Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Human Resources Management, Safety and Occupational Health Division, located in: Please see duties section of the announcement for locations. Additional selections may be made for other organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.
Individual Occupational Requirement: Experience in or related to safety and occupational health that provided the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include: Managing safety or occupational health program elements. 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 advise on or 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 or implementing programs to reduce the frequency, severity, and cost of accidents and occupational illnesses. Analyzing or evaluating new and existing jobs, processes, products, or other systems to determine the existence, severity, probability, and outcome of hazards. Designing or modifying workplaces, processes, products, or other systems to control or eliminate hazards. Inspecting or 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. Work in occupational fields such as industrial hygienist, safety engineer, fire prevention engineer, health physicist, and occupational health nurse. You qualify for this position if you meet the individual occupational requirement listed above and possess the experience as described below: Experience: You qualify for the GS-13 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as: Evaluating hazards independently in accordance with Safety and Health standards and recommending improvements. Advising management in a confidential manner, employee allegations of unsafe or unhealthful working conditions, OSHA investigations of reported hazardous conditions or unsafe work practices, employee injury investigations, union grievances, and unfair labor practices. Developing mitigation plans and recommendations for eliminating or reducing environmental and health hazards, and ensuring these measures are being applied and followed. Working with internal and external staff to promote occupational and safety and health. NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. Please see the "Required Documents" section below for additional resume requirements. 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. You must: Meet all qualification requirements, including education if applicable to this position, subject to verification at any stage of the application process; and Meet all applicable Time in Grade requirements (current federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent grade band in the federal service) by 10/03/2025. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Background Investigation: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is a federal law enforcement agency that requires all applicants to undergo a thorough background investigation prior to employment in order to promote the agency's core values of vigilance, service to country, and integrity. During the screening and/or background investigation process, you will be asked questions regarding any felony criminal convictions or current felony charges, the use of illegal drugs (e.g., marijuana, cocaine, heroin, LSD, methamphetamines, ecstasy), and the use of non-prescribed controlled substances including any experimentation, possession, sale, receipt, manufacture, cultivation, production, transfer, shipping, trafficking, or distribution of controlled substances. For additional information on the preemployment process, review the following link: Applicant Resources | CBP Careers Residency: There is a residency requirement for all applicants not currently employed by CBP. Individuals are required to have physically resided in the United States or its protectorates (as declared under international law) for at least three of the last five years. If you do not meet the residency requirement and you have been physically located in a foreign location for more than two of the last five years, you may request an exception to determine if you are eligible for a residency waiver by meeting one or more of the following conditions: Working for the U.S. Government as a federal civilian or as a member of the military A dependent who was authorized to accompany a federal civilian or member of the military who was working for the U.S. government Participation in a study abroad program sponsored by a U.S. affiliated college or university Working as a contractor, intern, consultant or volunteer supporting the U.S. government Probationary Period: All employees new to the federal government must serve a one year probationary period during the first year of his/her initial permanent federal appointment to determine fitness for continued employment. Current and former federal employees may be required to serve or complete a probationary period. Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) Eligibles: If you have never worked for the federal government, you are not CTAP/ICTAP eligible. View information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibility on OPM's Career Transition Resources website. To be considered well qualified under CTAP/ICTAP, you must be rated at a minimum score of 85 for this position. In addition, you must submit the supporting documents listed under the Required Documents section of this announcement.
Locations for these vacancies include: 5 Regions. Please see below for a detailed list of locations. You will be required to report to your selected duty location. Region 1 Buffalo, NY Baltimore, MD Boston, MA Manchester, NH Detroit, MI Portland, ME Newark, NJ Harpers Ferry, WV Philadelphia, PA Region 2 Tampa, FL Miami, FL Chicago, IL Gulfport, MS San Juan, PR Greer, SC Atlanta, GA Region 3 El Paso, TX Tacoma, WA Great Falls, MT Marfa, TX Grand Forks, ND Bellingham, WA San Francisco, CA Region 5 Los Angeles, CA Florence, AZ San Diego, CA Phoenix, AZ Yuma, AZ El Centro, CA Tucson, AZ This position serves as a field program manager for a regional team by providing expert technical advice and exercises discretion and independent judgement with respect to matters of industrial safety, fire protection, safety engineering, industrial hygiene, ergonomics, radiological safety, communicable diseases, hearing conservation, safety management systems, emergency planning, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) record keeping and reporting. This position starts at a salary of $105,383.00 (GS-13, Step 1) to $137,000.00 (GS-13, Step 10). GS Salary: Visit this link to view the locality pay tables by geographic area. If you do not see your geographic area listed, select the "Rest of United States" pay table. Some positions fall under a special pay rate depending on the series, grade level and location of the position. Please visit this link to view special pay rate charts. Salary: Salary listed reflects the rest of U.S. scale and, if applicable, will be adjusted to meet the locality pay or cost of living expenses of the duty location upon selection. Typical duties include: Plans and directs occupational safety and health program activities for assigned geographical areas. Safety and Occupational Health Manager (SOHM) will assist Supervisory Safety and Occupational Health Manager while exercising discretion and independent judgment by mentoring and communicating organizational priorities, reinforcing deadlines, and assisting Safety Specialists who experience unusual situations or in cases where previous safety precedents are unclear. The incumbent utilizes independent judgment and discretion, employing sound safety mitigation principles, reviews work products to ensure technical solutions are achieved; appropriateness; and conformity to policy and safety and occupational health program requirements. Investigates and helps resolve safety and occupational health problems which encompass a wide variety of occupations in commercial type operations, hazardous environments, and in other inherently dangerous law-enforcement environments common to CBP operations. Advises management, as a trusted, confidential partner, on responding to employee allegations of unsafe or unhealthful working conditions, OSHA investigations of reported hazardous conditions or unsafe work practices, employee injury investigations, union grievances and unfair labor practices, related to occupational safety and health issues and injuries.