Job summary

About the Position: Establishes goals, objectives, plans, programs, budget and assessment of the Construction Safety and Occupational Health Program supporting highly complex and unique construction, and restoration projects (including mega projects). Furnishes construction safety and occupational health management and technical advice and guidance to the Pittsburgh District of resposibility. Incumbent is considered the construction safety and occupational subject matter expert (SME).

Major duties

Identify what adverse safety-related events can occur and the likelihood of occurrence, severity of results, risks, and controls. Perform technical writing, prepare briefs, present findings to senior leadership, etc. in order to make recommendations to senior managers, designers, construction engineers, government agencies, and others. Review contractor and government submitted Accident Prevention Plans (APPs), Activity Hazard Analyses (AHA), and other Site Specific Safety Plans. Communicate findings of safety and occupational health deficiencies with recommendations for corrective actions. Assess onsite safety inspections of contractor work sites, processes, and facilities for compliance with established safety and occupational health policies, standards and requirements ,including OSHA and EM385-1-1. Assist design and construction engineers in the application of life safety codes and safety engineering standards. Investigate accidents and/or review accident reports to evaluate the adequacy of corrective actions required. Develop a broad range of simple to complex safety and occupational health training programs, courses, and materials. Serve as lead for the Construction Safety and Occupational Health portion of annual audits of field construction offices and project compliance with established procedures for construction execution. Use qualitative and quantitative analyses of simple and complex construction business processes, systems, and projects to identify what adverse safety-related events can occur, the likelihood of occurrence, severity of results, and overall risk.

Qualification

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. If you do not meet any of the eligibilities below, please apply at this link through USACE: USACE Yellow Data Base Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Qualifications for GS-11 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes working within a construction safety program; monitoring and ensuring compliance with applicable occupational safety laws, regulations, organizational standards, and industry practices; prepare or review standard operating procedures, organizational safety plans, and project-specific safety plans; inspect active worksites for conformance with referenced safety standards, documenting safety deficiencies and following up to ensure implementation of approved corrective actions; identify and administer safety or occupational health training for the workforce. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. with a major study in safety or occupational health fields (safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene), or Ph.D or equivalent doctoral 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 Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. Qualifications for GS-12 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes managing a construction safety program at multiple office or field locations; monitoring and ensuring compliance with applicable occupational safety laws, regulations, organizational standards, and industry practices; developing and reviewing organizational safety standards, standard operating procedures, , organizational safety plans, and project-specific safety plans; enforce conformance with referenced safety standards on active construction projects, documenting safety deficiencies and following up to ensure implementation of appropriate corrective actions; identify training needs and administer safety or occupational health training for the workforce. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service GS-11. Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this grade you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone. No substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Auditing Compliance Inspection Oral Communication Physical Hazards Teaches Others Technical Documentation Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Evaluations

Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation. You may claim Military Spouse preference. Military Spouse Preference (MSP) applicants will receive preference consideration and will be placed (if selected) at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined best qualified, up to and including the full performance level. You may claim Priority Placement Program (PPP) preference. DoD Priority Placement Program (PPP) Applicants will receive preference consideration at the full-performance grade level only. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority for this position. To receive selection priority, you must: (1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria (2) be rated well-qualified for the position and; (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. To be considered well-qualified and receive selection priority applicants must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a score of 90 or above. Additional information about the program is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website.