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Regional Administrator
Posted: 6 days ago by chovy
This position is located in the Boston Regional Office of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).
All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. The Required Documents section of this announcement identifies all documents that must be uploaded in order to be considered a complete application package. Applicants that do not submit a complete application will not receive further consideration.
- Accepting applications
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Open & closing dates
11/14/2024 to 12/13/2024
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Salary
$147,649 - $221,900 per year
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Pay scale & grade
ES 00
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Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
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Remote job
No
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Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
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Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
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Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
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Appointment type
Permanent
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Work schedule
Full-time
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Service
Senior Executive
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Promotion potential
00
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Job family (Series)
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Supervisory status
Yes
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Security clearance
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Drug test
No
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Position sensitivity and risk
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Trust determination process
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Financial disclosure
Yes
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Bargaining unit status
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Announcement number
DOL-SES-OSHA-25-12594888-BA
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Control number
819058900
The incumbent serves as the Regional Administrator of the Boston Regional Office. Duties may include are not limited to the following:
- Directs, controls, evaluates, and provides technical policy and administrative staff assistance to operational Area and District offices which are responsible for the inspection, enforcement, and compliance efforts through on-site investigations conducted by Compliance Safety and Health Officers (CSHO's) to assure that these are administered fairly, uniformly and accurately within the framework of established standards and policies.
- Participates in the development of and evaluates State comprehensive occupational safety and health plans provided for under Section 18 of the Act under which a State may assume responsibility for the development and enforcement of standards, or certain aspects thereof, which must meet Federal criteria and recommends to the Assistant Secretary the approval or rejection of such plans. Before, during and after the final approval stage the Regional Administrator is responsible for monitoring State operation, evaluating its effectiveness, approving Federal Grants to defray part of its costs and certifying, through a semi-annual evaluation, that the program meets requirements of the Act and OSHA safety and health standards, or in the instance of program or operational inadequacies, to recommend withdrawal of the plan's approval.
- Provides continuing awareness, education, and training programs for the Regional Ares staffs, State personnel, employers and employees, and others in the private sector to increase professional competency and promote a better understanding, acceptance, and voluntary compliance with OSHA's programs and an injection of technical professionalism into the achievement of improved occupational safety and health conditions.
- Develops and provides guidance for Federal Agency safety programs under Section (19) of the Act to assure that standards and other benefits are provided all Federal employees in the Region.
- Participates in the development of and administers special national emphasis or experimental programs where regional resources are marshaled and intensified to approach specific serious and critical industrial and occupational health and safety situations.
Conditions of Employment
Conditions of Employment
- Must be a U.S. citizen.
- Must meet Mandatory Technical Qualifications and Executive Core Qualifications.
- Must complete one year SES probationary period if not previously covered.
- Subject to financial disclosure requirements.
- Appointment to this position may require a background investigation.
- If selected, the candidate must receive approval from OPM's Qualifications Review Board in order to be appointed to the SES.
Candidates must possess technical and management experience and have developed the knowledge and skills required for effective performance of the specific duties of the position. Candidates must have had experience at a major management level (normally equivalent to the GS-15 level in the federal service).
Applicants must meet all legal and regulatory requirements. Reference the Required Documents section for additional requirements.
Qualifications
Candidates must possess technical and management experience and have developed the knowledge and skills required for effective performance of the specific duties of the position. Candidates must have had experience at a major management level (normally equivalent to the GS-15 level in the federal service).
To qualify for this position, all applicants must write narratives detailing accomplishments that would satisfy each of the ECQs and MTQs. You must address each ECQ and MTQ separately. If you fail to do so, your application will be rated ineligible.
MANDATORY EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs): In writing your responses to the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs), your narrative must address each ECQ separately. Each ECQ should contain at least two examples describing your experiences and accomplishments/results. NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO ECQS MUST NOT EXCEED 10 SINGLE-SPACED PAGES. For additional guidance, applicants may visit the Office of Personnel Management's Guide to Senior Executive Qualifications. Applicants are encouraged to follow the Challenge, Context, Action, and Result model outlined in the guide.
1. Leading Change: This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and implement it in a continuously changing environment.
2. Leading People: This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts.
3. Results Driven: This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.
4. Business Acumen: This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.
5. Building Coalitions: This core qualification involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals.
MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (MTQs): In writing your narrative responses to the MTQs, please give examples and explain how often you used your skills, the complexity of the knowledge possessed, the level of people you interacted with, the sensitivity of the issues you handled, etc. APPLICANTS SHOULD LIMIT THEIR NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO ONE (1) SINGLE-SPACED PAGE PER EACH MTQ WITH A FONT SIZE NO SMALLER THAN POINT 12.
1. Knowledge of safety and health programs gained through extensive practical experience and education that enable the incumbent to direct a comprehensive program of occupational safety and health.
2. Ability to direct, administer, and oversee aspects of safety engineering, safety management, or industrial hygiene or a combination of directly related functions in a managerial capacity.
3. Experience leading, directing, and understanding relationships which exist between OSHA, state and local governments, trade associations, unions, and private industry.
Education
There are no educational requirements for this job.
