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USAJOBS · 2 weeks ago

Chief of Office of Safety and Environmental Health

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$169K/yr - $197K/yr

1+ years exp

USAJOBS is seeking a Chief of Safety and Environmental Health for the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard. In this role, you will provide leadership and management of a comprehensive safety program, ensuring alignment with Coast Guard missions and effective risk management across various operational environments.

ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Directing, developing, reviewing and approving all Coast Guard operational and support function safety programs that applies a holistic, enterprise-wide perspective on reducing risks to members and the organization

Representing the agency and headquarters staff in sensitive, technical and controversial negotiations with subordinate levels of the organization, and other governmental and non-governmental organizations of national and international stature, and military organizations of foreign nations

Directing preparations for Coast Guard participation in Joint Service Safety Council (JSSC) conferences, a semiannual meeting of the senior safety executives of the military services

Proposing and sponsoring research and development projects that develop new risk management tools and expanding and deeply integrating risk management principles and human factors into all operational and mission support functions

Generating new service-wide operational and mission support safety and occupational/environmental health management and administrative principles, developing new original concepts for evaluating risks and determining appropriate risk controls for all operational and mission support missions and functions, and evaluating Coast Guard-wide programs and projects of national and global importance

Qualification

Safety ManagementOccupational HealthRisk ManagementSafety Policy DevelopmentMishap AnalysisTrainingCommunicationNegotiation

Required

Must be a U.S. Citizen

Must be registered or exempt from the Selective Service

A one-year probationary period may be required

To ensure the accomplishment of our mission, DHS requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement

Transcripts must be submitted with your application package

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the U.S

This position has a positive Education Requirement in addition to at least one year of Specialized Experience in order to be found minimally qualified

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

Experience in or related to safety and occupational health that provided the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position

To qualify at the GS-15 grade level, your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-14 grade level in the federal sector

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications