A Facilities Specialist or Coordinator is in charge of building and equipment maintenance, building security systems, emergency plans, often for specific buildings only. May be involved in planning of new facilities. Acts as contact person between employees and outside contractors.
Animal Facility Specialist Department of Health and Human Services Nional Institutes of Health Nional Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Summary The Animal Facility Specialist plays a critical role in supporting the daily operions of the NIEHS animal facility. This position offers the opportunity to oversee facility operions, develop and improve standard opering procedures, and collabore closely with investigors to support groundbreaking research. We encourage professionals with expertise in laborory animal care, facility management, and operional leadership to apply and help advance NIEHS's research mission. Learn more about this agency Summary The Animal Facility Specialist plays a critical role in supporting the daily operions of the NIEHS animal facility. This position offers the opportunity to oversee facility operions, develop and improve standard opering procedures, and collabore closely with investigors to support groundbreaking research. We encourage professionals with expertise in laborory animal care, facility management, and operional leadership to apply and help advance NIEHS's research mission. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Durham, NC No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $93,468 - $121,511 per year Pay scale & grade GS 12 Promotion potential 12 Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Not required Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 0301 Miscellaneous Administrion And Program Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Other Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Credentialing Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
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Control number 881434100 This job is open to Help Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Clarificion from the agency You must be currently employed by the Nional Institutes of Health, serving on a permanent appointment in the competitive service. This job is also open to USPHS Commissioned Corps Officers and Call-To-Active Duty (CAD) Candides. Duties Help The incumbent is responsible for planning, prioritizing, and carrying out work, which include: Using sound facility management principles, organizes, plans, analyzes, and coordining activities to sisfy the needs of investigors and the goals and priorities of the Branch. Participing in developing husbandry procedures for each species of animal maintained in the facility. As a facility point of contact for husbandry reled requests, inquiries, and problems, interacting with in-house and outside professional and lay personnel. Ensuring adeque inventory control and maintenance of animal husbandry equipment and supplies and implementing and overseeing inventory control procedures. Contributing to the evaluion of animal colony husbandry practices and recommending new procedures to ensure animals are maintained under proper environmental conditions, are provided a nutritionally adeque diet, and are handled in a humane manner. Participing in evaluing husbandry practices required to maintain high standards of animal care. Participing in projecting, procuring, and managing equipment, supplies, repairs, and maintenance services for the facility, including the procurement of feed and bedding. Ensuring th supplies are readily available and maintaining an adeque inventory of supplies necessary to support the research efforts in the facility. Serving as Contracting Officer's Representive (COR) on a variety of NIEHS animal care research support contracts. Taking all required training to achieve and maintain COR Stus. Requirements Help Conditions of employment U.S. Citizenship requirement or proof of being a U.S. Nional must be met by closing de. Employment is subject to the successful completion of the pre-appointment process (i.e., background investigion, verificion of qualificions and job requirements, completion of onboarding forms, submission of required documents, etc.) Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered with the Selective Service. Applicants must meet all qualificions requirements within thirty (30) calendar days of the closing de of this announcement, including time in grade. Qualificions To qualify for this Animal Facility Specialist position the GS-0301-12, you must have least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to least the GS-11 level in the Federal service obtained in either the prive or public sector, performing the following types of tasks: 1.) Implementing animal husbandry practices and procedures to ensure highest standards of animal care are maintained in support of biomedical research; 2.) Developing and applying inventory control procedures to ensure compliance and adeque inventory of animal husbandry supplies; 3.) Analyzing and projecting monthly budget reports, animal inventories and animal facility activities; AND 4.) Managing regulory compliance for health and safety, radiion safety, biological safety and/or chemical safety for animal care facility to adhere to accredition requirements. You will receive credit for all experience merial to the position, including experience gained in religious, civic, welfare, service, and organizional activities, regardless of whether you received pay. