Environmental Services Coordinator

National Institutes of Health • Montgomery County, MD

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About The Position

The Environmental Services Coordinator is responsible for ensuring uninterrupted housekeeping operations for the NIH Clinical Center, CRC Institute laboratory space, NIH Clinical Center cafeterias, the Cloisters, and the Edmond J. Safra Family Lodge. The coordinator plans, organizes, directs, manages, and reviews environmental services programs, maintaining sanitary conditions to help prevent the spread of infection and disease, support patient flow and bed turnover, facilitate admissions and discharges, and prevent cross-contamination.

The position serves as a Level III Contracting Officer’s Representative for the NIH Clinical Center Environmental Services contract, with authority to monitor and oversee the contract’s technical and programmatic aspects on behalf of the Department. It has delegated first-level supervisory authority, though supervisory duties account for less than 25% of the time and may be performed up to 25% of the time. This is a Code 4 supervisory position and a Tier 1 emergency employee role requiring availability to report under all circumstances for year-round operations.

The position involves regular exposure to moderate risks and discomforts, including infectious diseases, hazardous chemicals, and low-level radiation, and may require protective clothing or equipment. Duties also regularly involve extended periods of walking, standing, or bending while examining materials and processes.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship or proof of U.S. National status by the announcement closing date.
• At least one year of qualifying experience equivalent to GS-12 in Federal service, obtained in the public or private sector.
• Experience participating in quality assurance evaluations of a clinical environmental services program.
• Experience coordinating implementation of practices or processes to improve a clinical environmental services program.
• Experience initiating and awarding procurement of services or commodities in a clinical setting.
• Experience preparing and disseminating contractor statements of work, evaluation criteria, and sole-source justifications for assigned project awards.
• Experience providing technical guidance and communicating with internal and external stakeholders.
• Must meet all qualification requirements by the announcement closing date.
• Successful completion of a background investigation, verification of qualifications, onboarding forms, and other job-related requirements.
• Must be registered with Selective Service if male and born after December 31, 1959.
• Must pass a pre-employment medical examination, provide immunization evidence, and be free from communicable diseases if selected.
• Must be able to perform essential duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Must be available, ready, willing, and able to report for duty under all circumstances as a Tier 1 emergency employee.
• Must complete an annual Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE Form 450, if selected.
• Duties require regular and recurring exposure to moderate risks and discomforts, including infectious diseases, hazardous chemicals, and low-level radiation.
• Duties regularly require extended periods of walking, standing, or bending; protective clothing or gear may be required.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, direct, manage, and review environmental services programs.
• Maintain the sanitary environmental services program to prevent the spread of infections and diseases and to reduce cross-contamination.
• Support patient flow, bed cleaning, admissions, and discharges through environmental services operations.
• Serve as the Level III Contracting Officer’s Representative for the NIH Clinical Center Environmental Services contract, monitoring and overseeing its technical and programmatic aspects.
• Perform first-level supervisory responsibilities, for less than 25% of the time and up to 25% of the time.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package for the employee and family; specific benefits depend on position type and eligibility.
• A salary above the minimum may be considered based on superior qualifications or a special need of the Government, subject to approval.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed