VOSH Regional Health Director

Title: VOSH Regional Health Director

State Role Title: 69036

Hiring Range: Commensurate with Experience

Pay Band: 6

Agency: Dept of Labor and Industry

Location: HENRICO REGIONAL OFFICE

Agency Website: www.doli.virginia.gov 

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

A career with meaningful impact:
The Virginia Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI) is seeking a highly motivated and skilled leader to serve as the VOSH Regional Health Director. This is a full-time position based in the Central Virginia Regional Office, Henrico VA. This exciting leadership role leads a regional Occupational Health Regulatory Program for Virginia and works to educate stakeholders and enhance occupational safety practices and compliance. The position is part of a leadership team, that together, seeks to make Virginia a better place live, work, and conduct business. Additional information about our agency can be found at www.doli.virginia.gov.

Why State Government?
As an Employer of Choice, the Commonwealth of Virginia offers a comprehensive total compensation package to include health benefits, paid leave, and flexible work schedules. The following benefits are available to classified employees:
• Vacation and Other Leave
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Health Benefits
• Sickness and Disability Program
• Deferred Compensation with Cash Match
• Group, Optional Life, and Long-term Care Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness Program
• Retirement Plans
• State Employee Resources

Additional information relating to the benefits available to eligible state employees can be found online at:
https://www.dhrm.virginia.gov/employeebenefits 

What you will do:
• Provide strategic leadership and implement strategies for the VOSH Health Regulatory Program.
• Provide performance management leadership and performance support for employees.
• Implement strategic initiatives, tactical plans, and establish infrastructure to ensure consistent interpretation and application of federal and state laws, regulations, and agency policies and operational procedures.
• Develop individual and organizational capabilities to remain in compliance with the requirements of the OSHA 23g Grant.
• Assess the effectiveness of regional operations, overseeing regional operations, and leading a team of Industrial Hygienists and administrative staff.
• Allocate Resources to address critical needs in support of the agencies mission.
• Conduct health informal conferences; negotiate settlement agreements with employers.
• Identify trends and patterns related to workplace injuries and illnesses.
• Support training and collaborate with the Virginia Institute of Learning and Outreach (VILO) and leverage training opportunities for staff.
• Professionally represent DOLI/VOSH in industry forums, meetings to share best practices.

Related essential skills and abilities:
• Skilled in multitasking, analysis, and meeting tight deadlines.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation and electronic communication skills; ability to communicate with all levels of the organization effectively, often times communicating changes, complex issues or new ideas.
• Ability to solve problems using sound judgement.
• Understands and expresses complex and sensitive concepts clearly, correctly and in a well-organized form.
• Ability to create multiple, alternative approaches or solutions to opportunities or problems.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, moderate high levels of stress should be expected.
• Takes aggressive ownership of responsibilities.
• Ability to plan, organize, implement, and lead a regional safety compliance program.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams.

Minimum Qualifications

• Considerable experience in leading and developing individual and organizational capabilities of professional, clerical, and technical staff to implement vision and clearly communicate direction and drive to goal completion.
• Considerable organizational and adaptability skills with change management experience; accepts change with diplomacy and understands change principles.
• Considerable working knowledge of the principles and practices of industrial hygiene, occupational safety and health, safety management systems, and best practices.
• Considerable practical experience with occupational safety and health state and federal standards.
• Considerable knowledge of and application in policy research, development, implementation, and assessment.

Additional Considerations

• Extensive leadership experience; agile, innovative, and flexible across large programs or organizations.
• Certification in the areas of industrial hygiene, occupational safety or occupational health management, industrial engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Certification in a safety or health discipline issued by a recognized organization such as the Board of Certified Safety Professionals or the Board for Global EHS Credentialing, including Certified Industry Hygienist (CIH), Certified Associate Industrial Hygienist (CAIH), Graduate Safety Professional (GSP), Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Safety Manager (CSM), Occupational Health and Safety Technologist (OHST), Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST), or similar.
• Experience leading OSHA or state plan activities.
• Experience as an occupational safety and health professional in a private or public sector environment.
• Familiarity with OSHA industrial hygiene sampling techniques and occupational health exposure assessments.

Special requirements:
• Possession or ability to obtain a valid driver’s license within 30 days of hire.
• Ability to travel overnight occasionally.
• Must meet minimum duty requirements for the position as measured by the Agency’s Physical/Cognitive Checklist.
• Ability to perform moderate physical activity that includes, but is not limited to climbing stairs and ladders, bending, walking up and down inclines, occasionally lifting and carrying loads up to 30 pounds, etc.
• The selected candidate must successfully pass a criminal background investigation and successfully serve a 12-month probationary period effective from the date of employment if beginning employment as an original hire or re-employment.

Special instructions:
The salary for this position will be Commensurate with Experience + Full State Benefits.

The opening date for this position is May 9, 2025. Applications will be accepted until a suitable pool of candidates is received. After 5 business days, this position may be closed at any time.

To apply, you must submit a completed State of Virginia Application for Employment at www.jobs.virginia.gov.  A resume can be attached within the state application. The application and/or resume must be completed in a comprehensive manner and reference all pertinent knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as any training and experience that relates to the position. You must also provide your education on your state application. Interview candidates may be required to demonstrate the skills and abilities necessary for satisfactory performance of work. Mailed, faxed, or e-mailed applications/resumes will not be accepted or considered.

Virginia Department of Labor and Industry does not provide sponsorship; therefore, applicants must be a citizen or national of the U.S., Lawful Permanent resident, or an alien authorized to work in the United States.

Current and former employees of the Commonwealth of Virginia who have either been laid off or will be laid off from State service, who indicate preferential hiring rights in the form of a valid Interagency Placement Screening Form (yellow card) or a Preferential Hiring Form (blue card), must submit the card to our office by the application deadline. The card may either be scanned and attached to the application as a supplemental document or faxed to (804) 786-0139. Please include a fax cover sheet with your name and the position number for which you are applying.

The Department of Labor and Industry is committed to the goal of equal employment opportunity, with the intention that every employee and applicant for employment shall have an equal opportunity to be judged based on their fitness and merit to participate in the terms, conditions, privileges, and benefits of employment. All candidates are afforded opportunities without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, political affiliation, genetics, or disability.

DOLI Human Resources will provide, if requested, reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of accommodation to provide access to the application and/or interview process. If any assistance is needed when applying online, please contact DOLI hr@doli.virginia.gov.

Contact Information

Name: Human Resources

Phone: No Phone Calls

Email: hr@doli.virginia.gov 

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.