This Safety and Occupational Health Manager will be located at Zion National Park in Springdale, Utah. Serves as the subject matter expert and principal advisor responsible for planning, developing, directing, & coordinating a safety and occupational health system for Zion National Park, Pipe Spring and Cedar Breaks National Monuments, extensive park lands, private concessions, park shuttle contract, administrative facilities, maintenance shops, and a variety of public visitor attractions.
Be a successful applicant. Watch this 5-minute video to learn how to create or improve your federal resume. Open to the first 50 applicants or until 05/12/2025 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration. All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-05/12/2025-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. 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 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. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. To qualify for this position at the GS-12 grade level, you must possess the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: At least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of a Safety and Occupational Health Manager. In order for experience to be considered equivalent to the GS-11 grade level applicants' resumes must demonstrate they have performed evaluation and analysis of safety and occupational health problems, conditions and administrative practices affecting work operations and environmental conditions for a wide range of work operations and environmental conditions involving a substantial number and diversity of unconventional safety and occupational health problems or circumstances. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include: Managing elements of a safety or occupational health program; 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 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 and implementing programs to reduce the frequency, severity, and cost of accidents and occupational illnesses; Analyzing and evaluating new and existing jobs, processes, products, or other systems to determine the existence, severity, probability, and outcome of hazards; Designing and modifying workplaces, processes, products, or other systems to control or eliminate hazards; Inspecting and 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; and/or Work in occupational fields such as industrial hygienist, safety engineer, fire prevention engineer, health physicist, and occupational health nurse. You must include hours per week worked. 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.
This position is under the supervision of the respective superintendent and located at the office of that superintendent. Serves as subject matter expert and principal advisor responsible for planning, developing, directing and coordinating a safety and occupational health program. Evaluates, compiles and analyzes behavioral, work environment, and accident statistical data and prepares charts, tables and reports to communicate this information to management, staff and others. Coordinates and oversees the development of safety education and training material and conducts safety training programs for managers, supervisors, and staff. Coordinates and/or conducts annual inspections and ensures that programs are current and compatible with Occupational Safety and Health Program and public Risk Management Program, park or region safety plans, policies and Department of Interior. Provides guidance to and/or leads teams in investigating lost time incidents to help identify chain of events, root causes, corrective actions, recommendations for improvement and follow-up to ensure corrective action has been taken. Plans, organizes, and administers a scheduled series of comprehensive inspections of numerous facilities. The incumbent is expected to make regular site visits to all units within the zone of prospective parks. Physical Demands: The performance of inspections and investigations of mishaps requires frequent physical exertion such as frequent walking and hiking over rough, uneven, or rocky surfaces, crouching, climbing, stooping, crawling under buildings and in attics, etc. Occasionally is required to ride as a passenger in light fixed wing aircraft and/or helicopters, and to ride in or operate small watercraft. The use of personal protective equipment (hard hat, steel-toed boots, gloves, eye goggles, and respirators) is required due to exposure to hazardous occupational environments. The interpersonal relationships and conflicts involved with compliance and problem resolution can produce high job stress. Frequent travel away from the incumbent's office is required. Working Conditions: Incumbent is subject to exposure to operating machines and equipment, hazardous materials, high noise level, hazardous gases, fumes and dust, hazardous waste materials, and other occupational environments. Protective clothing and equipment is required. Incumbent also serves in a staff position in a heated/air conditioned office setting. However, field work often occurs in rough terrain and under varying weather conditions. Work may be underground, may have exposure to high electrical energy and/or heights. Emergency operations may also require working in nighttime operations, in adverse terrain and all climatic conditions.