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupional assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as th will not be considered a demonstrion of your qualificions for this position. To determine your qualificions and referral stus, we may review your resume and supporting documention and compare it against your responses to the vacancy questionnaire. Ensure you support your self-rings with the informion you provide in your applicion. We may verify or assess your qualificions any time. Infled or unsupported qualificions may affect your ring. Any misrepresention or merial omission of facts may be sufficient cause to end further considerion of your candidacy. Persons listed as knowing your past accomplishments or experience in your applicion may be contacted for verificion purposes any time. Verificion may, but need not, begin before receiving an offer. Preview assessment questionnaire before you apply: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13028848 Educion This job does not have an educion qualificion requirement. Additional informion This position is designed as a "non-emergency/teleworker" position and the selected candide considered a "non-emergency/teleworker" employee. In the event of a closure, you must be available to telework or request leave. Based on your appointment, a one or two-year trial/probionary period may be required. A decision regarding your continued employment with NIH made as you near the end of this period. PHS Commissioned Officers interested in performing the duties of this position within the Commissioned Corps should apply online to this announcement to receive considerion. We may make additional selections for similar positions across the Nional Institutes of Health within the local commuting area(s) identified in this vacancy announcement. By applying, you agree to have your applicion shared with any interested selecting official(s) NIH. Clearance of CTAP applied for similar positions across NIH. At the supervisor's discretion, this position may offer work schedule flexibilities : telework (work from home on a regular basis or ad hoc basis but reports to the office least once a week/two days a pay period) The Nional Institutes of Health participes in the USCIS Electronic Employment Eligibility Verificion Program ( E-Verify ). E-Verify helps employers determine employment eligibility of new hires and the validity of their Social Security numbers. The NIH maintains a tobacco free work environment and campus. Must be able to perform the essential duties of the position, with or without reasonable accommodion. Visit Help Applying for helpful informion on the applicion process. Veterans' Preference only applies to Schedule A (disability appointment), HHS Reemployment Priority List (RPL) Eligibles, HHS Priority Reemployment List (PRL) Eligibles, and Veterans Recruitment Appointments (if applicable). Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. You evalued based on how well you meet the qualificions listed in this vacancy announcement. Your job-reled qualificions evalued based on your applicion merials (e.g., resume, supporting documents) and your score on the required assessments. This vacancy will use the following assessment(s): Standard USA Hire 0301-12 You assessed on the following competencies: Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork To be considered well qualified for the purposes of the Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) you must be able to sisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry and substantively exceed the basic qualificions by scoring least an 80 on the assessment and meet all eligibility, physical, medical, suitability, and all other requirements. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents
Required Documents Help RESUME:
Your resume must clearly demonstre, in two pages or less , how your skills and experiences align with the "Qualificions" section and support your questionnaire responses. While cover letters provided with your applicion shared with hiring officials, they will not be used for initial qualificion determinions. We cannot assume required experience based on your work or academic history. If your resume exceeds two pages, only the first two reviewed. Use a legible font such as Lo, Calibri, Helvetica, or Arial, with 0.5-inch margins.
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14-point for titles and 10-point for body text. You may use the USAJOBS Resume Builder or upload your own resume. If uploading, ensure it includes all required informion and is organized so we can mch the following to each position: Job title Employer name Employment des (MM/DD/YYYY) Hours worked per week (full-time assumed; part-time prored) Detailed duties, accomplishments, skills, responsibilities, and supervisory details (if applicable) Series and grade or equivalent (for federal positions) If the position has an educion requirement or you are qualifying on the basis of educion, you must list your educion history including the type of degree and your major of study. If the position requires a certain number of credit hours, you are strongly encouraged to list the relevant courses in your resume. Do not include a photograph or video of yourself, or any sensitive informion (age, de of birth, marital stus, protected health informion, religious affiliion, social security number, etc.) on your resume or cover letter. We will not access web pages linked on your resume or cover letter to determine your qualificions. For resume writing guidance, please the following resources: NIH Help Applying , USAJOBS Resource Center , and the USAJOBS Resume Guidance If the position has an educion requirement or you are qualifying on the basis of educion, you need to list your educion history including the type of degree and your major of study.
