The Safety and Occupational Health Manager serves as the designated Safety Officer for the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical center in Clarksburg, WV. This position requires authoritative expertise in safety management, fire prevention, industrial hygiene, hazardous materials control, environmental compliance, and construction safety. This individual will provide direct supervisory and managerial oversight of safety staff, serving as the technical advisor to senior leadership.
Major Duties: Safety & Occupational Health Program Management: Serves as the principal authority for safety and occupational health for MWV VAMC and all affiliated facilities, with full authority to take immediate corrective action when hazardous conditions pose risks to life, health or property. Plans, develops implements, and manages a comprehensive safety program that meets the requirements of VA, OSHA, NFPA, EPA, ADA, Joint Commission, and other regulatory agencies.
Identifies safety risks through inspections, audits, and investigations; develops strategies for hazard mitigation and prevention. Directs the facility's accident and incident investigation program, including root cause analysis, corrective actions, and reporting. Manages and directs a comprehensive Safety and Occupational Health Program, ensuring compliance with Federal, State and local codes as well as VA and Joint Commission standards.
Environment of Care & Accreditation Compliance: Manages the Environment of Care Program, including safety management, life safety, hazardous materials, emergency preparedness, utilities, equipment, and security management, coordinating with the Quality and Patient Safety to ensure closed-loop reporting and resolution of issues. Prepares and maintains the Statement of Conditions (SOC) for Joint Commission and recommends Fire Safety Equivalencies (FSEs) when required.
Reviews and approves policies, procedures, and protocols to always maintain accreditation readiness. Construction Safety & Technical Oversight: Provides expert review of construction and renovation projects (major, minor, NRM, and SLP) to ensure conformance with life safety, Fire Protection, and Occupational Safety standards; Prepares statements of conditions and recommends fire safety equivalencies for accreditation compliance.
Provides expert consultation to engineers, architects, and contractors during project design and construction phases. Makes recommendations for structural modifications to achieve compliance when deficiencies are identified.
Industrial Hygiene & Occupational Health: Manages a comprehensive and industrial hygiene program, identifying, evaluating and controlling chemical, biological, physical, and ergonomic hazards; investigates occupational health complaints and negotiates corrective action with management and union representatives. Maintains expertise in regulatory changes and ensures adoption of new standards.
Supervisory & Administrative Leadership: Supervises subordinate staff, including: two Safety Specialist, one Industrial Hygienist, GEMS Coordinator, one administrative officer with full authority over recruitment, appraisals, promotions, training and disciplinary actions. Exercises full supervisory authority: hiring, promotions, performance appraisals, awards, discipline, leave approval and training.
Ensure staff development through succession planning, skills training, and mentoring. Manages section resources, prepares budgets, and promotes cost-effective operations which may include but is not limited to contract management. Training, Education & Consultation: Provides safety education, training, and consultative services to staff, clinicians, and leadership on PPE, fire safety, hazard recognition, and emergency preparedness.
Develops and delivers facility-wide safety training programs to ensure compliance and promote a culture of safety. Work Schedule: 7:00 am to 4:30 PM Monday - Friday Telework: Ad-Hoc only. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Safety & Occupational Health Manager/PD266840 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Physical Demands: The work is sedentary for long periods. However, will be required to make site surveys requiring prolonged standing, walking, climbing, bending, stooping, stretching, reaching and other physical movement.
Since the incumbent is often exposed to fire situations, construction sites and hazardous materials, physical coordination, balance and good health are required.
There is no educational substitution at this grade level. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Gretchen.Bruning@va.gov · 410-691-6340 X47784
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $106437 – $138370/yr.
Applications close on 2026-10-16.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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