Additional information
DOL seeks to attract and retain a high-performing and diverse workforce in which employee differences are respected and valued to better meet the varying needs of the diverse customers we serve. DOL fosters a diverse and inclusive work environment that promotes collaboration, flexibility, and fairness so that all individuals are able to participate and contribute to their full potential.
Refer to these links for more information: GENERAL INFORMATION, 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
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.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated based on your experience and your responses to the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs). It is essential that your resume provide sufficient information to substantiate your responses in the self-assessment vacancy questions. If your responses are not adequately substantiated by your resume, your application will be rated ineligible.
Current/Former Career SES or SES Candidate Development graduates who have been certified by OPM must provide a narrative response to address each of the MTQ's, but need not address the ECQs. In order to successfully complete the online application process you must input the term, noncompetitive eligible in the text boxes for each of the ECQs. You must submit a Standard Form 50 that documents your SES Career appointment or a copy of your OPM approved SES Candidate Development Program certificate.
Thoroughly review the following list to determine the documentation you need to submit. Your application and ALL required supplemental documents MUST be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Time (ET) on the vacancy closing date (i.e.,12/13/2024 ) to receive consideration. If you fail to submit the required documentation before the announcement closes, you will be rated ineligible.
- Resume: All applicants must provide a resume that includes prior employment history. Your resume must provide sufficient information to substantiate your responses to the ECQs and MTQs. If not, HR may amend your overall rating to more accurately reflect the competency indicated by resume content.
- Narrative Statements: Applicants are required to submit a narrative statement for each of the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQS) and each of the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs). All applicants must upload a document (e.g., PDF, Word document, etc.) that addresses the ECQ and MTQ criteria outlined in the Qualifications section of this announcement. Documents referring the reviewer to See Resume will be considered incomplete and will not be considered. Failure to submit a narrative statement or address all of the ECQs and/or MTQs will be deemed incomplete and will not be considered.
Important Note to Non-Competitive Candidates (i.e., Current/Former Career SES members and/or graduates of a certified SES Candidate Development Program (SESCDP).
- To receive consideration, non-competitive candidates must provide an SF-50 or proof of completion from an OPM-certified SESCDP.
- Non-competitive candidates are not required to provide ECQ statements; however, such candidates must upload a statement into the ECQ document field that states they are non-competitive eligible.
- Non-competitive candidates must provide detailed MTQ narrative statements for each mandatory qualification.
Applicants are encouraged to provide the following documents, only if applicable:
- SF-50 - Documentation of status as a current federal employee or career SES appointment.
- Certificate of completion of OPM-certified SES Candidate Development Program.
- Copy of most recent performance appraisal. (optional)
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, including submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section.
Your application and ALL required supplemental documents MUST be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the vacancy closing date to receive consideration.
Paper applications and supplemental documents submitted in any other manner without prior approval from the vacancy contact will not be considered. Click here for information on Reasonable Accommodations.
Important - Save your information before the 30-minute system timeout! For help, go to the USAJOBS Help Center.
STEP 1 - Create USAJOBS Account on www.usajobs.gov, including your Resume and Saved Documents. Your resume must provide sufficient information to substantiate your responses to the self-assessment vacancy questions. If not, HR may amend your responses to more accurately reflect the competency indicated by resume content. For each employment period, include start/end month & year and note full-time or part-time (if part-time, include # of hours worked per week) otherwise, your application may be considered incomplete.
STEP 2 - Complete the 1st part of the application process (USAJOBS). Once you have identified a job on USAJOBS that you wish to apply for, click on the job title and then click the Apply button. For questions about the vacancy, contact the Agency Contact at the bottom of the announcement. Proceed through the steps noted at the top of the USAJOBS page. You will be able to select a resume and documents from your USAJOBS Account that you can submit as a package as part of your DOL application. In the final step, once you have certified your application, click the Continue to agency site button.
STEP 3 - Complete the 2nd part of the application process (DOL). On the Department of Labor (DOL) page, create a DOL Account if you have not already and click Apply to this vacancy. Continue through the progress steps at the top of the DOL page. The 2nd progress step is where you answer the vacancy-specific questions. The 3rd progress step Documents is where you submit the required documents (only if applicable to you) specified in the Required Documents section of this vacancy.
STEP 4 - On the Review and Submit step, verify each section of your application is complete and correct. In order to submit your application, you must have a checkmark next to each section listed. If there is an X, return to the appropriate section and follow the prompts. When it is ready for submission, certify your application and click the Submit Application button.
STEP 5 - Edit the Application as needed by 11:59 pm Eastern Time of Closing Date by returning to USAJOBS, clicking the vacancy, thenUpdate the Application.
NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.
Next steps
The Division of Executive Resources will review all applications to determine if applicants meet the mandatory technical qualifications of this position and the SES ECQs. A subject matter expert may be consulted in the initial review. Those who meet the qualifications will be referred to a panel of SES members for rating and ranking to determine the best qualified candidates. The panel will make a recommendation to the selecting official about the top candidates that s/he should interview. Once a selection is made, the selectee's application will be forwarded to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for approval by an OPM independent Qualifications Review Board (QRB), unless the selectee is a current/former SES executive or has successfully participated in an OPM approved SES Candidate Development Program.
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