APPLICATION QUESTIONNAIRE
You must submit a completed applicion questionnaire.
ELIGIBILITY DOCUMENTATION
To be considered eligible, you must submit the following documention, if applicable to you AND respond accordingly to the associed question on the online questionnaire. If you do not provide the required informion, we will assume you are not eligible or you do not wish to be considered for any preference or eligibility.
SF-50 - A
copy of your most recent competitive career or career conditional SF-50 th shows the effective de of your lest position and the full performance level. You may obtain a copy of your SF-50 from your eOPF . Visit our site on the Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) for more informion on eligibility and required documention. Please do not submit any other supplementary documention th is not requested of you. To protect your personal informion, we will only send your resume and cover letter to the selecting official or hiring manager. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, please read and follow all instructions in this announcement, complete the online applicion, and submit the documention specified in the "Required Documents" section. Your complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time (ET) on 08/27/2026 to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion . You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package . See the "Required Documents" section for any additional forms and/or supplemental merials required. Read all Eligibility questions and respond accordingly to any Eligibility you wish to claim . You will only be considered for those Eligibility questions (Stus Applicant, Reinstement, Schedule A, etc.) you respond in the affirmive to, regardless of wh documention you submit. We cannot assume you intended to respond differently to a question based on other informion in your applicion package. Complete the applicion questionnaire . Applicants are asked all questions regardless of their considerion preferences. We will only consider you for the grades, series, locions, specialties, and other considerions th you self-identify as being qualified for or interested in. Preview applicion questionnaire before you apply: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13028848 Verify all required documention is included in your applicion package, review your responses to the assessment questionnaire for accuracy, and then submit your applicion. In addition to the required documents, we encourage you to submit a cover letter, copy of your transcripts, and any applicable certificions or licenses . Even though this informion is not required the time of applicion, we may request this informion ler. We cannot assume responsibility or grant extensions for personal issues (e.g., troubles naviging the applicion process, loss of internet, not understanding a question) when applying to our announcements. For technical difficulties, contact HR Systems Support between 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM ET Monday through Friday hrss@nih.gov . If you need any other accommodion or assistance with applying please contact NIH HR Service Desk Branch
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@od.nih.gov. Requests for reasonable accommodions must be made before the announcement closing de. Visit our site for informion on NIH's EEO program, Reasonable accommodion procedures, laws, policy stements, and the operion of the EEO complaint process. Agency contact informion NIH HR Service Desk Branch
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@od.nih.gov Address Nional Institutes of Health 6701 Rockledge Drive Bethesda, MD 20892 US Next steps Once you submit your applicion package, you will receive an acknowledgement email. You notified of the stus of your applicions via email. In addition, you can track the progress of your applicion package through your USAJOBS account . At the discretion of the agency, you may be contacted via phone or email for an interview or to provide additional informion up to several months from the closing de of the announcement. Please ensure you have provided accure contact informion. To remain in considerion, you must respond in a timely manner to our correspondence and requests for documention or informion throughout the hiring process. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request
Required Documents Help RESUME:
Your resume must clearly demonstre, in two pages or less , how your skills and experiences align with the "Qualificions" section and support your questionnaire responses. While cover letters provided with your applicion shared with hiring officials, they will not be used for initial qualificion determinions. We cannot assume required experience based on your work or academic history. If your resume exceeds two pages, only the first two reviewed. Use a legible font such as Lo, Calibri, Helvetica, or Arial, with 0.5-inch margins.
