DRMS Safety Trainer​/Tourist Mine Safety Inspector (Safety Specialist III

OPEN ONLY TO CURRENT RESIDENTS OF COLORADO

Are you interested in investing in a career that makes a difference? Consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources. It’s our mission to manage and conserve Colorado’s natural resources for the benefit of people today – and tomorrow. That means we have to balance development with conservation so the state we all love provides similar opportunities for our children and their children.

We invite you to explore our website at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). to find out more about the work we do to manage Colorado’s natural resources for today – and tomorrow.

The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply.

In addition to offering rewarding, meaningful work, we offer:

• Medical and Dental plans
• Strong, flexible retirement plans including PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus pre‑tax 401K and 457 plans
• Paid life insurance
• Short‑and long-term disability coverage
• Employee Wellness programs
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Accounts
• 11 paid holidays per year plus generous vacation and sick leave
• Flexible work schedule options and remote‑work options
• Career advancement opportunities throughout the State system

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The Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety consists of four programs: the Coal Regulatory program, the Minerals Regulatory program, the Inactive Mine Reclamation program, and Mine Safety and Training program. The division is committed to balance the need for mineral resource production with protection of the public, environment and Colorado's natural resources. The mission of DRMS is to protect the public, miners and the environment during current mining operations, restore abandoned mines, and to ensure that all mined land is reclaimed to beneficial use.

This work unit exists to prevent accidents and save lives, protecting those exposed to hazards in and around mines; implement mine safety training and education programs in collaboration with mine operators, miners, and county officials; to assist in complying with Mine Safety and Health Administration and state mine safety and health regulations; to assist in complying with Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives regulations regarding the safe use and storage of explosives;

to test and certify coal mine officials to conduct duties required by federal law; to inspect tourist mines and protect the public and tour mine operators from hazards that occur in their operations; to train and protect mine rescuers to prevent mine emergencies and respond quickly and effectively to a mine emergency when it occurs to saves lives and protect property.

Travel is required.

The purpose of this position is to provide federally compliant mine safety and health training, safety assessment audits, training plan assistance, mine emergency risk assessments and general safety expertise and consulting to miners, contractors, owners, operators and those engaged in all types of mining activities; to train mine safety trainers to obtain necessary credentials to conduct their own federally compliant mine safety training and take ownership of their safety;

conduct training necessary to protect rescuers and increase the speed and success rate of victim rescue during mine emergencies; to inspect tourist mines for compliance with state regulations and state safety standards; to train and test mine officials to improve their safety awareness and hazard recognition skill levels and prevent accidents (for coal mine officials through the state certification process);

to design, organize and conduct effective mine rescue, MERD, and other mine emergency training for mine rescue teams; help to train and equip mine rescue teams in Colorado.

• Six (6) years of relevant…