Regulatory Specialist

This position is with the U. S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), within the Directorate of Standards and Guidance (DSG), located in Washington, DC. This position is at the full performance level. This position is inside the bargaining unit. This position is NOT remote. Selectee will be expected to report to the office above.

Major duties

Duties of the Regulatory Specialist position include, but are not limited to, the following: Serving as a team member on health standards development projects providing information and assistance on the Paperwork Reduction Act. Participating in the preparation of the annual Information Collection Budget, taking a leading role in developing and managing a plan to reduce and minimize record keeping and reporting burdens. Reviewing the background, requirements, and regulatory impacts of OSHA health and safety standards and utilizing the information to develop information collection and paperwork packages. Advising senior level staff of potential problems during the approval process that may impact required Paperwork Reduction Act timeframes. Planning and managing a regulatory paperwork schedule involving competing and changing priorities.

Qualifications

Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level.Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-12, in the Federal Service. Qualifying specialized experience for the GS-13 includes: Interpreting regulatory requirements, analyzing and justifying information collection burdens, and/or preparing supporting documentation. Working on teams to address burdens and costs, and related activities, imposed by regulations on respondents. Applied knowledge of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Information Quality Act of 2000, and/or related regulatory policies.

Education

Any applicant falsely claiming an academic degree from an accredited school will be subject to actions ranging from disqualification from federal employment to removal from federal service. If your education was completed at a foreign college or university, you must show comparability to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States and comparability to applicable minimum coursework requirements for this position. Click Evaluation of Foreign Education for more information.