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College Graduate appointments are permanent competitive service appointments.

This position is located with the Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Enforcement Safety Division located in Arlington, VA.
The incumbent applies engineering principles to design, develop, implement, and monitor highly technical programs in the mining industry that impact and interface with other safety and health programs.

This position is inside the bargaining unit.

Duties

Major duties for this position include but are not limited to:

  • Develops and holds seminars in assigned program area to promote applicable new technology to assist in developing new programs for improving techniques aimed toward eliminating accidents. Manages the development and implementation of training classes or seminars for field personnel and others.
  • Approves, implements and monitors field evaluations of mining or safety systems at complex mining operations. Analyzes data and monitors state-of-the art mine technology which has significant implications on national safety programs.
  • Recommends approval or disapproval of petitions for modification of standards filed under 101 (c) of the Act. Analyzes and disseminates complex technical, regulatory or safety related information.
  • Promotes, plans, manages and evaluates one or more of the following programs: Roof Control, Ventilation, Electrical, Mine Emergencies, Impoundments and other miscellaneous safety areas in underground and surface mines. Including developing and conducting training or seminars keeping abreast of safety aspects appropriate to MSHA.
  • Plans and carries out special studies and field audits through mine site inspections, review of inspection reports, mine records, and other source material.
  • Coordinates studies and audits with MSHA's Enforcement Safety Division, mine inspectors, and others as necessary.
  • Review reports of fatal accidents and other investigative reports, MSHA Escalation Report (MERs), and Hazardous Complaints, and other pertinent matters for Safety related matters, concerns, deficiencies and report deviations in enforcement activities or applications.
  • Access MSHA folders/files in MSHA network drives. Acquire and manage pertinent information.
  • Consults with and advises top-level officials of MSHA, Department of Labor, Federal, State, and local governments, labor unions, mining industry, academia, and the public on a wide variety of Mine Safety matters.
  • Serves as technical expert regarding all aspects (e.g. standards case law, enforcement, control technology, safety effects, investigations in safety matters, program lead, interpretation) of safety in mining.
  • Develops, analyzes, recommends, implements, interprets and coordinates safety standards, policies, procedures, guidelines, reports, litigation, research, and special studies to enhance, improve and carry out MSHA's Safety program.
  • Serves as expert witness in civil and criminal litigation involving projects within assigned program areas.
  • Knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, and theories of engineering and their practical applications.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.