Safety Director Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Must be at least 16 years old.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Candidate required to obtain the necessary security/investigation level.
• Requires a probationary period if the requirement has not been met.
• Subject to pre-employment and random drug tests.
• Requires medical exam and must maintain physical requirements.
• Requires a supervisory probationary period if the requirement has not been met.
• Subject to financial disclosure requirements.
• Requires a valid driver's license.
• A bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree in industrial hygiene, occupational health sciences, occupational and environmental health, toxicology, safety sciences, or related science; OR A bachelor's degree in a branch of engineering, physical science, or life science that included 12 semester hours in chemistry, including organic chemistry, and 18 additional semester hours of courses in any combination of chemistry, physics, engineering, health physics, environmental health, biostatistics, biology, physiology, toxicology, epidemiology, or industrial hygiene; OR Certification from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH).
• At least 52 weeks specialized experience at the next lower level (equivalent to GS-12) in conducting complex occupational safety and health inspections.
• At least 52 weeks specialized experience at the next lower level (equivalent to GS-12) in providing technical advice, guidance, or training to employers, employees, labor representatives, or other interested parties regarding safe/healthful working conditions.
• At least 52 weeks specialized experience at the next lower level (equivalent to GS-12) in leading teams of occupational safety and health professionals in the investigation and/or documentation of unsafe and/or unhealthful working conditions.
• At least 52 weeks specialized experience at the next lower level (equivalent to GS-12) in identifying and documenting unsafe or unhealthful working conditions, securing hazard abatement, and conducting opening/closing conferences or informal settlement conferences.

Nice To Haves

• All science or engineering courses offered in fulfillment of the above requirements must be acceptable for credit toward the completion of a standard 4-year professional curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in science or engineering at an accredited college or university.
• If your education was completed at a foreign college or university, you must show comparability to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States and comparability to applicable minimum coursework requirements for this position.

Responsibilities

• Serves as Supervisor to a multi-disciplinary group of Industrial Hygienists, Safety and Occupational Health Specialists, and Safety Engineers.
• Identifies, distributes and balances workload and tasks.
• Provides and signs written performance appraisals based on daily observation of work.
• Approves the use of annual, sick, and/or credit leave of short duration.
• Communicates assignments and applicable time frames to team members.
• Conducts on-the-job assessments of workload progress, productivity, and quality to ensure compliance with policies and procedures.
• Makes recommendations on promotions, reassignments, awards, training, and other career development opportunities.
• Assists in the formulation of new or revised draft performance standards.
• Reviews case files to ensure proper application of standards and proposed penalties as well as reasonable abatement dates and documentation that is legally sufficient and consistent with OSHA policies and directives.
• Monitors progress of the group toward accomplishment of the program plan, recommending deviations to the plan as required.
• Serves as a witness before judicial hearing and trials, including criminal investigations, providing technical expertise in occupational safety.
• Represents OSHA at meetings of employer or labor organizations, trade associations and other groups interested in safety and health.
• Ensures that OSHA's Strategic Plan, mission, and vision are communicated and integrated into the goals, objectives, work plan, and customer service.
• Reviews, comments and makes recommendations on current OSHA standards, development of new standards and operational procedures which affect the compliance program.
• Leads inspections/investigations involving difficult and complex cases involving high risk operations, imminent danger, non-existent or inadequate standards where use of the general duty clause would be required, catastrophes and discrimination complaints.
• Recommends approval of completed case files by evaluating and determining appropriate actions.
• Provides technical assistance to employers, employees and the general public concerning technical interpretations of the OSH Act of 1970.

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
• Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.