This position is with Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Technical Support, Pittsburgh Safety and Health Technology Center. MSHA works to prevent death, illness and injury from mining; promote safe and healthful workplaces for U.S. miners. MSHA carries out the provisions of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act) as amended by the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response (MINER) Act of 2006.
Plans, directs, and reviews the work of subordinate staff, comprised of engineers, scientists, and technical specialists. Provides advice, counsel and/or instructions to individual employees on technical and administrative matters. Identifies training needs and ensures that appropriate training is provided. Directs the work of professional and highly technical programs including engineering and scientific expertise in all technological aspects of mine safety and health.
Oversees the operation and maintenance of extensive laboratory facilities for precise chemical analysis of samples collected in mines. Reviews and establishes overall program and project objectives in terms of policy and budget. Responsible for the execution of Technical Support programs and policies nationwide. Provides engineering expertise and analyzes highly complex technical problems associated with the health and safety of the mining community.
Advises the Director of Technical Support and other high-level Agency officials on a wide range of technical issues specific to the health and safety of enforcement activities and the mineral industries. Serves as a member of numerous high-level committees and participates in short and long-term policy definition and program planning.
Serves as principal spokesperson for the center in communications with officials of MSHA or other federal agencies, representatives of state governments, and industry officials.
Any applicant falsely claiming an academic degree from an accredited school will be subject to actions ranging from disqualification from federal employment to removal from federal service. If your education was completed at a foreign college or university, you must show comparability to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States and comparability to applicable minimum coursework requirements for this position.
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dory.rhonda.a@dol.gov · 1-202-693-1000 X18471
This position is with Mine Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor.
The posted pay range is $152963 – $197200/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-09-30.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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