Suggested formting:
14-point for titles and 10-point for body text. You may use the USAJOBS Resume Builder or upload your own resume. If uploading, ensure it includes all required informion and is organized so we can mch the following to each position: Job title Employer name Employment des (MM/DD/YYYY) Hours worked per week (full-time assumed; part-time prored) Detailed duties, accomplishments, skills, responsibilities, and supervisory details (if applicable) Series and grade or equivalent (for federal positions) If the position has an educion requirement or you are qualifying on the basis of educion, you must list your educion history including the type of degree and your major of study. If the position requires a certain number of credit hours, you are strongly encouraged to list the relevant courses in your resume. Do not include a photograph or video of yourself, or any sensitive informion (age, de of birth, marital stus, protected health informion, religious affiliion, social security number, etc.) on your resume or cover letter. We will not access web pages linked on your resume or cover letter to determine your qualificions. For resume writing guidance, please the following resources: NIH Help Applying , USAJOBS Resource Center , and the USAJOBS Resume Guidance If the position has an educion requirement or you are qualifying on the basis of educion, you need to list your educion history including the type of degree and your major of study.
APPLICATION QUESTIONNAIRE
You must submit a completed applicion questionnaire.
ELIGIBILITY DOCUMENTATION
To be considered eligible, you must submit the following documention, if applicable to you AND respond accordingly to the associed question on the online questionnaire. If you do not provide the required informion, we will assume you are not eligible or you do not wish to be considered for any preference or eligibility.
SF-50 - A
copy of your most recent competitive career or career conditional SF-50 th shows the effective de of your lest position and the full performance level. You may obtain a copy of your SF-50 from your eOPF . Visit our site on the Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) for more informion on eligibility and required documention. Please do not submit any other supplementary documention th is not requested of you. To protect your personal informion, we will only send your resume and cover letter to the selecting official or hiring manager. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, please read and follow all instructions in this announcement, complete the online applicion, and submit the documention specified in the "Required Documents" section. Your complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time (ET) on 08/27/2026 to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion . You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package . See the "Required Documents" section for any additional forms and/or supplemental merials required. Read all Eligibility questions and respond accordingly to any Eligibility you wish to claim . You will only be considered for those Eligibility questions (Stus Applicant, Reinstement, Schedule A, etc.) you respond in the affirmive to, regardless of wh documention you submit. We cannot assume you intended to respond differently to a question based on other informion in your applicion package. Complete the applicion questionnaire . Applicants are asked all questions regardless of their considerion preferences. We will only consider you for the grades, series, locions, specialties, and other considerions th you self-identify as being qualified for or interested in. Preview applicion questionnaire before you apply: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13028848 Verify all required documention is included in your applicion package, review your responses to the assessment questionnaire for accuracy, and then submit your applicion. In addition to the required documents, we encourage you to submit a cover letter, copy of your transcripts, and any applicable certificions or licenses . Even though this informion is not required the time of applicion, we may request this informion ler. We cannot assume responsibility or grant extensions for personal issues (e.g., troubles naviging the applicion process, loss of internet, not understanding a question) when applying to our announcements. For technical difficulties, contact HR Systems Support between 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM ET Monday through Friday hrss@nih.gov . If you need any other accommodion or assistance with applying please contact NIH HR Service Desk Branch
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@od.nih.gov. Requests for reasonable accommodions must be made before the announcement closing de. Visit our site for informion on NIH's EEO program, Reasonable accommodion procedures, laws, policy stements, and the operion of the EEO complaint process. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion NIH HR Service Desk Branch
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@od.nih.gov Address Nional Institutes of Health 6701 Rockledge Drive Bethesda, MD 20892 US Next steps Once you submit your applicion package, you will receive an acknowledgement email. You notified of the stus of your applicions via email. In addition, you can track the progress of your applicion package through your USAJOBS account . At the discretion of the agency, you may be contacted via phone or email for an interview or to provide additional informion up to several months from the closing de of the announcement. Please ensure you have provided accure contact informion. To remain in considerion, you must respond in a timely manner to our correspondence and requests for documention or informion throughout the hiring process. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Durham, NC No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $93,468 - $121,511 per year Pay scale & grade GS 12 Promotion potential 12 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Not required Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Other Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
