THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a Safety and Occupational Health Manager (Title 32) (Indefinite), Position Description Number D2937000 and is part of the VA JFHQ DET HQ, National Guard.
As a Safety and Occupational Health Manager (Title 32), GS-2210-12, you will perform the below duties: Serves as the State, Territory, District of Columbia Safety and Occupational Health (SOHM) Manager in the maintenance of a comprehensive ground and explosives, safety program for the State.
Manages and provides oversight for the State ARNG Safety and Occupational Health Management Systems (ASOHMS) within the broad framework of statutory public law, DOD, Army, and National Guard policy, goals, and objectives. Manages resource requirements for personnel, safety programs, contracting, and funding resources necessary to support program goals, objectives, and directives.
Determines SOH requirements and implements plans, methods, and assess risks to improve safety in the workplace and off-duty environments. Reduces preventable mishaps in the preservation of ARNG personnel, equipment, facilities, and resources. Plans, assigns, and evaluates the work of safety and explosives safety staff subordinates. Using subordinate supervisors, group/committee chairs, and the like, oversees and directs SOH work activities.
Provides decisions on work issues presented by subordinate supervisors or leaders. Evaluates subordinate supervisors/leaders and serves as the reviewing official on evaluations of non-supervisory employees rated by subordinate supervisors. Approves selection for subordinate non-supervisory positions. Conducts hiring interviews and selections for subordinate supervisory/work leader positions.
Receives and resolves group grievances or serious employee complaints and conducts disciplinary actions involving subordinates. Develops, implements, plans, directs, and controls a comprehensive SOH program involving a wide variety of industrial processes, shops, equipment, material, and machinery, some of which are unconventional and unique to the organization, highly hazardous and involve dangerous material.
Develops the State SOH Plan to include applicability of fourteen Army SOH functional areas. Development of applicable local policy and procedures for State SOH programs. Manages, executes, monitors, and evaluates State functional Safety Programs for effective implementation.
Conducts safety reviews for the Annual Safety Plan, Workplace Design and Engineering processes, construction facility reuse projects, Support Force Protection Planning, Emergency Operations Plans, and mishap reports for accuracy, completeness, and timeliness. Reviews ASOHMS Implementation strategy, Explosives Safety Site Plan submissions, and risk assessments, and deviations to safety standards.
Reviews explosives safety survey reports to identify Ammunition and Explosives safety and logistics programmatic findings, corrective actions, and systemic trends. Reviews Fire, Occupational Health, and Safety (FOHS) Functional Community 12 (FC12) training certifications. Reviews workplace safety hazard tracking logs, NGB safety assessment data, and unit SOPs to ensure safety and Risk Management are integrated and controls are established for identified hazards.
Conducts and ensures safety mishap investigations comply with DoDI 6055.07 and 29 CFR 1904.39 guidance and ensure the notification, investigation, reporting, and recordkeeping of ARNG on-duty, off duty, non-duty and materiel deficiency safety mishaps. Ensures the regular inspection of facilities, workplaces, operations, explosives storage, and training ranges are conducted by qualified safety professionals.
Develops documented reports of deficiencies and mitigation/abatement plans and metrics to measure program effectiveness. Conducts annual assessments of ground safety programs, radiation and laser safety, range safety, and explosive safety programs. Develops and implements applicable health protection and readiness programs.
Establishes, trains, and advises personnel on the integration of Risk Management processes and assist leaders in implementation of installation SOH programs. Manages Commercial Off The Shelf system safety processes. Suspends, limits, or terminates operations where the potential for damage, exposure, and loss to munitions of explosives concern, laser operations, or radioactive sources can occur.
Develops and implements mishap prevention, countermeasures, and hazard abatement procedures. Develops safety and health promotion programs consisting of safety awards, seasonal safety, employee workplace safety awareness, media, and social communication tools. Cultivates a robust safety culture through training, promotion, awards, and program advocacy.
Ensures Safety and Occupational Health processes support general public health efforts for all ARNG personnel and seeks to maximize worker productivity through health promotion efforts. Communicates and distribution statistics, trends, best practices, and lessons learned. Performs other duties as assigned.
If you are using Education in addition to your work experience to qualify for this position, Undergraduate and Graduate Education: 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 transcripts or other documentation to support your Educational claims. To receive credit for Education, you must provide documentation of proof that you meet the Education requirements for this position.
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This position is with Army National Guard Units, Department of the Army.
The posted pay range is $93499 – $121551/yr.
This position requires a Secret security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-09-26.
This position is open under the 'Nguard' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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