Safety Officer - Field Operations (PCN 10-2239)
Safety Officer - Field Operations (PCN 10-2239)
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Job Description
Job Description
The Department of Natural Resources Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveysis recruiting for a Safety Officer (Field Operations) in Fairbanks.
This position is open to Alaska Residents only.
Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.
What You Will Be Doing:
This Safety Officer position coordinates fieldsafety operations and equipment for the Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys (DGGS). Duties include:
- Leading the divisions field safety program and chairing the Field Operations Safety Committee.
- Coordination of safety operations and emergency plans for individual projects.
- Safety training coordination and instruction.
- Management of safety and communications equipment.
- Management of division vehicles equipment and warehouses.
- Fieldwork and project support as needed.
This active safety role requires close collaboration with staff and handson project and personnel tracking equipment inventory and maintenance and indepth knowledge of field operations using helicopters fixedwing aircraft boats snow machines and ATVs for travel. In 2024 approximately 36 division staff members spent about 575 persondays in the field on 34 distinct field projects.
Mission and Values/Culture:
DGGS mission is to determine the potential of Alaskan land for production of metals minerals fuels and geothermal resources the locations and supplies of groundwater and construction material and the potential geologic hazards to buildings roads bridges and other installations and structures (AS 41.08.020). DGGS work requires field operations in often remote environments with challenging weather terrain and access. Our mission is only successful through safe operations which are ensured by this position division safety guidelines DGGS Field Operations Safety Committee and the responsible actions of all division staff.
Benefits of Joining Our Team:
DGGS offers ample opportunity for onthejob training a flexible work schedule possible telework and partnership with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about their work and the divisions mission. DGGS prioritizes a respectful and inclusive workplace. This Safety Officer position is critical for the safe operations of DGGS field projects and the work of this position is highly valued by division employees. Position reports directly to the Division Operations Manager.
The Working Environment You Can Expect:
DGGSs two offices are in Fairbanks and at the Geologic Materials Center in Anchorage. This permanent Safety Officer position is stationed at the main DGGS Fairbanks office and oversees safety operations for all field projects the separate Fairbanks warehouse facility and the Geologic Materials Center core and sample repository.We are looking for a candidate who possesses the following positionspecific competencies.
- Chemistry: Knowledge of chemicals including hazardous materials and their uses interactions dangers production storage and disposal.
- First Response: Knowledge of emergency management methods such as first aid rescue techniques and threat assessments.
- Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example technical sensitive controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others attends to nonverbal cues and responds appropriately.
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Minimum Qualifications
CompetencyBased Minimum Qualifications Instructions
Qualifications
This job class uses competencybased minimum qualifications.Please ensure your application(through work history volunteer experience (duties summary) training education licenses certifications etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge skills abilities and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.
Competency Description
The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge skills abilities (KSAs) tasks and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations instead of specific tasks and are only used as parameters and guidelines. A competencys description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA task and behavior needed to meet the competency successfully but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options for how an applicant can meet the job expectation.
Any combination of training and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in- Compliance: Knowledge of procedures for assessing evaluating and monitoring programs or projects for compliance with Federal laws regulations and guidance.
- Decision Making: Makes sound wellinformed and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action even in uncertain situations to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
- Safety Hazards: Knowledge of the concepts principles theories and methods to identify control mitigate and eliminate safety hazards in the design and use of facilities equipment operations and work processes.
- Health Physics: Knowledge of the concepts principles theories and methods pertaining to the protection of people their environment and equipment from hazards (for example radiation or hazardous chemicals) and the control of radioactive material.
equivalent to those typically gained by:
experience with occupational safety and health programs which includes the application of occupational safety and healthrelated regulations codes and standards; and involvement with workplace safety and health consultations inspections and/or investigations.
Additional Required Information
** Please read the information below carefully. **
At the time of the interviewplease ensure that you provide the following materials:- Writing sample (at minimum a onepage personally written document outlining a safety guideline or policy)
- Resume
- Three (3) professional references
- Valid drivers license
- PreEmployment Certification form Link to form.
- Applicant Qualification Inquiry Firearm Possession form Link to form.
SPECIAL NOTICES
- Position may require travel to Anchorage 25 times per year.
- Position may require additional travel within the state (normally 13 trips of 5 days or less per year).
- Traveling by helicopter small fixedwing aircraft ATV snow machine and boat. While out in the field may be subject to working and living in austere facilities.
- Possession of or access to firearms or ammunition is required for this position.
Application Notice
How to Apply page. Your application must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. Alaska Standard Time on the closing date.
Supplemental Questions
For your application to be evaluated you must answer the Supplemental Questions. The State of Alaska (SOA) uses four proficiency levels to measure and describe an applicants level of competence in applying certain behaviors knowledge skills and abilities to accomplish a specific task. The four proficiency levels are Mastery Fluency Literacy and Discovery. You must rate your proficiency level for each competency listed in the supplemental questions.
Education
If postsecondary education is required to meet the minimum qualifications you must fill out the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree please indicate the units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials if used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position.
Special Instructions for Foreign Education
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the minimum qualifications listed above. If utilizing this education you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs; or an accredited U.S. postsecondary institution reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the postsecondary institution. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
Work Experience
If using work experience not already documented in your application also provide the employers name job title employment dates and whether full or parttime. Applications will be reviewed to determine whether the responses are supported and minimum qualifications are clearly met. If they are not the applicant may not advance to the recruitment interview and selection phase.
Note:Attaching a resume is not an alternative to filling out the application entirely. Noting see resume or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination that your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.
Bargaining Unit
If you are acurrent state employee please mark the union you are a member of at the time of application. Do not complete this question if you are not a current state employee.
Drivers License Requirement
Applicants must possess a valid drivers license. Proof of licensure will be required prior to reporting to duty.
Firearms
This position requires the use or possession of a firearm or ammunition. In accordance with the federal Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997 (PL 104208) if you have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence you may not hold this position.
A misdemeanor crime of domestic violence is an offense that is (1) a misdemeanor under Federal or state law and (2) has as an element the use or attempted use of physical force or the threatened use of a deadly weapon committed by a current or former spouse parent or guardian of the victim by a person with whom the victim shares a child in common by a person who is cohabiting with or has cohabited with the victim as a spouse parent or guardian or by a person similarly situated to a spouse parent or guardian of the victim.
EEO STATEMENT
The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities who require accommodation auxiliary aides or services or alternative communication formats should callor (907)in Juneau or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 oror correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at P.O. Box 110201 Juneau AK. The State of Alaska is an equal opportunity employer.Please be sure to check your junk folder for any messages that may be sent to you about this recruitment.
Contact Information
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For specific information about this position please get in touch with the hiring manager at the following:
Jennifer AtheyDivision Operations Manager
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Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
