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Safety and Occupational Health Specialist

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Department of the Army

Safety and Occupational Health Management

Salary
$74,678–$97,087/year
Grade
11
Work location
Telework eligible · Mountain Home, Arkansas
Schedule
Full-time
Posted
Sep 30, 2026
Apply by
Oct 12, 2026
Category
Safety and Occupational Health Management

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Summary

About the Position: This position serves in developing and administering the district's safety program covering government and contract operations. This position is located in Mountain Home, Arkansas.

Duties

Make frequent safety surveys to construction, Operations and Maintenance projects, and public use areas to determine whether prescribed safety measures and standards are being applied and to advise on various safety problems.

Make studies, reports and recommendations pertaining to occupational health and sanitation conditions or programs for government and contractor employees.

Develop formal studies, evaluations, and actionable recommendations aimed at ensuring robust occupational health and environmental sanitation compliance across government and contractor workforces.

Participates with Chief, Safety and Occupational Health Office in maintaining a multitude of programs that require intensive data management.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), the responses you provide on the application questionnaire, and the result of the online assessments required for this position. You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics): Attention to Detail Customer Service Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on the online assessment may also result in your removal from consideration. You may claim Military Spouse preference. You may claim Priority Placement Program (PPP) preference. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority for this position. To receive selection priority, you must: (1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria (2) be rated well-qualified for the position and; (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. To be considered well-qualified and receive selection priority applicants must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a score of 90 or above. Additional information about the program is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website.

About this listing

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has 170 open listings on the site: all telework eligible. This one is telework eligible, based in Mountain Home, Arkansas. See all U.S. Army Corps of Engineers listings, or read what fully remote and telework eligible mean.

Advertised pay is $74,678 to $97,087 a year. That covers GS-11 on the General Schedule, where pay also depends on step and locality; how GS pay works.

This announcement is open for 12 days, from Sep 30, 2026 to Oct 12, 2026. Among currently open Safety and Occupational Health Management postings, the typical advertised window is about 13 days. As of Oct 6, 2026, it closes in 6 days.

Who can apply: current competitive-service federal employees, federal employees eligible for career transition programs, veterans and 2 other groups. This announcement is not open to the general public. The announcement's "This job is open to" section has the exact eligibility rules.

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