Summary This is for one position located in the Department of Labor, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) Dallas Region, in the Dallas Regional Office. This is not a virtual position. This position is outside the Bargaining Unit. Responsibilities The major duties for this position include but are not limited to the following: Coordinate and conduct comprehensive program and performance audits to determine area office effectiveness in achieving the objectives of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act), and the Regional Annual Performance Plan. Evaluate the job performance of inspectors and their managers, how well they are adhering to OSHA and DOL regulations and guidelines in the performance of and reporting of inspection results. Coordinate data gathering activities with area directors, supervisory safety specialists, and supervisory industrial hygienists. Review Area Office inspection planning and scheduling activities to ensure compliance with agency policy on priorities such as catastrophes, complaints, and programmed inspections, and factors such as hazards, establishment size, and geographical locations. Analyze complaint activity, gathering data on the types and nature of complaints, the complainants, the validity of complaints, the time lapse between receipt and action, hazards noted, and citations issued. Review case files to evaluate compliance officer effectiveness and ensure that area offices are carrying out compliance responsibilities effectively and efficiently. Identify deficiencies and provide recommendations for operational changes. Communicate assignments and applicable time frames from the Deputy Regional Administrator (DRA) to the audit team members. Monitors performance of each audit team member and coordinates audit team initiatives. After receiving reports on audit findings, write final audit reports recommending strategies for improvement as well as timetables for the same. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications This series has an individual occupational requirement: Education: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- safety or occupational health fields (safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene), or degree in other related fields that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours of study from among the following (or closely related) disciplines: safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene, occupational medicine, toxicology, public health, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological sciences, engineering, and industrial psychology. OR Experience: (for positions above GS-5): 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. OR Certificates Certification as a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), or Certified Health Physicist (CHP), or similar certification that included successful completion of a written examination meets the requirements for GS-5. Applicants may also qualify for higher grade levels based on their education and/or experience. --AND-- Specialized Experience: Applicants must demonstrate 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level, experience may be in Federal or Private Sector. Examples of specialized experience are as follows: Analyzing data from OSHA Information System (OIS) and other sources and preparing a variety of reports from the data. Designing and performing special studies based on the needs of the Agency. Reporting findings to superiors and making recommendations based on those findings. Conducting studies of work procedures, functions, or other management initiatives or concerns. Managing one or more databases. Conducting complex occupational health and safety inspections of private sector business and/or federal government establishments. Leading teams of occupational safety and health professional in the investigation and/or documentation of unsafe and/or unhealthful working conditions. Reviewing occupational safety and health records and case files for adherence to applicable policies, regulations, guidelines, and federal laws. Education Any applicant falsely claiming an academic degree from an accredited school will be subject to actions ranging from disqualification from federal employment to removal from federal service. If your education was completed at a foreign college or university, you must show comparability to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States and comparability to applicable minimum coursework requirements for this position. Click Evaluation of Foreign Education for more information. Additional Information Refer to these links for more information: GENERAL INFORMATION, REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION, ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION, FORMER FEDERAL EMPLOYEES As a condition of employment, all personnel must undergo a background investigation for access to DOL facilities, systems, information and/or classified materials before they can enter on duty: BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION Click here for Telework Position Information. This is not a remote work position. The selectee will report to an assigned DOL office location on a regular basis and is eligible for participation in telework as determined by management in accordance with DOL policy. Based on agency needs, additional positions may be filled using this vacancy. The Fair Chance Act (FCA) prohibits Federal agencies from requesting an applicant's criminal history information before the agency makes a conditional offer of employment. If you believe a DOL employee has violated your rights under the FCA, you may file a complaint of the alleged violation following our agency's complaint process Guidelines for Reporting Violations of the Fair Chance Act. Note: The FCA does not apply to some positions specified under the Act, such as law enforcement or national security positions. All Department of Labor employees are subject to the provisions of the Drug-Free Workplace Program under Executive Order 12564 and Public Law 100-71.