : The information you provide may be verified by a review of your paid, unpaid, volunteer, and other lived experience, as it demonstrates the competencies or skills required for the position to be filled.

Your evaluation may include an interview, reference checks, or other assessment conducted by HR specialists, subject matter experts, or panel members and may include other assessment tools (ex.

interview, structured interview, written test, work sample, etc.). The examining Office of Human Resources (OHR) makes the final determination concerning applicant ratings.

Your resume MUST provide sufficient information to substantiate your vacancy question responses. If not, the OHR may amend your responses to more accurately reflect the level of competency indicated by the content of your resume.

INFORMATION FOR CTAP ELIGIBLE(S) ONLY : If you are eligible for special priority selection under CTAP, you must be well-qualified for the position to receive consideration.

CTAP eligible(s) will be considered well-qualified if they attain at least a rating score of 85 in a numerical rating scheme.

Be sure to review the eligibility questions to reflect that you are applying as a CTAP eligible and submit supporting documentation.

HowToApply

Persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, or have speech disabilities, please dial 711 to access telecommunications relay services.

To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, including submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section.

Your application and ALL required supplemental documents MUST be received by 11 : 59 pm Eastern Time on the vacancy closing date to receive consideration.

Paper applications and supplemental documents submitted in any other manner without prior approval from the vacancy contact will not be considered.

Click here for information on Reasonable Accommodations. Important - Save your information before the 30 minute system timeout! For help, go to USAJOBS Help Center.

STEP 1 - Create USAJOBS Account on www.usajobs.gov, including Resume and Saved Documents. Your resume must provide sufficient information to substantiate your responses to the self-assessment vacancy questions.

If not, HR may amend your responses to more accurately reflect the competency indicated by resume content. For each employment period, include start / end month & year and note full-time or part-time (if part-time, include # of hours worked per week) otherwise, your application may be considered incomplete.

STEP 2 - Complete the 1st part of the application process (USAJOBS) Once you have identified a job on USAJOBS that you wish to apply for, click on the job title and then click the Apply button.

For questions about the vacancy, contact the Agency Contact at the bottom of the announcement. Proceed through the steps noted at the top of the USAJOBS page.

You will be able to select a resume and documents from your USAJOBS Account that you can submit as a package as part of your DOL application.

In the final step, once you have certified your application, click the Continue to agency site button. STEP 3 - Complete the 2nd part of the application process (DOL).

On the Department of Labor (DOL) page, create a DOL Account if you have not already and click Apply to this vacancy. Continue through the progress steps at the top of the DOL page.

The 2nd progress step is where you answer the vacancy-specific questions. The 3rd progress step Documents is where you submit the required documents (only if applicable to you) specified in the Required Documents section of this vacancy.

STEP 4 - On the Review and Submit step, verify each section of your application is complete and correct. In order to submit your application, you must have a check mark next to each section listed.

If there is an X, return to the appropriate section and follow the prompts. When it is ready for submission, certify your application and click the Submit Application button.

STEP 5 - Edit Application as needed by 11 : 59 pm Eastern Time of Closing Date by returning to USAJOBS, clicking the vacancy, then Update Application.

NOTE : It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.

For more detailed information on applying for positions with DOL click here to view the U.S. Department of Labor, How to Apply website.

WhatToExpectNext

Once your complete application is received, we will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications and refer candidates for selection consideration.

Candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interviews. You will be notified of the outcome.

A selection is expected to be made within 30 calendar days of the issuance date of the certificate. For instructions on how to check the status of your application, go to USAJOBS Help Guide.

USAJOBS will no longer send status alert email notifications. You can check your application status in the TAS by logging into USAJOBS and in the Applicant Dashboard, click the hiring agency Talent Acquisition System (TAS).

If the TAS does not provide application tracking information, contact the agency's point of contact on the job announcement.

To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, , select the Application Status link, and then select the more information link for this position.

The Application page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application.

Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement.

You must re-select your resume and / or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.

RequiredDocuments

The following documents must be submitted by 11 : 59 p.m. (ET) on the vacancy closing date. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS : Applicants must meet the eligibility requirements of time-in-grade (52 weeks at the next lower grade), time-after-competitive-appointment (90 days), and minimum qualifications (52 weeks equivalent to the next lower grade in federal service).

These requirements must be met within 30 days of 07 / 12 / 2024 the announcement closing date. The following documents are required from all applicants (PLEASE READ CAREFULLY) : STATUS FEDERAL EMPLOYEES : If applying as a status candidate with current or former Federal Service, please provide a copy of your last or most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action which shows your appointment eligibility for the position for which you are applying.

