Safety & Occupational Health Specialist

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: As a Safety & Occupational Health Specialist for the Bonneville Project you will serve as the Lead Safety Specialist and assist with planning and managing a comprehensive Safety and Occupational Health program, as well as execute inspections and assist with the medical surveillance program.

Serve as the Lead Safety Specialist, assisting the Environmental Health and Safety Team Lead in planning, managing, and interpreting regulations to develop written procedures that eliminate or control workplace hazards across all operational phases.

Conducts comprehensive safety inspections of work sites, floating plants, shop machinery, protective gear, and fire suppression systems to detect hazardous conditions and recommend corrective measures.

Lead investigations into personnel mishaps and property damage, analyzing contributing factors to draft formal reports, recommend preventative measures, and track statistical injury trends.

Administer key occupational health programs, including medical surveillance, hearing conservation, respiratory protection, fall protection, confined space entry, and hazardous/environmental remediation activities.

Coordinate all on-site dive operations at the water resources project, collaborating with the District Diving Coordinator on safety compliance and maintaining critical oversight of structural and equipment hazards near dive zones.

Develop and deliver technical safety training, oral presentations, and promotional safety campaigns to supervisors and employees utilizing diverse educational materials and visual aids.

Interface with external agencies (including OSHA, NIOSH, and MSHA) and safety professionals to resolve complex safety issues, while researching emerging SOH technologies to draft district-wide guidance.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/