State of Michigan Hiring for Construction Safety Officer at To Be Determined – TBD Full Time

Construction Safety Officer

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Construction Safety Officer

Salary

$46,134.40 – $75,940.80 Annually

Location

To Be Determined – TBD, MI

Job Type

Permanent Full Time

Remote Employment

Remote Only

Department

LEO-Labor and Econ Opportunity

Job Number

1801-22-LA-MIOSHA-021

Closing

6/9/2022 5:00 PM Eastern

Bargaining Unit

MICHIGAN STATE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION (MSEA)

• Description

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Job Description

The Workplace Safety Representative (WSR), also known as a Construction Safety Officer, performs and completes a variety of professional assignments involving the review, investigation, and analysis of workplace operations, environment, tools, equipment, and processes in a broad range of construction workplaces to ensure the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Act (MIOSH Act) and other workplace safety rules and regulations are appropriately adhered to providing a safe and healthy work environment for Michigan workers. Performs work through application of knowledge, practices, rules, policies and regulations related to industry standards to minimize potential safety and health risks in the workplace.

Work Site (Coverage Area): Gogebic, Ontonagon, Houghton, Keweenaw, Baraga, Iron, Dickinson, Marquette, Menominee, Alger, Delta, Schoolcraft, Luce, Chippewa, Mackinac, Emmet, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Otsego, Montmorency, Presque Isle, Alpena, Antrim, Grand Traverse, Benzie, and Leelanau Counties.

Work Location (Home Office): The WSR works from a home office (that is, their home), which is the official workstation for this position, rather than a State office building.

Candidate must possess a valid driver’s license. The Workplace Safety Representative is issued a state vehicle, which must be parked overnight in a secure location in the county to which the position is assigned. Examples of a secure location are the employee’s home (if they reside in Dickinson, Marquette, Menominee, Alger, Delta, Schoolcraft, Luce, Chippewa, Mackinac, excluding Mackinac Island, Emmet, Charlevoix, Antrim, or Grand Traverse County ) and the parking lot of any governmental facility.

View the Position Description for the WSR 9-P11 here: POSITION DESCRIPTION (https://mcsc.state.mi.us/AgencyPDFs/MIOSHA-050%20WSR%209-P11%20(Wayne).docx)

View the Position Description for the WSR 12 here: POSITION DESCRIPTION (https://MCSC.state.mi.us/AgencyPDFs/MIOSHA-021 WSR12 Northern.docx)

Required Education and Experience

Education

Possession of a bachelor’s degree in any major.

Experience

Workplace Safety Representative 9

No specific type or amount is required.

Workplace Safety Representative 10

One year of professional experience conducting workplace safety investigations and analysis equivalent to a Workplace Safety Representative 9.

Workplace Safety Representative P11

Two years of professional experience conducting workplace safety investigations and analysis equivalent to a Workplace Safety Representative 9, or one year equivalent to a Workplace Safety Representative 10.

Workplace Safety Representative 12

Three years of professional experience conducting workplace safety investigations and analysis equivalent to a Workplace Safety Representative 9, including two years equivalent to a Workplace Safety Representative 10 or one year equivalent to a Workplace Safety Representative P11.

Preferred: Possession of a Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in Occupational Safety and Health, Occupational Safety, Industrial Safety, Safety Engineering, Environmental Health, or Industrial Hygiene; OR a Bachelor’s degree in an unrelated field and occupational safety and health experience where responsibilities involve the interpretation and application of safety and health standards, or safety and health regulations or equivalent.

Possession of a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) designation is desirable.

Alternate Education and Experience

Alternate Education and Experience

Workplace Safety Representative 10

Educational level typically acquired through completion of high school, AND 1) One year of responsibility for workplace safety in a general industry environment, or, 2) One year of experience investigating/inspecting industrial plants for compliance with occupational safety standards.

Workplace Safety Representative P11

Educational level typically acquired through completion of high school, AND 1) Two years of experience investigating/inspecting industrial plants for compliance with occupational safety standards or, 2) Two years of responsibility for workplace safety in a general industry environment, or, 3) Six years of experience in continuous heavy commercial or industrial construction, two years of which shall have been as a journey level skilled trade worker. Completion of a construction skilled trade apprenticeship program can be substituted for two of the six years of experience as a journey level skilled trade worker.

