The mission of the Office of Safety, Health, and Environment (OSHE) is to help reduce safety, health, and environmental (SH&E) risks at NIST by planning, developing and maintaining, supporting the implementation of, overseeing compliance with, and continually improving NIST's SH&E programs. I

Duties

Conduct Comprehensive Occupational Safety Health (OSH) inspections NIST-wide and interpret OSH requirements Independently conduct inspection of construction and fire protection/life safety systems Provide customer support; analyze inspection data for trends, identify gaps/needs, and advise leadership on strategies to improve the NIST OSH Management System

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Suitable for Federal employment
• Merit applicants must meet time-in-grade/band requirements, as applicable
• Satisfactory completion of a pre-employment medical examination
• Bargaining Unit Position: No

Qualifications

IN ORDER TO QUALIFY, ALL APPLICANTS MUST POSSESS: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 (ZA-III at NIST) level. Specialized experience is defined as: Identifying, evaluating, and controlling a wide variety of industrial hazards related to the full range of work operations Conducting comprehensive occupational safety and health inspections Interpreting and applying OSH requirements, standards and methodologies Analyzing inspection data to identify trends, gaps and needs in the OSH management systems Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done. We will credit all qualifying volunteer experience in your application. The qualification requirements in this vacancy announcement are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook. If requesting reconsideration of your qualification determination, please refer to the following site: Applicant Reconsideration

Education

Qualifications are based upon meeting specialized experience only. Education cannot be used to qualify for this position.

Contacts

• Address Gaithersburg Safety, Health and Environment Division 100 Bureau Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20899 US
• Name: Nicole Kiess
• Email: [email protected]