Safety and Occupational Health Manager

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO), NOAA Diving Center (NDC)

https://www.usajobs.gov/job/882955200

This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO), NOAA Diving Center (NDC), with 1 vacancy in Silver Spring, MD; Alpena, MI; Newport, RI; Galveston, TX; Seattle, WA; or Sheboygan, WI.

This position is also announced under vacancy number OMAO-26-13050188-ST, which is open to Status Candidates. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both.

As a Safety and Occupational Health Manager, you will perform the following duties:

• Administer safety and occupational health activities and program for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) scientific and commercial diving operations. Oversee the safety and regulatory compliance of facilities, equipment and materials management and maintenance, personnel training and records retention. Conduct studies on the effectiveness of health programs, make recommendations and implement changes to ensure a safe and helpful workplace for NOAA divers.
• Develop dive safety inspection program goals, objectives and methods to ensure NOAA’s dive units comply and align with established regulation. Plan and execute dive unit inspections to measure and minimize hazards and unsafe conditions. Inspects each unit’s emergency equipment for compliance and suspend diving activities until deficiencies are corrected.
• Review safety incidents, conduct investigations and identify causal factors through interviews, record reviews and analysis of sequence of events. Draft reports of investigations based on objective evidence and brief to senior management. Communicate safety concerns and provide independent and objective safety recommendations to both NOAA diving units and the NOAA Diving Control and Safety Board.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• This position has physical requirements. Certified Diving Instructor with broad technical expertise and background in a variety of diving systems. The incumbent must pass the entrance requirements and obtain a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) diving certification, including being able to pass NOAA Dive Physical requirements within two months of employment.
• The incumbent may have to be on ships to perform inspections of dive lockers and equipment. Works outside of an office in settings that include ships, small boats, marine environments, diving facilities, and remote locations and may be subjected to extreme temperatures.
• This position requires up to 60 days of travel per year.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• Requires valid driver’s license to drive gov vehicle to worksites for site visits, audits, inspections and training. This position requires the operation of a Federal motor vehicle.

https://www.usajobs.gov/job/882715900

This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO), NOAA Diving Center (NDC), with 2 vacancies in Seattle, WA.

This position is also announced under vacancy number OMAO-26-13049543-ST, which is open to Status Candidates. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both.

As a Training Specialist, you will perform the following duties:

• Coordinate, promote, certify personnel, and execute effective training and provide oversight for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Diving Center (NDC) in order to promote safe diving practices per OSHA compliant scientific diving guidelines, minimizing the likelihood of diving accidents. Issue certifications through a nationally recognized SCUBA training agency.
• Support several areas of the NDC program including equipment and facilities maintenance and operations, diving and hyperbaric chamber operational support, supervision and training of divers, and diving unit inspections.
• Develop, schedule, and provide instruction in NOAA diving and dive-related training, including but not limited to, NOAA diver, Divemaster, and Diving Medical Technician. Serve as dive instructor or trainer, dive supervisor, standby diver, and tender as required to support NDC course offerings.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• This position has physical requirements. Able to swim and work in a water column; walk, stand, bend, stoop, lift/carry up to 60 pounds on land and aboard small vessels. Utilizes SCUBA equipment underwater.
• Perform duties indoors in typical office setting, outdoors and in small boats exposed to weather, and in water conditions including cold temperatures, low visibility, and hazardous marine life.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• Train and re-certify as required to maintain basic National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) diving and diving related medical proficiency and qualifications.
• Meet physical requirements for NOAA Diving as described in the NOAA Diving Medical Standards and Procedures Manual.
• Successfully complete a NOAA Diving physical exam and receive clearance to dive from the NOAA Diving Medical Officer at entry on duty.
• Must be able to serve aboard a NOAA Ship as divemaster, and chamber operator.
• This position requires the operation of a Federal motor vehicle. Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid state driver’s license to operate a government vehicle in completion of assigned tasks i.e. site visits, field research, etc. Operate government owned vehicles and small boats in support of NOAA Dive Center mission.
• Travel as needed to support off-site dive instruction and operations.
• This position requires a Non-Critical Sensitive clearance as the incumbent requires access to secure spaces where a SECRET clearance is required.