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Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. USAJOBS is seeking a Senior Compliance Investigator with extensive experience in managing complex programs related to hazardous materials. The role involves coordinating investigative staff, leading inspection programs, and developing national compliance policies for hazardous materials regulations.


Responsibilities

  • Coordinate work of investigative staff and the national inspection teams and activities to enhance compliance with hazardous materials regulations
  • Lead the hazardous materials packaging inspection program, this includes validation of on-site inspections by investigators consistent with its mission
  • Exercise executive direction over the national package testing/inspection program. Serve to assess, identify, establish, coordinate, implement and document regional and national standardization policies and programs related to hazardous material regulations
  • Develop guides, manages, and measures the methods, procedures and protocols for national policy, extensive and in-depth investigations and system analysis of broad and complex transportation, manufacturing and testing segments or operations of eligible stakeholders

Skills

  • Extensive experience managing multiple complex programs simultaneously using structured project management methodologies such as planning, scheduling, risk management, and performance tracking
  • Experience conducting inspections at facilities that manufacture hazardous materials packaging regulated by the Department of Transportation (DOT), the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), or the United Nations (UN)
  • Experience providing technical expertise, advice, and guidance on national and multi-region enforcement activities
  • Experienced in field investigations and conducting operational monitoring and managerial integration of enforcement functions to ensure transportation enforcement is executed
  • Experience with technical knowledge in hazardous materials specialties, including scientific principles, test and measurement techniques and effects of conditions normally incident to transportation of hazardous materials
  • Experience in OHMS, PHMSA and DOT activities, policies, and regulations
  • Knowledge of the guidelines, regulations, and procedures associated with compliance inquiries, including application of compliance rules and criteria and ability to make appropriate decisions and issue citations, fines, or orders
  • Knowledge of the principles, methods, and tools used for risk assessment and mitigation, including assessment of failures and their consequences
  • Express information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); make clear and convincing oral presentations; listen to others, attend to nonverbal cues, and respond appropriately

Benefits

  • A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
  • As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

Company Overview

  • USAJOBS enables federal job seekers to access job opportunities across hundreds of federal agencies and organizations. It was founded in 1996, and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.usajobs.gov/.

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