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Summary You will serve as a SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH MANAGER in the OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT of NAVAL SUBMARINE BASE NEW LONDON. Responsibilities You will analyze data on work operations, mishaps, and safety practices to prepare reports of findings that propose corrective measures for unsafe conditions and hazardous work practices. You will advise higher level management on any Safety and Occupational Health matters to support operations. You will conduct Safety and Occupational Health surveys to evaluate the safety programs for risks or hazards in workplaces, facilities and operations (e.g., industrial, warehouse, maintenance, range, tactical safety). You will develop, prepare and/or personally conduct training modules, courses, presentations or sessions for agency management, supervisory personnel and employees. You will prepare command regulations, instructions, notices, publications and letters, regarding accident injury, radiation safety, personal protective equipment and hazardous exposure control, and hazardous material handling control. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-12) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing the following duties: 1) Evaluate occupational hazards on a wide variety of industrial, manufacturing, printing, fuel, commercial and waterfront sites; 2) Recommend abatement and control measures for workplaces with unsafe working conditions, operations or processes, a high potential for mishaps, and requiring difficult or costly corrective measures; 3) Develop written policies and procedures which impact managerial courses of action; 4) implementation of corrective measures necessitated by the use of hazardous materials used during industrial operations, wastes produced by these operations, and potential routes of environmental contamination; and 5) Devise appropriate solutions to the collection, storage, treatment, handling, disposal, and resource recovery of solid and hazardous waste considering constraints such as regulatory requirements, economic engineering feasibility, and cost effectiveness. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. Education Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have the option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/ictap/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position. Permanent Change of Station (PCS) not authorized.