Workplace Safety Representative 12

Educational level typically acquired through the completion of high school, AND 1) Three years of experience investigating/inspecting industrial plants for compliance with occupational safety standards, or 2) Three years of responsibility for workplace safety in a general industry environment, OR 3) Seven years of experience in continuous heavy commercial or industrial construction or three years of which shall have been a journey level skilled trade worker. Completion of a construction skilled trade apprenticeship program can be substituted for two of the seven years of experience as a journey level skilled trade worker.

Additional Requirements and Information

Special Requirements, Licenses, and Certifications

This position requires an annual audiometric test. Some positions may include the mandatory use of a respirator, which requires an annual physical to ensure the ability to perform the duties of this position. In addition, some positions may require candidates to pass a hyperbaric tunnel physical as a portion of the interview process in order to ensure the ability to perform investigations in a pressurized tunnel.

Please attach the below items to your application:

• A cover letter, in the cover letter explain why you are interested in this position;

• Detailed resume indicating specific dates, detailed job duties, and hours per week worked.

• Your official college transcript(s) to your application (see transcript requirements below).

Applicants who possess a degree from a foreign college or university must have their academic credentials evaluated or converted into U.S. educational equivalents unless the degree has been recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Go to evaluators (https://www.naces.org/members) for a list of accepted organizations that evaluate foreign credentials. Failure to provide this evaluation at the time of application may result in you being screened out of the process.

Information provided in your application, resume, cover letter, transcripts, and any other documentation provided will be used to verify responses to the supplemental questions. Unsupported responses may not be considered further.

All classified employees are subject to Civil Service Rule 2-8 Ethical Standards and Conduct and will be expected to disclose any personal and financial interests that may conflict with official duties as a classified employee.

All newly hired state employees are required to submit and pass a pre-employment drug test prior to their actual appointment. Certain positions within the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity may also require state criminal, fingerprint-based and driving record background checks. Any position offer will be conditional until results of the background checks and drug test indicate eligibility for employment.

The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity participates in E-Verify (https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E-Verify_Participation_Poster_ES.pdf) and will provide the federal government with your form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

View the entire job specification at: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mdcs/WorkplaceSafetyRepresentative_396867_7.pdf

State employment benefits include everything from health insurance to retirement income and can be worth 25% to 50% of salary depending on wages and benefits.

This page briefly explains some benefits provided under Civil Service rules or union contracts.

Leave Time

Full-time employees receive between 15 and 35 vacation days per year. Employees also receive 13 sick days per year and 8 hours of leave to participate in certain school functions or community activities. Employees may also qualify for up to 12 weeks of paid or unpaid leave for certain family or medical situations.

Holidays

State employees receive 12 or 13 scheduled paid holidays each year, including New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Memorial Day, and Veterans Day.

Alternative Work Schedules

Flexible work schedules and telecommuting options are available in many jobs.

Insurance and Other Benefits

Eligible employees can choose from a variety of health insurance plans, including a PPO, HMOs, and a High Deductible Health Plan with HSA (effective January 1, 2021). Other coverage includes vision, dental, life, and long-term disability insurance, as well as tax-deferred Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) for health, prescription, dental and vision eligible expenses, dependent care expenses, and Qualified Transportation Fringe Benefits (QTFB). Employees also have the option to purchase additional life, accidental death, and long-term care insurance, auto/home insurance, identify theft protection, and legal services.

Paid Parental Leave

Provides eligible individuals up to 12 weeks of paid leave immediately following birth or adoption of a child.

Deferred Compensation

Employees may invest income in a tax-deferred retirement investment program. The state offers two optional deferred compensation plans, the 457 and 401(k). Employees decide the amount deducted from their paychecks.

Retirement

Employees receive a minimum 4% state contribution toward their retirement fund. If an employee elects to contribute more, the state will match up to 3%. The Office of Retirement Services administers two different retirement plans for State of Michigan employees: Defined Benefit (DB) (https://www.michigan.gov/orsstatedb) and Defined Contribution (DC) (https://www.michigan.gov/orsstatedc) . New hires can also receive up to a 2% employer match into a Personal Healthcare Fund and a lump-sum credit to a tax-deferred account if eligible. More information is available at the Office of Retirement Services (https://www.michigan.gov/ors/0,4649,7-144-6183—,00.html) .