Your SF-50 must identify the highest grade you held on a permanent basis, Pay Plan / Pay Schedule, Series, Grade / Pay Band, and career status.

Multiple SF-50 may be submitted to demonstrate your highest previous rate and eligibility. *WARNING : An award SF-50 (ex.

cash or time off award) may not indicate grade, step, and competitive status. For current DOL employees, an award SF-50 DOES NOT indicate grade and step.

Resumes are required- provide a resume either by creating one in USAJOBS or uploading one from your profile. To receive full consideration for relevant and specialized experience, please list the month, year, and number of work hours worked for experience listed on your resume.

We also suggest that you preview the vacancy questions, and confirm that your resume supports your question responses. Most recent performance appraisal / evaluation signed and dated within 18 months is requested by the agency, but will not disqualify candidates if not submitted.

If not submitted during the application process, one may / will be requested at the time of the interview if the opportunity is extended.

In most cases, CTAP applicants must submit this document - see the CTAP link below for more details. The following documents are required (if applicable) : Displaced Employee Placement Documents : Only required if requesting priority consideration under Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) Eligibility.

Click / Review this CTAP link to confirm what must be submitted as proof that the requirement has been met. Unofficial Transcript(s) (in English) - If you are using education as a basis for qualifying for this position, you must submit all applicable academic transcripts demonstrating that you meet the qualifying educational requirements (ex.

BA / BS, MA, JD, Ph.D., etc.). If specific coursework is required to qualify, you must supply an unofficial transcript from each academic institution in which the required courses were taken in order to receive credit.

You may upload your unofficial transcript(s) as one document with a maximum size limit of 5 MB. NOTE : The OFFICIAL Transcript(s) MUST BE RECEIVED, if you are selected, and prior to receiving the firm offer with a start date.

Cover Letters are not mandatory and will not be used to verify experience but may be submitted. Reference the Education Section for College Transcript and Evaluation of Foreign Education.

Do not upload password-protected documents. Applicants selected for employment who are not current DOL employees will be required to provide proof of citizenship, and the E-Verify system will be used to confirm the employment eligibility of all new hires.

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The mission of the Department of Labor (DOL) is to protect the welfare of workers and job seekers, improve working conditions, expand high-quality employment opportunities, and assure work-related benefits and rights for all workers.

As such, the Department is committed to fostering a workplace and workforce that promote equal employment opportunity, reflects the diversity of the people we seek to serve, and models a culture of respect, equity, inclusion, and accessibility where every employee feels heard, supported, and empowered.

Refer to these links for more information : GENERAL INFORMATION, REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION, ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION, FORMER FEDERAL EMPLOYEES As a condition of employment, all personnel must undergo a background investigation for access to DOL facilities, systems, information and / or classified materials before they can enter on duty : BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION You may not be aware, but in the regulations for agency ethics programs, there are requirements for supervisors.

Section 2638.103 of Title 5 of the CFR states : Every supervisor in the executive branch has a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics.

It is imperative that supervisors serve as models of ethical behavior for subordinates. Supervisors have a responsibility to help ensure that subordinates are aware of their ethical obligations under the Standards of Conduct and that subordinates know how to contact agency ethics officials.

Supervisors are also responsible for working with agency ethics officials to help resolve conflicts of interests and enforce government ethics laws and regulations, including those requiring certain employees to file financial disclosure reports.

In addition, supervisors are responsible, when requested, for assisting agency ethics officials in evaluating potential conflicts of interest and identifying positions subject to financial disclosure requirements.

This position is subject to the confidential financial disclosure requirements of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (P.

L. 95-521). Therefore, if selected, you will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) to determine if a conflict or an appearance of a conflict exists between your financial interest(s) and your prospective position with DOL.

This information will be required annually. Click here for Telework Position Information Based on agency needs, additional positions may be filled using this vacancy.

The Department of Labor may use certain incentives and hiring flexibilities, currently offered by the Federal government to attract highly qualified candidates.

Click here for Additional Information. The Fair Chance Act (FCA) prohibits Federal agencies from requesting an applicant's criminal history information before the agency makes a conditional offer of employment.

If you believe a DOL employee has violated your rights under the FCA, you may file a complaint of the alleged violation following our agency's complaint process Guidelines for Reporting Violations of the Fair Chance Act.

Note : The FCA does not apply to some positions specified under the Act, such as law enforcement or national security positions.

All Department of Labor employees are subject to the provisions of the Drug-Free Workplace Program under Executive Order 12564 and Public Law 100-71.

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617-565-2546

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Moderate Risk (MR)

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• Credentialing
• Suitability / Fitness
30+ days ago