Safety And Occupational Health Specialist

U.S. Marine Corps•Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, CA

About The Position

You will serve as a Safety and Occupational Health Specialist at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. The role supports safety managers by coordinating facility inspections, delivering leadership briefings, onboarding civilian and military personnel, and promoting safety initiatives through community events and regional and national programs. You will attend educational conferences to stay current on occupational safety regulations. You will organize, conduct, and evaluate traffic safety courses, including instruction in motorcycle operations, driver improvement, and off-road safety for dirt bikes, all-terrain vehicles, and recreational utility machines. You will prepare and inspect training ranges, brief students on environmental hazards, maintain classroom order, and provide technical support for installation ground traffic mishap investigations. The position also involves conducting occupational safety assessments, evaluating hazard severity and mishap probability using risk assessment codes, and coordinating hazard controls with engineering departments. You will maintain safe workplace practices, oversee contractor resources, verify personal protective equipment availability, ensure consistent instructional standards, and assist regional safety directors at other installation sites.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship and suitability for federal employment.
At least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level, or qualifying graduate education or a combination of education and experience.
Ability to apply Risk Assessment Codes that combine hazard severity and mishap probability and recommend corrective hazard controls.
Practical knowledge of inspection techniques and standard fact-finding and analytical methods for ground and traffic mishap investigations and unsafe-condition surveys.
Basic knowledge of occupational safety rules, traffic safety guidelines, and routine inspection techniques.
Current valid U.S. driver’s license and ability to maintain a valid license to operate a Government vehicle.
Motorcycle license and at least two years of riding experience, consistent with MSF and CMSP Rider Coach requirements.
MSF and CMSP instructor certification.
National Safety Council Defensive Driving Course instructor certification.
Ability to discern colors, contrast, and depth.
Must meet applicable federal employment conditions, including direct deposit, E-Verify for new Department of the Navy employees, and Selective Service registration for males born after December 31, 1959.
Current federal employees applying for GS positions generally must meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date.

Responsibilities

Plan, schedule, and coordinate routine facility inspections.
Provide leadership briefings and welcome newly arrived civilian personnel and military members to the organization.
Participate in regional and national safety promotions, attend educational conferences, and promote departmental initiatives through community events.
Organize, conduct, and evaluate traffic safety courses, including motorcycle operations, driver improvement, and off-road safety instruction.
Prepare and inspect training ranges before use, brief students on environmental hazards, and manage classroom order.
Provide technical support during investigations of installation ground traffic mishaps.
Conduct occupational safety assessments and determine hazard severity and mishap probability using specialized risk assessment codes.
Coordinate with engineering departments to implement hazard control measures.
Maintain safe workplace practices, oversee contractor resources, and verify personal protective equipment availability.
Ensure uniform instructional standards and assist regional safety directors at other installation sites.