Job Description

Job Description and Duties

This advertisement will run until filled with cutoff dates for review of applications on the 10 th and 25 th of each month.

This position is eligible for hybrid telework under Government Code 14200 for eligible applicants residing in California.

Working at the Cal/OSHA Standards Board means much more than showing up for a job. You will work on programs that are vital to the health and safety of our community, work force, and the state. We recognize the strength in teamwork. We know that by encouraging collaboration and diversity, educating employers in best practices, and protecting the health and safety of employees through enforcement of the California Labor Code and regulations will benefit our economy as a whole. Be part of a team that prides itself in making a difference for Californians.

The Board protects and improves the health and safety of working people in California by developing safety standards and regulation, providing consultation and recommendations on the more complex and highly sensitive proposed safety and health regulations, and evaluating and providing recommendations on petitions to revise regulations as well as requests for permanent variances from safety orders

The Senior Safety Engineer (SSE) is a working safety engineer responsible for the development of the State’s safety standards and may participate as technical advisor to the Board during public hearings. The SSE will develop programs to promote safety concepts and consult with labor, management and public groups on the more complex and sensitive safety engineering problems.

This posting may be used to fill future vacancies in accordance with 2 CCR §249.3

To be considered for this Senior Safety Engineer  job opportunity, applicants must be either reachable on an employment list, have transfer eligibility or have reinstatement eligibility. To take the exam and gain employment list eligibility, please click here to access the exam bulletin: 
Taking the SSE examination and establishing List Eligibility is a separate process from applying for this vacancy. Please be sure to follow all instructions for each process.

You will find additional information about the job in the .

Working Conditions

This position is located in:
The Sacramento Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board office
2520 Venture Oaks Way, Suite 350 
Sacramento, CA 95833.

Hybrid telework options are available and will be considered. This location offers easy freeway access, a variety of restaurants and shops nearby, and free parking! This is a Full-Time permanent position with the Board, located in a temperature controlled office environment with artificial lighting in a commercial office building. Incumbent will work at a desk, and is required to work extensively on computers as necessary for the drafting of letters, reports and other documents, and for research, email communication, file review, training and other purposes. Incumbent is expected to handle his/her own word processing. This is a full-time, Monday through Friday, position, however, Incumbent is expected to work all hours as necessary to accomplish his/her assignments, and although will generally average a 40-hour week, longer work hours may occasionally be required. Must be available to work outside normal business hours, including overnight travel, as needed.

Special Requirements

Instructions for Applying: To apply, please submit the standard state application, your resume, a technical writing sample and a Statement of Qualifications. Failure to submit all 4 documents completely and in accordance with the directions may disqualify an applicant from consideration.

Your technical writing sample should reflect your own work, be recent, and submitted in pdf format. The sample should be on an occupational safety or health issue such as an article, report, technical manual, recommendation letter or memo and no more than 10 pages in length.

A Statement of Qualifications should be typed in 12-point font, numbered and addressed in the same order as listed, no more than two pages in length, submitted in pdf format, and address the following:

1. Please describe the experience and specific qualifications you possess as they relate to the duties outlined in the duty statement for the Senior Safety Engineer (Industrial) position with the Board.
2. Please describe your education, specifically, engineering courses and/or specializations and any professional certifications you possess, for example, Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), etc. that qualifies you for this position as it relates to the duties outlined in the duty statement.
3. Please describe a scenario in which you utilized your skills, knowledge, and abilities to identify and evaluate construction safety hazards, provide recommendations, and consultation to adopt an effective course of action.

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

• Knowledge of Cal/OSHA Title 8 Regulations.
• Certification as an Industrial Hygiene Professional (CIH) and as a Safety Professional (CSP).
• Academic degree(s) conferred by an ABET accredited engineering program.
• Knowledge of principles and practices of safety engineering, operations, methods, equipment and devices primarily applicable to the State’s industrial engineering safety orders.
• A commitment to safe workplaces and to public service.
• Knowledge of construction safety hazards.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills; ability to establish and earn the trust of those with whom they collaborate.
• Demonstrated ability to interact effectively with a wide variety of people including public officials, executive management, legislative leadership, professional and technical personnel, and other public employees.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including experience giving briefings to executive management or public officials, preparing written reports, and explaining complex safety or health issues to laypersons.
• Ability to develop and apply creative and innovative solutions to complex problems.
• Ability to prioritize multiple time sensitive projects, while maintaining big-picture perspective.
• Excellent analytical, problem solving, and consultation skills.
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, Adobe Acrobat, and Power Point.

Benefits

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.

Employment with the State of California offers many benefits, including: Health, Dental & Vision, Paid Sick & Vacation, Retirement (CalPERS), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Paid Holidays, 401 (k) & 457 plans, Military Leave, Reimbursement Accounts, and Public Transit Subsidy to name a few. In addition, working for the OSHSB in the Sacramento office offers easy freeway access, a variety of restaurants and shops nearby, free parking and hybrid Telework Options!

Additional Information

Preference will be given to persons with State Restriction of Appointments (SROA) or Surplus status. Applicants must attach a copy of their most recently dated letter that specifies their designation as either SROA or surplus candidate as proof.

Qualified candidates must have eligibility in State employment, be in a reachable rank on an employment list for this classification, be currently in this classification, or have transfer eligibility to this classification.

If you do not hear from us in 4-6 weeks, you may assume the position has been filled by another applicant. Please note that all additional vacancies that become available may be added to this advertisement.

Please note that the Exam and Certification Online System (ECOS) does not allow you to resubmit your application once you withdraw it. If you have any updates to your online application, please contact the Personnel, Recruitment, & Hiring Unit at (800) 564-0771.

Please let us know how you heard about our position by taking this brief survey: DIR Applicant Survey

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is required and must be included.
• Statement of Qualifications -

  Please see Special Requirements section of the posting for instructions on the Statement of Qualifications.

• Other - A sample of your technical writing on an occupational safety or health issue such as an article, report, technical manual, recommendation letter or memo. The sample should be no more than 10 pages long and submitted in pdf format.

Job Tags

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