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.
The mission of NIST's Office of Facilities and Property Management (OFPM) is to advance NIST's mission success by planning, building, operating, maintaining, and servicing facilities that provide a safe, secure, and sustainable environment for world-class scientific research.
This position is in the Boulder Facilities Maintenance Division, which ensures the operational reliability, safety, and modernization of campus infrastructure by providing engineering expertise in utility distribution, laboratory construction, and facility maintenance to support cutting-edge measurement science.
As a Facilities Safety & Compliance Officer for this group, you will: Provide daily safety oversight for campus maintenance and construction operations, including reviewing contractor safety plans, conducting job hazard analyses, and issuing required work permits for high-risk operations such as hot work, excavation, and confined space entry.
Conduct comprehensive facility inspections, hazard assessments, and workplace safety surveys-including mechanical/electrical rooms, fume hoods, and specialized equipment-to identify code violations and ensure environmental and occupational health compliance.
Serve as the lead investigator for safety incidents and near-miss events by performing root-cause failure analyses, acting as a division safety coach, and designing, coordinating, and delivering safety training programs for NIST employees and contract personnel.
Serve as a Contracting Officer Representative (COR) and Project Manager for safety-related contracts, while offering technical expertise on safety codes, hazardous materials handling, fire safety, and environmental health programs.
Qualifications are based upon meeting specialized experience only. Education cannot be used to qualify for this position.
This position is with National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce.
The posted pay range is $83265 – $129742/yr.
Applications close on 2026-10-28.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · Not affiliated with or endorsed by OPM or USAJOBS.gov
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