01

WORSREP – Do you possess at least an educational level typically acquired through completion of high school?

• Yes

• No

  02

  WORSREP – Please select your level of education and experience:

• A bachelor’s degree in any major and none to one year of professional experience conducting workplace safety investigations and analysis (if so, please attach a copy of your official college transcripts.)

• A bachelor’s degree in any major and one to two years of professional experience conducting workplace safety investigations and analysis (if so, please attach a copy of your official college transcripts.)

• A bachelor’s degree in any major and two to three years of professional experience conducting workplace safety investigations and analysis (if so, please attach a copy of your official college transcripts.)

• A bachelor’s degree in any major and at least three years of professional experience conducting workplace safety investigations and analysis (if so, please attach a copy of your official college transcripts.)

• An educational level typically acquired through completion of high school and one to two years of responsibility for workplace safety in a general industry environment; OR one to two years of experience investigating/inspecting industrial plants for compliance with occupational safety standards.

• An educational level typically acquired through completion of high school and two to three years of experience investigating/inspecting industrial plants for compliance with occupational safety standards; OR two to three years of responsibility for workplace safety in a general industry environment; OR six to seven years of experience in continuous heavy commercial or industrial construction, two years of which shall have been as a journey level skilled trade worker.

• An educational level typically acquired through completion of high school and at least four years of experience in continuous heavy commercial or industrial construction AND completion of a construction skilled trade apprenticeship program.

• An educational level typically acquired through completion of high school and at least three years of experience investigating/inspecting industrial plants for compliance with occupational safety standards; OR at least three years of responsibility for workplace safety in a general industry environment; OR at least seven years of experience in continuous heavy commercial or industrial construction, three years of which shall have been as a journey level skilled trade worker.

• An educational level typically acquired through completion of high school and at least five years of experience in continuous heavy commercial or industrial construction AND completion of a construction skilled trade apprenticeship program.

  03

  Do you possess at least four years of experience working in the construction industry or related field, including one year equivalent to journey-level experience in the skilled trades?

• Yes

• No

  04

  Are you a current LEO employee classified as a Workplace Safety Representative 9-12 interested in moving to the same class and level at this location?

• Yes

• No

  05

  From the options below, which accurately describes your current status? (A current State employee works for an actual State Department such as Department of Corrections (MDOC), Department of Transportation (MDOT) etc.)

• A current MIOSHA employee

• Not a State employee (never have been employed at the State)

• A previous State of Michigan employee

• A current Department of Labor & Economic Opportunity (LEO) employee at the State of Michigan

• A current State of Michigan (non-LEO) employee

  06

  Do you possess a valid driver’s license from Michigan or another state?

• Yes

• No

  07

  Are you able to travel daily within the state of Michigan?

• Yes

• No

  08

  Are you able to provide space for State owned equipment and supplies for an official home office workstation?

• Yes

• No

  09

  Are you able to conduct inspections at heights, in confined spaces, indoors and outdoors, and under various weather conditions?

• Yes

• No

  10

  Are you fluent in speaking, reading, and writing a foreign language?

• Yes

• No

  11

  If you answered “yes” to the previous question, please identify the language(s) and your experience. If you have no experience, please enter N/A.

  12

  What do you believe your most important responsibility would be as a Safety Officer in the Construction Safety and Health Division?

  13

  MIOSHA has increasingly explored initiatives to leverage resources to improve safety and health conditions for Michigan workers through non-enforcement interventions such as partnerships and alliances. Although CSHD is an enforcement division, please describe your perspective regarding the value of such outreach initiatives.

  14

  Did you attach a detailed copy of your resume indicating specific dates of employment and detailed job duties? (Failure to do so may result in your application being screened out.)

• Yes

• No

  15

  Did you attach a cover letter describing what strengths and work experience you bring to this position? (Failure to do so may result in your application being screened out.)

• Yes

• No

  16

  If you indicated you possess a Bachelor Degree (Question 2), did you attach a copy of an official college/university transcript to your application? (Failure to do so may result in your application being screened out.)

• Yes

• No

  Required Question

Agency

State of Michigan

Address

400 South Pine Street Lansing, Michigan, 48909

Phone

(800) 788-1766 State of Michigan is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Website

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/michigan

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