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. In doing so, OSHE will enable NIST to carry out its mission effectively and efficiently while protecting the worker, the public, and the environment and complying with applicable laws and regulations.

Duties

Plans, schedules, and conducts workplace safety inspections, identify, and analyze findings, and develop recommendations to mitigate or resolve safety and regulatory findings. Documents safety and health issues, findings, and violations. Adapts analytical techniques and evaluation criteria for the measurement and improvement of program effectiveness. Uses a variety codes, regulations and standards to analyze, interpret and report on compliance status, safety data analysis findings in safety program area. Develops, organizes, and implements functional short- and long-range project plans. Plans, executes, and reports on original or ongoing analyses, evaluations, or investigations within safety program area.

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

Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 (ZA-II at NIST) level. Specialized experience is defined as: Demonstrated experience conducting comprehensive Occupational Safety and Health inspections and hazard assessments in compliance with federal regulations and industry best practices Experience developing and implementing safety protocols and procedures, as well as persuading and influencing others to support these safety measures Demonstrated experience effectively communicating and collaborating with diverse stakeholders to drive continuous improvement in safety programs 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 Boulder Safety, Health and Environment Division 100 Bureau Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20899 US
• Name: Nicole Kiess
• Email: [email protected]