Safety and Occupational Health Manager
Bonneville Power Administration
- Closes in 7 days (Nov 12, 2026)
- Grade GS 13
- Who can apply Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL), Military spouses, Open to the public
- Schedule Full-time
- Appointment Permanent
- Telework No telework
- Travel Travel 76% or more
About the job
This position is within the Safety Internal Operations (NFB) organization of Safety (NF), Chief Administrative Office (N), Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). As a Safety and Occupational Health Manager, you'll serve as a safety and occupational health technical expert to ensure assigned safety and occupational health programs are effectively planned, developed, implemented, evaluated, and continuously improved in accordance with applicable Federal laws and regulations, and BPA policies.
What you’ll do
Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) delivers clean, reliable, and sustainable electricity across the Pacific Northwest, driving the region's economy and maintaining a vital public infrastructure. Key Duties and Responsibilities As a Safety and Occupational Health Manager, you will: Define strategic program goals, establishe quality deliverables, and align multi-year roadmaps in coordination with executive leadership and Program Owners. Coordinates multidisciplinary technical contributions across engineering, field operations, maintenance, and administrative functions. Serve as a Safety and Occupational Health Manager responsible for managing the planning, development, implementation, administration, evaluation, and continuous improvement of one or more complex safety and occupational health programs under the governance and direction of the designated Program Owner. Assigned programs may have broad or BPA-wide applicability and may change over time based upon BPA priorities, risk, regulatory developments, operational needs, and organizational requirements. Evaluate, interpret, apply, and maintain comprehensive safety policies, technical directives, standard operating procedures, and risk-assessment frameworks that interpret and operationalize federal mandates (including 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910 and 29 CFR 1926) and national consensus standards (e.g., American National Standards Institute (ANSI), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)). Integrates assigned program elements seamlessly into the BPA's Safety Management System (SMS), institutionalizing standard administrative controls, technical criteria, leading/lagging performance metrics, and quality assurance mechanisms. Define strategic program goals, establishe quality deliverables, and align multi-year roadmaps in coordination with executive leadership and Program Owners. Coordinates multidisciplinary technical contributions across engineering, field operations, maintenance, and administrative functions. Provide regular 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 and occupational health procedures, technical guidance, implementation tools, decision aids, templates, training materials, communications, program documentation, and other products necessary to support effective implementation of assigned safety programs. Analyze incident, hazard, corrective action, assessment, inspection, operational, and program-performance information to identify significant trends, recurring conditions, systemic weaknesses, and emerging risks.
Qualifications
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level [GS-12] in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: 1) Managing or administering an occupational health and safety program, including developing and implementing program components, analyzing performance data to measure effectiveness, ensuring compliance with applicable regulations, etc.; 2) advising management on program performance, risk reduction, and strategies for continuous improvement; AND 3) managing and administering occupational health data systems. "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. 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. You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
Conditions of employment
In accordance with Executive Order 14170, applicants are encouraged to respond to four short, free-response, essay questions in the questionnaire. Answer to these questions is not scored or rated. Your answers will be reviewed by the hiring manager and agency leadership if you are referred for selection consideration When you apply you will be asked a series of questions to determine your eligibility for employment and your qualification for this position specifically. You must answer all of these questions completely and truthfully. Key Requirements: You must be a United States Citizen. This employer participates in the e-Verify program. Males must abide by Selective Service registration requirements. You will be required to report in person to the official duty location. Conditions of Employment: This position requires a valid driver's license as a condition of employment. Work requires overnight travel. May require up to 30% travel per year throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana. If applicable, the incumbent must achieve and maintain their permitted access to BPA energized facilities. Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation. May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
Education
There are no specific education requirements or substitution of education for experience for this position.
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