SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALIST
U.S. Marine Corps
- Closes in 5 days (Nov 2, 2026)
- Grade GS 9
- Who can apply Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL), Individuals with disabilities, Internal to an agency, Land and base management, Military spouses, Special authorities, Veterans
- Schedule Full-time
- Appointment Permanent
- Telework Telework eligible
- Travel No travel
About the job
You will serve as a SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALIST in the MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR.
What you’ll do
- You will assist safety managers by planning, scheduling, and coordinating routine facility inspections, providing vital leadership briefings, and welcoming newly arrived civilian personnel and military members into the organization.
- You will participate in regional and national safety promotions, attend educational conferences to remain current on occupational safety regulations, and promote departmental initiatives through organized community events.
- You will organize, conduct, and evaluate traffic safety courses, instructing riders in motorcycle operations, driver improvement curriculum, and off-road safety for dirt bikes, all-terrain vehicles, and recreational utility machines.
- You will prepare and inspect training ranges prior to operational use, brief students on environmental hazards, manage classroom order, and deliver technical support when investigating installation ground traffic mishaps.
- You will perform comprehensive occupational safety assessments, determine hazard severity and mishap probability through specialized risk codes, and coordinate with engineering departments to implement effective control measures.
- You will maintain safe workplace practices, oversee contractor resources, verify personal protective equipment availability, ensure uniform instructional standards, and assist regional safety directors across other installation sites.
Qualifications
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: - Ability to apply Risk Assessment Codes (RAC) combining hazard severity and mishap probability, and recommend corrective hazard control measures. - Practical knowledge of inspection techniques and standard fact-finding/analytical methods to assist in ground and traffic mishap investigations and unsafe condition surveys. - Basic knowledge of standard occupational safety rules, traffic safety guidelines, and routine inspection techniques. - Must be licensed to operate a motorcycle and have a minimum of two years riding experience. - Must maintain a valid driver license to operate a Government Vehicle. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.
Education
In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience: master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.
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