USAJOBS · 12 hours ago
Director, Safety and Occupational Health
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$169K/yr - $197K/yr
1+ years expThe Architect of the Capitol is seeking a Director for the Safety, Occupational Health and Accessibility Division. The role involves overseeing the division's program responsibilities, including planning, organizing, directing, and managing safety and health programs and resources.
ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Performs administrative and technical supervisory functions for subordinates
Assigns duties and evaluates performance
Manages the organizational budget and workload
Develops performance requirements for subordinates and ensures a mutual understanding of the performance standards
Resolves complaints and grievances
Provides leadership to ensure support for equal employment opportunity (EEO) goals and requirements
Practices non-discriminatory and non-retaliatory employment actions and prevents unlawful discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, age or disability
Provides for employee skills enrichment through job related coaching, mentoring and training
Makes employee assignments and creates a place of employment which is free from recognized hazards that are likely to cause death or serious physical harm and raises matters that exceed the incumbent's authority to higher levels of management for decisions
Responsible for the planning, development, coordination, and oversight of all AOC policies, procedures, data collection, and practices pertaining to occupational health and safety for construction and general industry, industrial safety, occupational health, as well as the compliance of the AOC with the Congressional Accountability Act (CAA), OSHA 1910 and 1926, and American with Disability Act
As the technical authority, provides expert advice and assistance to AOC personnel and other federal agencies on the Capitol complex on matters relating to the development, execution and monitoring of highly visible, controversial and politically sensitive safety and health protection policies, plans, and programs
Effectively deals with difficult and complex technical, project management, and organizational problems using innovative and original approaches
Consults with various government officials, industry representatives, and public interest groups in negotiating controversial matters and devising and implementing policies and final program determinations
Manage agency-wide safety, occupational health compliance inspections, accessibility barriers inspections, assesses safety and health regulation compliance efforts, and performs comprehensive investigations of safety and health incidents
Serves as the agency representative in matters related to safety compliance before Federal, state, and industry authorities and acts as the primary Agency interface with safety and health regulators at the Federal, State and Local levels and accessibility compliance
Maintains contacts directly with regulators on routine compliance and reporting matters
Acts as the Agency technical expert and participates with Agency counsel in responding to and negotiating regulatory enforcement actions
Directs and oversees the agency's Safety, Occupational Health, Accessibility programs and related projects
Manages significant elements or phases of safety and health projects related to major agency functions, programs, or projects
Exercises responsibility for the functional management and oversight of these programs via jurisdictional inspections, project monitoring and complex wide surveys in addition to developing and executing safety and occupational health programs for the agency
Serves as an expert consultant on the most challenging problems in safety, occupational health, and accessibility problems for an agency having responsibility for a program of national or international scope and impact
Works with all levels of local management and program officials, key personnel of other Agency locations, other government agencies, and private industry to resolve and track complex and controversial problems that arise and assure the overall resolution of issues
Utilizes a thorough knowledge of and compliance with applicable AOC and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) safety Congressional Accountability Act and Title 1, Title 11, and Title 111 of the Americans with Disabilities, and regulations to ensure that work progresses in a safe manner and to initiate or take corrective action on unsafe conditions in managed areas
Qualification
Required
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
You must provide an official transcript before appointment
There is no educational substitution at this grade level
You must meet the definition of specialized experience
You must be able to pass a drug test
Candidates for the GS-15 grade level must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower (GS-14) grade level in the Federal service
Specialized experience for this position is having experience that demonstrates all of the following: Establishing safety and occupational health program goals and objectives to ensure safe and healthful working environment; Overseeing compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health program and requirements; Developing or implementing programs to reduce the frequency, severity, and cost of accidents and occupational illnesses; Developing and recommending safety and occupational health policy to higher levels of management; and Auditing processes, products, or systems for compliance with established safety and occupational programs/policies
Benefits
A variety of health insurance plans
Retirement system with investment options
Paid holidays
Paid sick and annual (vacation) leave
Life insurance
Incentive systems
Subsidized transportation
Training and development opportunities
The Architect of the Capitol offers eligible employees opportunity to participate in the Student Loan Repayment Program.
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