Safety and Occupational Health Manager

Bonneville Power Administration • Vancouver, WA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is within the Safety Internal Operations organization of the Safety division, Chief Administrative Office, Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). The Safety and Occupational Health Manager serves as a technical expert, ensuring assigned safety and occupational health programs are planned, developed, implemented, evaluated, and continuously improved in accordance with federal laws and regulations and BPA policies. Assigned programs may have broad or BPA-wide applicability and may change based on BPA priorities, risk, regulatory developments, operational needs, and organizational requirements.

The role manages one or more complex programs under the governance and direction of a designated Program Owner. It integrates program elements into BPA’s Safety Management System and coordinates technical contributions across engineering, field operations, maintenance, and administrative functions. The position provides program status, risk, performance, and decision-support information to the Program Owner and Safety leadership, and elevates significant policy, risk, or authority issues.

The position requires a valid driver's license, overnight travel, and may require up to 30% annual travel throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana. The incumbent must report in person to the official duty location and, if applicable, achieve and maintain permitted access to BPA energized facilities.

Requirements

• United States citizenship.
• At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service.
• Experience managing or administering an occupational health and safety program, including developing and implementing program components, analyzing performance data, and ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Experience advising management on program performance, risk reduction, and continuous-improvement strategies.
• Experience managing and administering occupational health data systems.
• Valid driver's license as a condition of employment.
• Ability to undertake overnight travel, potentially up to 30% per year throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana.
• Suitable for federal employment as determined by a background investigation.
• Must meet Selective Service registration requirements, if applicable.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Must report in person to the official duty location.
• If applicable, must achieve and maintain permitted access to BPA energized facilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage the planning, development, implementation, administration, evaluation, and continuous improvement of one or more complex safety and occupational health programs.
• Define strategic program goals, establish quality deliverables, and align multi-year roadmaps in coordination with executive leadership and Program Owners.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary technical contributions across engineering, field operations, maintenance, and administrative functions.
• Evaluate, interpret, apply, and maintain safety policies, technical directives, standard operating procedures, and risk-assessment frameworks that implement federal mandates and national consensus standards.
• Integrate assigned program elements into BPA’s Safety Management System, including administrative controls, technical criteria, performance metrics, and quality assurance mechanisms.
• Provide program status, risk, performance, and decision-support information to the Program Owner and Safety leadership.
• Elevate matters involving significant policy implications, conflicting organizational interests, substantial risk, or decisions outside delegated program-management authority.
• Develop, revise, and maintain safety procedures, technical guidance, implementation tools, decision aids, templates, training materials, communications, and program documentation.
• Analyze incident, hazard, corrective action, assessment, inspection, operational, and program-performance information to identify trends, recurring conditions, systemic weaknesses, and emerging risks.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package for employees and their families.
• Programs and policies intended to support work/life balance and flexible, responsive work environments.
• Be Well wellness program supporting career, community, financial, physical, and social well-being.
• Hiring incentives may be authorized for highly qualified candidates, subject to budget availability and federal regulations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed