Facilities Safety & Compliance Officer

NIST is seeking a Facilities Safety & Compliance Officer to help protect employees, contractors, and facilities by identifying hazards and ensuring safe operations across the NIST Boulder campus. You will provide safety oversight for construction, renovation, and maintenance activities; conduct inspections; review safety plans; issue permits; and drive corrective actions that prevent injuries, reduce risk, and strengthen compliance.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-10 (ZT-III at NIST) level. Specialized experience is defined as: Experience providing technical assistance, consultation, and guidance on mechanical safety programs, including equipment and workplace inspections during operations such as testing, maintenance, renovations, and construction. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. 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