Director, Office of Safety, Health and Environmental Management

Reporting to the Under Secretary for Finance and Administration/Chief Financial Officer, this position serves as the principal advisor to Smithsonian leadership on employee and visitor safety, fire and life safety, industrial hygiene, occupational health, environmental management, and radiation safety. The incumbent represents the Smithsonian before federal, state, and local regulatory agencies and directs the Office of Safety, Health, and Environmental Management (OSHEM) and its programs.

Qualifications

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must clearly demonstrate the necessary level of managerial and leadership skills and competence to perform successfully in this position. This includes a degree in an applicable subject matter field, or a combination of education and appropriate experience that provides knowledge comparable to that normally acquired through successful completion of a four-year course of study in an applicable subject matter field. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: In addition, applicants must have one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-15 level. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated expert knowledge and experience in occupational safety and health, fire protection, environmental management, and regulatory compliance; and planning, directing, and managing enterprise-wide safety, health, and environmental programs for a large agency, major organizational component, or comparable organization. The applications that meet the basic qualifications will be evaluated further against the following criteria: Skill in providing strategic leadership and direction through extensive managerial and executive expertise across a broad range of disciplines, including staff and visitor safety, fire protection, life safety, occupational health, and environmental management. This includes the ability to integrate complex programs, drive organizational effectiveness, and ensure compliance with applicable policies, standards, and best practices. Interpersonal skills in building cooperative relationships and negotiating solutions that address varied, complex and occasionally opposing interests. This includes explaining positions/solutions, both orally and in writing, and gaining acceptance by museum colleagues, and customers/managers at all levels. Knowledge and skill in executive level program planning, budgetary process, and resource management including developing program/project performance tracking and upward reporting systems; and establishing results-based performance measures. Skill in leading, supervising, and managing a multi-disciplined and talented workforce, including fostering teamwork and high morale as well as developing, attracting, retaining and motivating employees.