Safety and Occupational Health Manager

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following:

• Plans and carries out the Safety Program for the Regional Construction Office. Construction program pertains to complex construction operations in the construction modification and rehabilitation of a wide range of engineering projects (e.g. canals pipelines diversion dams pumping facilities hydroelectric generation plants storage dam reservoirs fish and wildlife structures concrete structures and buildings).
• Inspects all phases of construction at project sites and construction field offices throughout the Region for observance of safety standards codes and practices.
• Advises field supervisors and personnel engaged in daily inspection of construction activities on safety operations and procedures. Enforces safe operating practices on both government-owned and contractors equipment to avoid hazardous conditions.
• Studies construction plans/specifications to assure projects can be constructed in accordance with the Reclamation Safety and Health Standards and other safety regulations. Recommends changes for protective measures.
• Attends pre-bidding preconstruction and partnering meetings.
• Reviews contractors safety programs and advises on adequacy and acceptability. Recommends additional safety features for equipment/field operations.
• Investigates analyses and reports in detail the cause of all accidents involving contractors or Reclamation personnel and/or vehicles. Collects records and prepares regular and special reports on safety data etc.
• Initiates and conducts safety training courses. Assists supervisors in establishing annual safety plans and goals.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Males born aftermust be registered for Selective Service.
• Direct Deposit participation required.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more visit may be required to travel to site visits training etc. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes.
• You are required to complete training obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority.

This period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest meet the organization goals and mission of the agency and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the determining if your employment advances the public interest the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Under applicable law the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies in writing that the individuals employment should continue and that their appointment should be the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public interest.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 09/18/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300 Subpart F.

For current Federal employees if hours worked per week are not included on your resume you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees your resume must state either full-time (or 40 hours a week) or part-time with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience.

Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position you must meet the following minimum qualifications:

A. 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. -OR-
B. Experience: Specialized Experience in or related to safety and occupational health that provided the specific knowledge skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include: Managing safety or occupational health program elements; Developing and recommending safety and occupational health policy to higher levels of management; Applying safety and occupational health laws regulations principles theories practices and procedures to advise on or resolve technical matters dealing with occupational safety and health requirements; Developing safety and occupational health standards regulations practices and procedures to eliminate or control potential hazards; Developing or implementing programs to reduce the frequency severity and cost of accidents and occupational illnesses; Analyzing or evaluating new and existing jobs processes products or other systems to determine the existence severity probability and outcome of hazards; Designing or modifying workplaces processes products or other systems to control or eliminate hazards; Inspecting or surveying workplaces processes products or other systems for compliance with established safety and occupational health policies or standards and to identify potential new hazards; Training of workers supervisors managers or other safety and occupational health personnel in safety or occupational health subjects; Work in occupational fields such as industrial hygienist safety engineer fire prevention engineer health physicist and occupational health nurse. -OR-
C. Certification: Certification as a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) or Certified Health Physicist (CHP) or similar certification that included successful completion of a written examination.

To qualify for this position at the GS-12 grade level:

Experience: you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sector). Specialized experience is defined as: Safety and occupational health experience specific to major construction operations entailing most of the following: conducting safety inspections at construction project sites pertaining to heavy construction and equipment operations; identifying and controlling hazardous and unsafe construction operations/construction site conditions; ensuring compliance with safety and occupational health policies and regulations; investigating construction accidents resolving safety hazards with field engineers construction representatives and construction contractors.

Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community student social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies knowledge and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience.