Duties
The United States Space Force (USSF) at Buckley Space Force Base (Aurora, CO) is searching for a Safety and Occupational Health Manager, SBD2/SEG (NH-0318-03, GS-12/13 Equivalent).
Description:
Plans, directs, coordinates, and evaluates activities necessary to overall management of a diverse occupational safety program.
Plans, directs, and conducts investigations and analyzes of mishaps and hazardous conditions to determine origin, causes, and contributing elements and prepares written evaluation reports concerning findings and proposed recommendations.
Prepares supplements to instructions and manuals and develops specialized local instructions defining mishap prevention and procedures based on interpretation and/or adaptation of higher command instructions and policies formulated by other federal government agencies.
Reviews plans and specifications for new construction, major building alterations, and/or changes in equipment and monitors project through completion to ensure compliance with safety codes and standards.
Develops and provides technical safety training/instruction to supervisors, employees, and/or unit safety representatives on a wide range of work operations areas, such as traffic safety techniques, proper storage of hazardous materials, common laboratory hazards, and building evacuation procedures.
Ideal Candidate:
Knowledge of complex safety and occupational health principles, practices, procedures, laws, regulations, and current legislative issues as they relate to the military installation occupational safety program; the requirements, methods, and techniques of accident/mishap investigation, analysis, resolution of safety problems, and formal reporting procedures; and risk assessment methods and techniques for evaluation of safety and occupational health risks.
Knowledge of basic safety construction standards, methods, practices, techniques, materials, and equipment to determine compliance with regulations and standards.
Knowledge of standard training techniques, methods, and materials sufficient to develop and present formal training and instructional sessions.
Skill in conducting mishap investigations; analyzing and evaluating hazardous conditions; preparing reports and recommendations and addressing risk assessment methods and techniques for safety code compliance.
Key Skills and Abilities:
1. Knowledge of complex safety and occupational health principles, practices, procedures, laws, regulations, and current legislative issues as they relate to the military installation occupational safety program; the requirements,
methods, and techniques of accident/mishap investigation, analysis, resolution of safety problems, and formal reporting procedures; and risk assessment methods and techniques for evaluation of safety and occupational health risks.
2. Knowledge of basic safety construction standards, methods, practices, techniques, materials, and equipment to determine compliance with regulations and standards.
3. Knowledge of standard training techniques, methods, and materials sufficient to develop and present formal training and instructional sessions.
4. Skill in conducting mishap investigations; analyzing and evaluating hazardous conditions; preparing reports and recommendations and addressing risk assessment methods and techniques for safety code compliance.
5. Skill in the interpretation of engineering drawings and specifications sufficient to identify hazardous conditions in proposed facilities.
6. Ability to organize work, set priorities, and determine resource requirements; determine goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinate with other organizations; monitor progress, and evaluate outcomes.
7. Skill in working with customers to assess needs, provide assistance, resolve problems, and satisfy expectations.
8. Ability to persuade others to accept recommendations, work toward an agreement, and negotiate mutually acceptable solutions.
9. Ability to develop and maintain effective relationships and to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
10. Ability to identify problems and use sound judgment and decisions to generate and evaluate alternatives and make recommendations.